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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 106
Author: Jackson (D)
Introduced:2/3/16
Vote: 21
SUBJECT: California Court Reporting and Captioning Week
SOURCE: California Court Reporters Association
Deposition Reporters Association of California
DIGEST: This resolution proclaims the week of February 14-20,
2016, as California Court Reporting and Captioning Week and
requests the Governor to issue a proclamation calling on the
people of the great State of California to observe the week with
appropriate programs, ceremonies, and educational activities.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)For millennia, individuals have wanted the spoken word
translated into text to record history and to accomplish this
task have relied on scribes.
2)Since the advent of shorthand machines, these scribes have
been known as court reporters and have played a permanent and
invaluable role across our country.
3)Court reporters and captioners are responsible for keeping a
complete, accurate, secure, and unbiased record of courtroom
proceedings and other legal matters, including civil
depositions.
4)Court reporters and captioners are responsible for the closed
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captioning seen scrolling across television screens, at
sporting stadiums, and in other community and educational
settings, bringing information to millions of deaf and
hard-of-hearing Americans every day.
5)There are an estimated 8,500 Californians working as court
reporters and captioners.
6)Court reporters and captioners translate the spoken word into
text and preserve our history.
7)Whether called the scribes of yesterday or the court reporters
and captioners of today, the individuals who preserve our
nation's history are truly the guardians of the record.
This resolution proclaims February 14-20, 2016, as California
Court Reporting and Captioning Week, and requests that the
Governor issue a proclamation calling on the people of the great
State of California to observe the day with appropriate
programs, ceremonies, and educational activities.
Prior Legislation
ACR 20 (Stone, Resolution Chapter 12, Statutes of 2015)
proclaimed the week of February 15-21, 2015, as California Court
Reporting and Captioning Week in California.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified2/16/16)
California Court Reporters Association (co-source)
Deposition Reporters Association of California (co-source)
OPPOSITION: (Verified2/16/16)
None received
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Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
2/17/16 15:59:16
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