Bill Text: IA SSB1089 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to the certification and regulation of shorthand reporters.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-03 - Voted - Judiciary. [SSB1089 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SSB1089-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1089
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
JUDICIAL
BRANCH
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
certification
and
regulation
of
1
shorthand
reporters.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
602.3105,
Code
2015,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
602.3105
Applications.
3
Applications
for
certification
shall
be
on
forms
prescribed
4
and
furnished
by
the
board
and
the
board
shall
not
require
that
5
the
application
contain
a
photograph
of
the
applicant.
An
6
applicant
shall
not
be
denied
certification
because
of
age,
7
citizenship,
sex,
race,
religion,
marital
status,
or
national
8
origin
although
the
application
may
require
citizenship
9
information.
The
board
may
consider
the
past
felony
record
of
10
an
applicant.
Character
references
may
be
required,
but
shall
11
not
be
obtained
from
certified
shorthand
reporters.
12
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
602.3108
Certification.
13
The
board
may
issue
a
certificate
to
a
person
of
good
14
moral
character
and
fitness
who
makes
application
on
a
form
15
prescribed
and
furnished
by
the
board
and
who
satisfies
the
16
education,
experience,
and
examination
requirements
of
this
17
article
and
rules
prescribed
by
the
supreme
court
pursuant
to
18
this
article.
The
board
may
consider
the
applicant’s
past
19
record
of
any
felony
conviction
and
the
applicant’s
past
20
record
of
disciplinary
action
with
respect
to
certification
21
as
a
shorthand
reporter
in
any
jurisdiction.
The
board
22
may
deny
certification
if
the
board
finds
the
applicant
has
23
committed
any
of
the
acts
listed
in
section
602.3203
or
has
24
made
a
false
statement
of
material
fact
on
the
application
for
25
certification.
26
Sec.
3.
Section
602.3203,
Code
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
27
the
following
new
subsection:
28
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
Noncompliance
with
section
602.3204.
29
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
602.3204
Transcript
integrity.
30
A
certified
shorthand
reporter
taking
a
deposition,
or
any
31
other
person
with
whom
the
certified
shorthand
reporter
has
a
32
principal-agent
or
employer-employee
relationship,
shall
not
33
enter
into
an
agreement
for
reporting
services
that
requires
34
the
certified
shorthand
reporter
to
relinquish
control
of
an
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original
deposition
transcript
and
copies
of
the
transcript
1
before
it
is
certified
and
delivered
to
the
custodial
attorney.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
This
bill
relates
to
the
certification
and
regulation
of
6
shorthand
reporters
(court
reporters).
7
Current
law
provides
that
a
shorthand
reporter
shall
8
not
engage
in
the
profession
of
shorthand
reporting
unless
9
the
person
is
certified.
The
bill
expands
the
criteria
for
10
obtaining
such
a
certification.
Under
the
bill,
the
board
11
of
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters
may
issue
a
certificate
12
to
a
person
of
good
moral
character
and
fitness
who
makes
13
application
on
a
form
prescribed
and
furnished
by
the
board
14
and
who
satisfies
the
education,
experience,
examination
15
requirements,
and
rules
prescribed
by
the
supreme
court.
The
16
bill
specifies
that
the
board
may
consider
the
applicant’s
17
past
record
of
any
felony
conviction
and
the
applicant’s
past
18
record
of
disciplinary
action
with
respect
to
certification.
19
The
bill
further
specifies
that
the
board
of
examiners
of
20
shorthand
reporters
may
deny
certification
if
the
board
finds
21
the
applicant
has
committed
any
of
the
acts
listed
in
Code
22
section
602.3203
or
has
made
a
false
statement
of
material
fact
23
on
the
application
for
certification.
24
The
bill
expands
the
conditions
under
which
the
board
of
25
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters
may
revoke
or
suspend
the
26
certification
of
a
shorthand
reporter
to
include
noncompliance
27
with
new
Code
section
602.3204
relating
to
transcript
integrity
28
as
created
in
the
bill.
29
New
Code
section
602.3204
is
created
to
prohibit
a
shorthand
30
reporting
services
agreement
from
requiring
a
certified
31
shorthand
reporter
to
relinquish
control
of
an
original
32
deposition
transcript
and
copies
of
the
transcript
before
it
is
33
certified
and
delivered
to
the
custodial
attorney.
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