SF 2158 (LSB 5236SV (2) 86)

SENATE FILE 2158

BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3028)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the placement of shorthand reporters in exempt status and to the supervision of the board of examiners of shorthand reporters.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 602.3101, Code 2016, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  The supreme court shall supervise the board and may review, approve, modify, or reject any board action, procedure, or decision. The supreme court may adopt rules to implement this subsection.
    Sec. 2.  Section 602.3201, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   602.3201  Requirement of certification —— use of title —— exempt status.
   1.  A person shall not engage in the profession of shorthand reporting unless the person is certified pursuant to this chapter, or otherwise exempted pursuant to section 602.6603, subsection 4. Only a person who is certified by the board may assume the title of certified shorthand reporter, or use the abbreviation C.S.R., or any words, letters, or figures to indicate that the person is a certified shorthand reporter.
   2.  If a person’s certification as a shorthand reporter is placed in exempt status, the person nonetheless may transcribe or certify a proceeding the person reported while certified as an active shorthand reporter. A person transcribing or certifying a proceeding pursuant to this subsection shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of the board of examiners of shorthand reporters.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the placement of shorthand reporters in exempt status and to the supervision of the board of examiners of shorthand reporters.
   The bill provides that the supreme court shall supervise the board of examiners of shorthand reporters and have authority to review, approve, modify, or reject a board action, procedure, or decision. The bill also provides that the supreme court may adopt rules relating to the supervision of the board of examiners of shorthand reporters.
   The bill provides that if a shorthand reporter’s certification is placed in exempt status, the reporter may nonetheless transcribe or certify a proceeding that was reported while the reporter was certified as an active shorthand reporter. A reporter transcribing or certifying a proceeding while in exempt status shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of the board of examiners of shorthand reporters.