20-9-605 - Duties and responsibilities of the board. [Effective July 1, 2010.] - Tennessee Statutes

20-9-605. Duties and responsibilities of the board. [Effective July 1, 2010.]

The board shall have the duty and responsibility to:

     (1)  Act on matters concerning competency licensure only and the process of granting, suspending, reinstating and revoking a license;

     (2)  Establish and maintain requirements for the ethical behavior of court reporters, including, but not limited to, conflict of interest provisions, inappropriate relationships with a party or a party's attorney and failure to honor a contract or commitment to furnish transcripts;

     (3)  Establish a procedure for the investigation of complaints against licensed court reporters;

     (4)  Set a fee schedule for granting licenses and renewals of licenses; provided, however, that official court reporters employed full-time by the state shall not be required to pay such a fee;

     (5)  Maintain a current registry of licensed court reporters and a current registry of temporarily licensed court reporters. Registries shall be matters of public record;

     (6)  Maintain a complete record of all proceedings of the board;

     (7)  Adopt continuing education requirements no later than October 1, 2010. Requirements shall be implemented no later than January 1, 2011;

     (8)  Determine the content of and administer examinations to be given to applicants for licensure as licensed court reporters and issue numbered licenses to applicants found qualified;

     (9)  Maintain records of its proceedings and a registry of all persons licensed by the board, which shall be a public record and open to inspection; and

     (10)  In the event funds are available to the board from fees after expenses, study and, if feasible, establish the transcript reimbursement fund to assist indigent parties in obtaining transcripts.

[Acts 2009, ch. 450, § 1.]