SB 705,
as amended, Block. begin deleteElectronic court reporting. end deletebegin insertCommunity colleges: appropriation.end insert
Existing lawbegin delete regulates official court reporters in the superior courts. Under existing law, a court may use electronic recording equipment in a limited civil case, or a misdemeanor or infraction case, or for the internal personnel purpose of monitoring judicial officer performance, as specified. If electronic recording equipment is used, a transcript created with that equipment may be used whenever a transcript of court proceedings is necessary. Existing law prohibits a court from expending funds for, or using, electronic recording technology or equipment to make an unofficial record of an action or proceeding, including for purposes of judicial notetaking, or to make the official record of an action or proceeding in circumstances not authorized by this provisionend deletebegin insert
establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law authorizes the California Community Colleges to conduct numerous programsend insert.
This bill wouldbegin delete provide that a court may use existing electronic recording equipment
for the purpose of judicial notetakingend deletebegin insert appropriate $50,000,000 from an unidentified source to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges for allocation as scheduled to Disabled Students Programs and Services and Extended Opportunity Programs and Services. To the extent that the funds appropriated by this bill are allocated to community college districts for these purposes, these funds may be applied toward the minimum funding requirements imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitutionend insert.
Vote: majority.
Appropriation: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
(a) The sum of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000)
2is hereby appropriated to the Board of Governors of the California
3Community Colleges from ___________________, to be allocated
4in accordance with the following schedule:
5(1) Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) for Disabled
6Students Programs and Services.
7(2) Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) for Extended
8Opportunity Programs and Services.
9(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the allocations provided
10in subdivision (a) shall be paid for with savings realized from
11extending the period for paying down community college deferrals.
Section 69957 of the Government Code is
13amended to read:
(a) If an official reporter or an official reporter pro
15tempore is unavailable to report an action or proceeding in a court,
16subject to the availability of approved equipment and equipment
17monitors, the court may order that, in a limited civil case, or a
18misdemeanor or infraction case, the action or proceeding be
19electronically recorded, including all of the testimony, the
20objections made, the ruling of the court, the exceptions taken, all
21arraignments, pleas, and sentences of defendants in criminal cases,
22the arguments of the attorneys to the jury, and all statements and
23remarks made and oral instructions given by the judge. A transcript
24derived from an electronic recording may be utilized whenever a
25transcript of court
proceedings is required. Transcripts derived
26from electronic recordings shall include a designation of
27“inaudible” or “unintelligible” for those portions of the recording
28that contain no audible sound or are not discernible. The electronic
P3 1recording device and appurtenant equipment shall be of a type
2approved by the Judicial Council for courtroom use and shall be
3purchased only for use as provided by this section. A court shall
4not expend funds for, or use, electronic recording technology or
5equipment to make an unofficial record of an action or proceeding,
6including for purposes of judicial notetaking,
or to make the official
7record of an action or proceeding in circumstances not authorized
8by this section.
9(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a court may use electronic
10recording equipment for the internal personnel purpose of
11monitoring the performance of subordinate judicial officers, as
12defined in Section 71601 of the Government Code, hearing officers,
13and temporary judges while proceedings are conducted in the
14courtroom, if notice is provided to the subordinate judicial officer,
15hearing officer, or temporary judge, and to the litigants, that the
16proceeding may be recorded for that purpose. An electronic
17recording made for the purpose of monitoring that performance
18shall not be used for any other purpose and shall not be made
19publicly available. Any recording made pursuant to this subdivision
20shall be destroyed two years after the date of the proceeding unless
21a personnel matter is pending relating to performance of the
22subordinate
judicial officer, hearing officer, or temporary judge.
23(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a court may use existing
24electronic recording equipment for the purpose of judicial
25notetaking.
26(d) Prior to purchasing or leasing any electronic recording
27technology or equipment, a court shall obtain advance approval
28from the Judicial Council, which may grant that approval only if
29the use of the technology or equipment will be consistent with this
30section.
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