Senate
File
2158
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2158
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3028)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
placement
of
shorthand
reporters
1
in
exempt
status
and
to
the
supervision
of
the
board
of
2
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
602.3101,
Code
2016,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
The
supreme
court
shall
supervise
the
3
board
and
may
review,
approve,
modify,
or
reject
any
board
4
action,
procedure,
or
decision.
The
supreme
court
may
adopt
5
rules
to
implement
this
subsection.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
602.3201,
Code
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
7
follows:
8
602.3201
Requirement
of
certification
——
use
of
title
——
9
exempt
status
.
10
1.
A
person
shall
not
engage
in
the
profession
of
shorthand
11
reporting
unless
the
person
is
certified
pursuant
to
this
12
chapter
,
or
otherwise
exempted
pursuant
to
section
602.6603,
13
subsection
4
.
Only
a
person
who
is
certified
by
the
board
14
may
assume
the
title
of
certified
shorthand
reporter,
or
use
15
the
abbreviation
C.S.R.,
or
any
words,
letters,
or
figures
to
16
indicate
that
the
person
is
a
certified
shorthand
reporter.
17
2.
If
a
person’s
certification
as
a
shorthand
reporter
is
18
placed
in
exempt
status,
the
person
nonetheless
may
transcribe
19
or
certify
a
proceeding
the
person
reported
while
certified
20
as
an
active
shorthand
reporter.
A
person
transcribing
or
21
certifying
a
proceeding
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
22
remain
subject
to
the
jurisdiction
of
the
board
of
examiners
23
of
shorthand
reporters.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
the
placement
of
shorthand
reporters
in
28
exempt
status
and
to
the
supervision
of
the
board
of
examiners
29
of
shorthand
reporters.
30
The
bill
provides
that
the
supreme
court
shall
supervise
the
31
board
of
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters
and
have
authority
to
32
review,
approve,
modify,
or
reject
a
board
action,
procedure,
33
or
decision.
The
bill
also
provides
that
the
supreme
court
34
may
adopt
rules
relating
to
the
supervision
of
the
board
of
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examiners
of
shorthand
reporters.
1
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
shorthand
reporter’s
2
certification
is
placed
in
exempt
status,
the
reporter
3
may
nonetheless
transcribe
or
certify
a
proceeding
that
4
was
reported
while
the
reporter
was
certified
as
an
active
5
shorthand
reporter.
A
reporter
transcribing
or
certifying
a
6
proceeding
while
in
exempt
status
shall
remain
subject
to
the
7
jurisdiction
of
the
board
of
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters.
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