Tex. Government Code § 154.1011
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§ 154.1011. APPRENTICE COURT REPORTER AND PROVISIONAL COURT REPORTER CERTIFICATIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) Subject to Section 152.101, the commission by rule may provide for:
(1) the certification of an apprentice court reporter who may engage in court reporting only:
(A) under the direct supervision of a certified court reporter; and
(B) for the types of legal proceedings authorized by commission rule; and
(2) the provisional certification of a court reporter, including a court reporter described by Section 154.1012(f), that allows a person to engage in court reporting only in accordance with the terms and for the period expressly authorized by commission rule.
(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may allow for the issuance of a certification under Section 154.101 to:
(1) a certified apprentice court reporter who satisfactorily completes the apprenticeship and passes Part A of the examination required by Section 154.103; or
(2) a court reporter who holds a provisional certification on the reporter's completion of the terms of the commission's conditional approval.
(1) the certification of an apprentice court reporter who may engage in court reporting only:
(A) under the direct supervision of a certified court reporter; and
(B) for the types of legal proceedings authorized by commission rule; and
(2) the provisional certification of a court reporter, including a court reporter described by Section 154.1012(f), that allows a person to engage in court reporting only in accordance with the terms and for the period expressly authorized by commission rule.
(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may allow for the issuance of a certification under Section 154.101 to:
(1) a certified apprentice court reporter who satisfactorily completes the apprenticeship and passes Part A of the examination required by Section 154.103; or
(2) a court reporter who holds a provisional certification on the reporter's completion of the terms of the commission's conditional approval.
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