Bill Text: MI SR0013 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution designating February 15-21, 2015, as Michigan Court Reporting and Captioning Week.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-12 - Adopted [SR0013 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SR0013-Introduced.html
Senator Brandenburg offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 13.
A resolution designating February 15-21, 2015, as Michigan Court Reporting and Captioning Week.
Whereas, For millennia, individuals have wanted the spoken word translated into text to record history and have relied on scribes to accomplish this task; and
Whereas, The profession of scribe was born with the rise of civilization; and
Whereas, In Ancient Egypt, scribes were considered to be the literate elite, recording laws and other important documents and, since that time, have served as impartial witnesses to history; and
Whereas, Scribes were present with our nation’s Founding Fathers as the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights were drafted; and
Whereas, President Lincoln entrusted scribes to record the Emancipation Proclamation; and
Whereas, Since the advent of shorthand machines, these scribes have been known as court reporters and have played a permanent and invaluable role in courtrooms across our country; and
Whereas, Court reporters and captioners are responsible for the closed 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; and
Whereas, Court reporters and captioners translate the spoken word into text and preserve our history; and
Whereas, 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; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That we designates February 15-21, 2015, as Michigan Court Reporting and Captioning Week in the state of Michigan; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Governor requesting that a proclamation be issued calling on the residents of the great state of Michigan to observe the week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and educational activities.
