Rule X - CONTINUING EDUCATION(A)Continuing Education Definition: Continuing education credits must contribute directly to the competence and professionalism of court reporters. The Board shall be authorized to approve continuing education activities which include but are not limited to the following subject areas: language; academic knowledge; health and wellness; statutes, rules and regulations; court reporting technology; business practice; and ethical practices-professionalism.(B)Requirement for Certified Court Reporters. In order to maintain certification, all certified court reporters shall be required to obtain a minimum of thirty (30) continuing education credits over a three-year period in courses approved by the Board or in compliance with the continuing education requirements of the National Court Reporters Association or the National Verbatim Reporters Association. The three-year period will begin on January 2nd of the year during which the reporter is initially certified. No credits may be carried over to the following three-year term, and the court reporter shall comply with the provisions as set forth in Rule X(E) for reporting continuing education credits earned.(C)Requirement for Court Reporters Granted Temporary Permission as Noncertified Court Reporters. In order to maintain temporary permission, all noncertified court reporters shall be required to obtain a minimum of thirty (30) continuing education credits over a three-year period in courses approved by the Board or in compliance with the continuing education requirements of the National Court Reporters Association or the National Verbatim Reporters Association. The three-year period will begin on January 2nd of the year during which the reporter is initially granted temporary permission. After the court reporter becomes certified, either by examination or reciprocity, any credits earned during that current year may be carried over to fulfill the continuing education requirements for certified court reporters as set forth in Rule X(B). The court reporter shall comply with the provisions as set forth in Rule X(E) for reporting continuing educations credits earned.(D)Requirement for Reporters Granted Temporary Permission as Nonresident Court Reporters. All Nonresident Court Reporters shall be required to maintain good standing with respect to the continuing education requirements as set forth and governed by the rules and regulations of his/her home state of original certification and/or licensure or with respect to the continuing education requirements as set forth and governed by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) or the National Verbatim Reporters Association (NVRA).(E)Report. Each Certified Court Reporter and reporters granted Temporary Permission as Noncertified or Nonresident Court Reporters shall make a written report to the Board, in such form as the Board shall prescribe, concerning his/her completion of the continuing education requirements for credit other than Mississippi Judicial College or Mississippi Court Reporters Association seminars which are already reported by those associations, on or before January 2nd at the conclusion of the third year. The Administrator of the Board shall be the recorder of continuing education credits.(F)Noncompliance and Sanctions. If the Board's records reflect that a court reporter has not attained the required continuing education credits as set out hereinabove, the Board shall serve, by certified mail, the court reporter with an order to show cause within sixty (60) days why the reporter's certification or temporary permission should not be suspended. Upon receipt of an order to show cause, the court reporter shall furnish the Board with an affidavit setting forth the following: (1) That the court reporter has complied with the requirements prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days and proof thereof, or(2) Setting forth a valid excuse for failure to comply with the requirements because of illness or other good cause.(G)Reinstatement. If a reporter's certification is suspended, he/she may file an affidavit, together with a reinstatement fee of $100, with the Board indicating compliance with the continuing education requirements, and the Board may agree to reinstate the court reporter's certification or temporary permission. Upon receipt of the affidavit and reinstatement fee, the Board shall review the same within thirty (30) days. If the Board finds that the court reporter has complied with the requirements as set forth in IX(C)(1)(2), the reporter's certification or temporary permission shall be reinstated.
If the Board finds that the court reporter has not complied with the requirements as set forth in IX (C)(1)(2), the court reporter's certification or temporary permission shall continue to be suspended until such time as the continuing education requirement is fulfilled, and the court reporter shall not be permitted to practice court reporting in the State of Mississippi during the period of said suspension, and any violation shall subject the reporter's certification or temporary permission to being revoked. If a court reporter's certification or temporary permission is revoked, the court reporter must reapply for certification or temporary permission.
R. & Regul. Gov. Cert. Ct. Report. X
Approved effective 1/1/2012.