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Notice of Public Rulemaking Hearing:
Tennessee Board of Court Reporting
Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1306(d), you are receiving this notice because you have elected to receive notification by e-mail of certain changes or potential changes to the law applicable to your profession.
The Tennessee Board of Court Reporting (herein, Board) will be conducting a Rulemaking Hearing on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. This rulemaking hearing will be held at the following address:
500 James Robertson Parkway
Davy Crockett Tower, Conference Room 1-B
Nashville, TN 37243
The proposed rules are in response to statutory changes made with the passage of Public Chapter 549 signed into law on May 26, 2021 by Governor Bill Lee which became effective on October 1, 2021. Specifically, Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-9-611 required the Board to impose a prorated fee for any license that is for a period less than twenty-four (24) months. There was ambiguity as to the parameters around prorating this renewal fee, notably the percentage or amount to prorate a license renewal fee. Effective October 1, 2021, Public Chapter 0549 clarifies the statutory requirement to prorate the fee and now states that the renewal fee for initial licenses held for less than one (1) year is reduced by fifty percent (50%). Further, the rules reflect the change in Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-9-612(b) which waives continuing education requirements in case of renewals of initial licenses held for less than one (1) year.
A copy of the rules to be considered at the rulemaking hearing can be viewed online at:
https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules_filings/11-07-21.pdf
Pursuant to the Tennessee Open Meetings Act (Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-101, et. seq.), the above-referenced hearing is open to the public, and you may attend the hearing in person. If you have any comments regarding the rules, you may either submit your written comments in advance of the board meeting to Hugh Cross, Assistant General Counsel, at (615) 741-3072 or electronically at Hugh.Cross@tn.gov, or appear at the rulemaking hearing to make your comments on the record.
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