AB 1520 — Court Reporters Board of California.

Summary

(1) Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of shorthand reporters by the Court Reporters Board of California, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and is comprised of appointed members who hold office until the appointment and qualification of their successors or until one year has elapsed since the expiration of their term, whichever occurs first. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint an executive officer and committees and to employ other employees, as specified. Existing law also defines various terms for those purposes. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2020. This bill would extend the operation of the board, the authorization of the board to appoint those specified personnel and committees, and the operation of those definitions until January 1, 2024. The bill would authorize the appointing authority of a member of the board to remove the member from office. (2) Existing law defines the practice of shorthand reporting, which includes the making, by means of written symbols or abbreviations in shorthand or machine shorthand writing, of a verbatim record of specified legal proceedings. Existing law requires the board to issue a certificate to a person who meets the qualifications for a certified shorthand reporter, as specified. This bill would prohibit the board from issuing a certificate for the practice of shorthand reporting by means of voice writing or voice recognition technology. The bill would state that it is the intent of the Legislature to address the issue of appropriate regulation of shorthand reporting by means of voice writing or voice recognition technology. (3) Existing law requires all fees and other revenues received by the board to be deposited in the Court Reporters' Fund, which is continuously appropriated to carry out the provisions regulating shorthand reporters. This bill would instead make funds in the Court Reporters' Fund available upon appropriation by the Legislature. (4) Existing law, until January 1, 2020, requires certain fees and revenues collected by the board from licensees to be deposited into the Transcript Reimbursement Fund, which is established as a continuously appropriated fund, to be available to provide reimbursement for the cost of providing shorthand reporting services to low-income litigants in civil cases who are unable to otherwise afford those services. Existing law, until January 1, 2020, prescribes how the funds are to be disbursed by the board and how an applicant is to apply for reimbursement from the board. This bill would extend the operation of the fund and the provisions relating to reimbursement from the fund by the board until January 1, 2024. By extending the operation of the Transcript Reimbursement Fund, which is a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation. The bill would require the board, on or before July 1, 2022, to report certain information to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature to determine the feasibility of funding the Transcript Reimbursement Fund through a distinct assessment, as specified. (5) Existing law requires all unencumbered funds remaining in the Transcript Reimbursement Fund as of January 1, 2019, to be transferred to the Court Reporters' Fund. This bill would require all encumbered funds remaining in the Transcript Reimbursement Fund as of January 1, 2024, to be transferred to the Court Reporters' Fund.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/02/19 - Chaptered Current pdf October 02, 2019
• Enrolled 09/19/19 - Enrolled pdf September 19, 2019
• Amended 09/06/19 - Amended Senate pdf September 06, 2019
• Amended 08/30/19 - Amended Senate pdf August 30, 2019
• Amended 07/11/19 - Amended Senate pdf July 11, 2019
• Amended 07/02/19 - Amended Senate pdf July 02, 2019
• Introduced 02/22/19 - Introduced pdf February 22, 2019
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Action History

1. October 02, 2019

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 463, Statutes of 2019.

2. October 02, 2019

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 25, 2019

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

4. September 13, 2019

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3556.).

5. September 13, 2019

   From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (September 13).

6. September 12, 2019

   Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3461.)

7. September 12, 2019

   Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

8. September 11, 2019

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

9. September 11, 2019

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2856.).

10. September 09, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

11. September 06, 2019

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

12. September 03, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

13. August 30, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

14. August 30, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

15. August 12, 2019

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

16. July 11, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

17. July 10, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 8).

18. July 02, 2019

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

19. June 06, 2019

    Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

20. May 24, 2019

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

21. May 23, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1896.)

22. May 20, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

23. May 16, 2019

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 16).

24. May 01, 2019

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

25. April 24, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

26. March 18, 2019

    Referred to Com. on B. & P.

27. February 25, 2019

    Read first time.

28. February 23, 2019

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

29. February 22, 2019

    Introduced. To print.

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