Amended in Senate April 21, 2014

Senate Bill No. 1313

Introduced by Senator Nielsen

February 21, 2014

An act to repeal Sections 70045.1, 70045.2, 70045.4, 70045.75, 70045.77, 70045.8, begin delete 70045.9, end delete 70045.10, 70046.4, 70050.6, 70056.7, 70059.8, 70059.9, 70063, and 70064 of the Government Code, relating to courts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1313, as amended, Nielsen. Courts: court reporters.

The Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act establishes a trial court employee personnel system that provides authority to establish job classifications, salaries, and benefits for trial court employees, including court reporters, without the approval of the county or the board of supervisors, and without further legislative action, except as specified. Existing law authorizes a court to direct the making of a verbatim record of court proceedings, as specified. Existing law also regulates the appointment, certain conditions of employment, remuneration, and benefits of official court reporters in specified counties.

This bill would repeal those provisions of law prescribing the compensation and conditions of employment of official court reporters in Butte, El Dorado, Lake, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Nevada, San Luis Obispo, begin delete Shasta, end delete Solano, Tehama, Trinity, and Tuolumne Counties.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 70045.1 of the Government Code is
repealed.

SEC. 2.  

Section 70045.2 of the Government Code is repealed.

SEC. 3.  

Section 70045.4 of the Government Code is repealed.

SEC. 4.  

Section 70045.75 of the Government Code is repealed.

SEC. 5.  

Section 70045.77 of the Government Code is repealed.

SEC. 6.  

Section 70045.8 of the Government Code is repealed.

begin delete

SEC. 7.  

Section 70045.9 of the Government Code is repealed.

end delete

begin delete SEC. 8. end delete
begin insert SEC. 7. end insert   

Section 70045.10 of the Government Code is repealed.

begin delete SEC. 9. end delete
begin insert SEC. 8. end insert   

Section 70046.4 of the Government Code is repealed.

begin delete SEC. 10. end delete
begin insert SEC. 9. end insert   

Section 70050.6 of the Government Code is repealed.

begin delete SEC. 11. end delete
begin insert SEC. 10. end insert   

Section 70056.7 of the Government Code is repealed.

begin delete SEC. 12. end delete
begin insert SEC. 11. end insert   

Section 70059.8 of the Government Code is repealed.

begin delete SEC. 13. end delete
begin insert SEC. 12. end insert   

Section 70059.9 of the Government Code is repealed.

begin delete SEC. 14. end delete
begin insert SEC. 13. end insert   

Section 70063 of the Government Code is repealed.

begin delete SEC. 15. end delete
begin insert SEC. 14. end insert   

Section 70064 of the Government Code is repealed.