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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 2192 (Salas) - Court Reporters Board of California:   
          Shorthand reporters fees:  Transcript Reimbursement Fund
          
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          |Version: June 30, 2016          |Policy Vote: B., P. & E.D. 7 -  |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: No                     |
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          |Hearing Date: August 11, 2016   |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy    |
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          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                     adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016






          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 2192 would extend the operation of the Court  
          Reporters Board until January 1, 2020. The bill would increase  
          the license renewal fee for court reporters to $250.


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
           Ongoing costs of $1.2 million per year for the continued  
            operation of the Court Reporters Board (Court Reporters Fund).  
            Operations of the Board are fully funded with license fee  
            revenues.







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           Ongoing costs of $100,000 to $300,000 per year for the  
            continued operation of the Transcript Reimbursement Fund. This  
            fund is supported by transfers from the Court Reporters Fund.  
            Current law requires $300,000 to be transferred annually for  
            the purposes of the fund. However, in the budget year, only  
            $100,000 in expenditures is projected.

           Increased fee revenues of about $870,000 per year due to the  
            increase in the renewal fee from $125 to $250 (Court Reporters  
            Fund).


          Author  
          Amendments:  Make change to the reporting requirement in the  
          bill.





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