Full Text of HB4672 99th General Assembly
HB4672 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB4672 Introduced , by Rep. Norine Hammond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 225 ILCS 415/10 | from Ch. 111, par. 6210 | 225 ILCS 415/11 | from Ch. 111, par. 6211 |
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Amends the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or a designated testing service to administer the examination for certified shorthand reporters at least 5 times per year. Requires applicants to demonstrate, at a minimum, the ability to record and transcribe general dictation at 200 words per minute for 5 minutes at 85% accuracy and testimony in 2 voices at 225 words per minute for 5 minutes at 85% accuracy.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act | 5 | | of 1984 is amended by changing Sections 10 and 11 as follows:
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 415/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 6210)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
| 8 | | Sec. 10.
The Department shall authorize examinations at | 9 | | such time and place as it may designate. However, the | 10 | | Department or a designated testing service shall administer the | 11 | | examination at least 5 times per year. The examination shall be
| 12 | | of a character to give a fair test of the qualifications of the | 13 | | applicant
to practice shorthand reporting.
| 14 | | Applicants for examination as certified shorthand | 15 | | reporters shall be required
to pay, either to the Department or | 16 | | the designated testing service, a fee
covering the cost of | 17 | | providing the examination. Failure to appear for the
| 18 | | examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place | 19 | | specified, after
the applicant's application for examination | 20 | | has been received and acknowledged
by the Department or the | 21 | | designated testing service, shall result in the
forfeiture of | 22 | | the examination fee.
| 23 | | If an applicant neglects, fails or refuses to take the next |
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examination offered or fails to pass an examination | 2 | | for certification
under this Act, the application shall be | 3 | | denied. If an applicant for
examination for certification under | 4 | | this Act fails to pass the examination
within 3 years after | 5 | | filing his application, the application shall be
denied. | 6 | | However, such applicant may thereafter make a new application
| 7 | | accompanied by the required fee.
| 8 | | The Department may employ consultants for the purpose of | 9 | | preparing and
conducting examinations.
| 10 | | An applicant has one year from the date of notification of
| 11 | | successful completion of the examination to apply to the | 12 | | Department for a
license. If an applicant fails to apply within | 13 | | one year, the applicant shall
be required to take and pass the | 14 | | examination again unless licensed in
another jurisdiction of | 15 | | the United States within one year of passing the
examination.
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
| 17 | | (225 ILCS 415/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 6211)
| 18 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
| 19 | | Sec. 11. Qualifications; application. A person shall be | 20 | | qualified for certification as a certified
shorthand reporter | 21 | | if:
| 22 | | A. That person has applied in writing in form and | 23 | | substance to the
Department ; and :
| 24 | | (1) (Blank);
| 25 | | (2) Is of good moral character, the determination |
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| 1 | | of which shall take
into account but not be totally | 2 | | based upon any felony conviction of the
applicant; and
| 3 | | (3) Has graduated from a high school or secondary | 4 | | school or its
equivalent; and
| 5 | | B. That person has successfully completed the examination | 6 | | authorized by
the Department ; for a person to successfully | 7 | | complete the examination, he or she must demonstrate, at a | 8 | | minimum, the ability to record and transcribe general dictation | 9 | | at 200 words per minute for 5 minutes at 85% accuracy and | 10 | | testimony in 2 voices at 225 words per minute for 5 minutes at | 11 | | 85% accuracy .
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
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