Section 24.29.01.300 - EXAMINATIONS01.Examination Process. a. Late applicants shall not be admitted to the examination room.b. Picture identification shall be shown by all applicants before taking an examination.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.d. Only scheduled examinees, Board members, and authorized personnel shall be admitted to the examination room.02.Scope of Examination.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. i. Question and Answer -- Five (5) minutes at two hundred twenty-five (225) words per minute.ii. Jury Charge -- Five (5) minutes at two hundred (200) words per minute.iii. Literary -- Five (5) minutes at one hundred eighty (180) words per minute.iv. Density of Exam -- The syllabic content of the dictated exam shall be one point four (1.4).b. The examination is the same for all applicants.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.d. The written examination and the three (3) skills segments can be passed individually for the Idaho examination.03.Grading. 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.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.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.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.04.Inspection of Examination. 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.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.05.Inspection Review.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.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.c. The Board shall, upon receiving such petition for review, conduct a hearing at the next scheduled Board meeting.06.Retention of Examinations. The Board shall retain for at least six (6) months, all examination papers and notes submitted by applicants.Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.29.01.300