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court-reporter members shall be Certified Court Reporters. Board
members shall be eligible for reappointment. However, no person
shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms.
(f) Duties. The duties of the board shall include the
following:
(1) The board shall be responsible for the testing,
certification, regulation, discipline, suspension, and
decertification of court reporters.
(2) The board shall have the authority to adopt rules
governing its operating procedures.
(3) The board may make recommendations to the Florida
Supreme Court regarding the amendment of these rules.
(g) Fees. The board shall have authority to recommend to
the Florida Supreme Court such fees as the board may deem
necessary to permit it to carry out its duties, including, but
not limited to, application fees, examination fees, and
certification renewal fees. All such fees shall be paid within
the time specified by the board, shall be made payable to the
State of Florida, and shall be non-refundable.
(h) Records. The board shall maintain records and minutes
of its meetings and all other official actions. It shall also
maintain a record of all continuing education credits earned by
Certified Court Reporters, and a registry containing the names,
addresses, dates of certification, methods of reporting, and