Bill Text: NY K00754 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 8-15, 2020, as Court Reporting and Captioning Week in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-02-11 - adopted [K00754 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00754-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 754

BY: M. of A. Lentol

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        February   8-15,   2020,   as  Court  Reporting  and
        Captioning Week in the State of New York

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
official  weeks  that  are  set  aside to acknowledge the commitment and
tireless efforts of court reporters  and  the  important  services  they
provide to the citizens of the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 8-15, 2020, as
Court  Reporting  and  Captioning  Week  in  the  State  of New York, in
conjunction  with  the  observance  of  National  Court  Reporting   and
Captioning Week; and

  WHEREAS,  For  millennia,  individuals  have  wanted the spoken word
translated into text to record history and to accomplish this task  have
relied on scribes; 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 the country; and

  WHEREAS,  Court  Reporters  provide  an  important  service  to  the
judicial process in New York State and throughout the nation; and

  WHEREAS, Court Reporters are responsible for converting spoken words
into readable, searchable,  storable  and  usable  text  and  electronic
media; and

  WHEREAS,  As guardians of the record, Court Reporters' unique skill,
talents and diligent efforts historically have and will continue to have
a positive and lasting impact on many lives and  serve  as  a  model  of
excellence; and

  WHEREAS,  In  their  role  as  an  impartial  record  keeper,  Court
Reporters serve as a vital link in providing access to justice for court
users and the public, thereby helping  to  build  public  trust  in  the
judicial system; and


  WHEREAS,  Court  Reporters  provide  Communications  Access Realtime
Translation (CART) to grant the  deaf  and  hard  of  hearing  community
access  to  justice,  enabling  the  user  to participate in their legal
proceedings and in jury service, as well as community proceedings, news,
entertainment and education; and

  WHEREAS, By providing Real Time  transcription  during  proceedings,
Court  Reporters  ably  deliver the transcript to the parties and judges
instantaneously, greatly aiding the Bench and the Bar; and

  WHEREAS, During National Court Reporting and Captioning  Week,  this
Legislative  Body, the Association of Supreme Court Reporters within the
City of New York President Eric Allen and the members of  its  Board  of
Directors  wish to recognize the membership throughout New York City, as
well as court reporters throughout this  great  State  and  Nation,  for
their  diligence,  dedication  and  tireless efforts in performing their
duties day in and day out; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 8-15, 2020, as
Court  Reporting and Captioning Week in the State of New York; and be it
further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York; and  Eric  Allen,  President,  Association  of  Supreme  Court
Reporters within the City of New York.