California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 24 - Court Reporters Board of California
Article 2 - Court Reporting Schools
Section 2412 - Qualifier Exams
Schools are prohibited from requiring more than one qualifier examination as defined: The qualifier exam shall consist of unfamiliar material. The material shall be 4-voice testimony of 10-minute duration, dictated at 200 wpm and graded at 97.5% accuracy, and in accordance with the method by which the board grades the licensing examination. Schools shall date and number each qualifier and announce such date and number to the students at the time of administering the qualifier. Schools shall record the following information for each qualifier, for each date on which it was administered, 1) the actual duration of the dictated test, 2) the number of students that took the test, 3) the number of students that transcribed the test, and 4) the number of students that passed the test. The school shall maintain the qualifier and catalogue the required information related to each qualifier test for a period of not less than three years for the purpose of inspection by the Board. Qualifiers shall not be dictated more than once in any twelve-month period.
1. New section
filed 12-17-2001 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2002 (Register 2001, No. 51). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-1-2002 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day. For prior
history, see Register 83, No. 39.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to
12-17-2001 order transmitted to OAL 4-9-2002 and filed 5-21-2002 (Register
2002, No. 21).
Note: Authority cited: Section 8007, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 8007 and 8027, Business and Professions Code.
