Acquiring Continuing Education Credit

(1) Continuing education hours may be earned from: (a) Verified attendance at or participation in a program, activity or course through a national or state court reporting association. (b) Verified attendance (e.g. license of attendance or license of completion) at or participation in a program, activity or course (“program”) presented by a continuing education sponsor in Rule 0455-01-06-.03. (c) Verified attendance at a program that is of general information value to court reporters but does not directly relate to the reporter’s ability to produce an accurate and timely transcript. A maximum of 7 (seven) hours credit may be counted during a pre-renewal period for such programs, which include: 1. Professionalism, including knowledge and application of standards of professional responsibility, impartiality, public relations; and 2. Office procedures, record-keeping, health, including a reporter’s approach to personal tax management, planning for retirement or changing careers within CONTINUING EDUCATION CHAPTER 0455-01-06 reporting, maintaining the individual reporter’s health and emotional adjustment, ability to listen, to concentrate, to communicate, to cope. (d) Verified personal preparation of educational presentations pertaining to the profession of court reporting and serving as an instructor, speaker or panel member at an approved course will be allowed as CE credit for actual presentation time, plus actual preparation time of up to 4 hours of each hour of presentation. Credits for preparation time shall not be allowed for repetitious presentations. No more than 12 hours of credit can be earned under this category in any one renewal period. (e) Writing articles to the profession of court reporting and published in a state or nationally recognized professional journal of court reporting or law. No more than 6 hours of credit can be earned under this category in any one renewal period. Credits will not be allowed for the same article published in more than one publication. (2) Proof of attendance at the course or other qualifying continuing education activity must be submitted to the commissioner for approval.