New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions
Part 71 - Certified Shorthand Reporting
Section 71.1 - Education requirements
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 71.1
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Preprofessional education. The preliminary education requirement for the certified shorthand reporter license shall be graduation from high school or its equivalent.
(b) Professional study. To meet the professional study requirement, the applicant shall present evidence of the completion of technical study in manual or machine shorthand reporting from a postsecondary school, or private instruction consisting of 1,300 hours. Such study or instruction shall be designed to develop:
(1) shorthand skills to achieve a minimum
speed of 180 words per minute on three or four voice dictation of material of
average syllabic density and transcription thereof;
(2) typing skills of 50 words per
minute;
(3) proficiency in grammar,
vocabulary and punctuation; and
(4)
familiarity with medical and legal terminology and court or hearing
procedures.
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