Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 24 - Occupational and Professional Licenses, Division of
Rule 24.29.01 - RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE IDAHO CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTERS BOARD
Section 24.29.01.300 - EXAMINATIONS

a. Late applicants shall not be admitted to the examination room. (3-28-23)

b. Picture identification shall be shown by all applicants before taking an examination. (3-28-23)

c. Examinees are forbidden to receive any unauthorized assistance during the examination. Communication between examinees or possession of unauthorized material or devices during the examination is strictly prohibited. (3-28-23)

d. Only scheduled examinees, Board members, and authorized personnel shall be admitted to the examination room. (3-28-23)

a. The complete examining procedure for certification as a certified shorthand reporter consists of two (2) sections. The first section is the written examination covering subjects as are ordinarily given in a school of court reporting and which are common to all fields of practice. The second section is the skills portion which shall consist of the following segments and speeds. (3-28-23)

b. The examination is the same for all applicants. (3-28-23)

c. The examining committee, which shall consist of three Board members, shall inform applicants of the approximate time allowed for typing the skills portion of the examination. (3-28-23)

d. The written examination and the three (3) skills segments can be passed individually for the Idaho examination. (3-28-23)

a. Each applicant must attain a grade of seventy-five percent (75%) or above to pass the written examination and ninety-five percent (95%) or above in each segment to pass the skills portion. (3-28-23)

b. Every applicant receiving a grade of less than seventy-five percent (75%) in the written examination shall be deemed to have failed such examination and shall have the application denied without prejudice. (3-28-23)

c. Every applicant receiving a grade of less than ninety-five percent (95%) in each of the skills segments of the examination shall be deemed to have failed such examination and shall have the application denied without prejudice. (3-28-23)

d. An applicant failing either the written section, or the skills portion, and having filed a new application for examination, shall be required to take and pass within a two-year period only the section for which a failing grade was received. (3-28-23)

a. An applicant who fails to obtain a passing grade in the skills portion may inspect his/her examination papers at such times and locations as may be designated by the Board. Inspection of such examination papers shall be permitted within a thirty (30) day period after receipt of notice by the applicant of his/her failure to pass the examination. (3-28-23)

b. At the time of inspection no one other than the examinee or his/her attorney and a representative of the Board shall have access to such examination papers. (3-28-23)

a. Within thirty (30) days after the date notice of the results of the examination has been mailed to him/her, an applicant who was unsuccessful in the examination may petition the Board for a review of his/her examination papers. (3-28-23)

b. The petition for review shall be made in writing stating the reason for such review and citing the item or items against which the request is directed. (3-28-23)

c. The Board shall, upon receiving such petition for review, conduct a hearing at the next scheduled Board meeting. (3-28-23)