Senate
Study
Bill
3028
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
JUDICIAL
BRANCH
BILL)
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
3
the
board
and
may
review,
approve,
modify,
or
reject
any
4
board
action,
procedure,
or
decision.
The
supreme
court
may
5
adopt
rules
to
implement
this
subsection
and
the
rules
shall
6
prevail
over
any
other
laws
or
court
rules
relating
to
actions,
7
activities,
procedures,
or
decisions
of
the
board.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
602.3201,
Code
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
9
follows:
10
602.3201
Requirement
of
certification
——
use
of
title
——
11
exempt
status
.
12
1.
A
person
shall
not
engage
in
the
profession
of
shorthand
13
reporting
unless
the
person
is
certified
pursuant
to
this
14
chapter
,
or
otherwise
exempted
pursuant
to
section
602.6603,
15
subsection
4
.
Only
a
person
who
is
certified
by
the
board
16
may
assume
the
title
of
certified
shorthand
reporter,
or
use
17
the
abbreviation
C.S.R.,
or
any
words,
letters,
or
figures
to
18
indicate
that
the
person
is
a
certified
shorthand
reporter.
19
2.
If
a
person’s
certification
as
a
shorthand
reporter
is
20
placed
in
exempt
status,
the
person
nonetheless
may
transcribe
21
or
certify
a
proceeding
the
person
reported
while
certified
22
as
an
active
shorthand
reporter.
A
person
transcribing
or
23
certifying
a
proceeding
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
24
remain
subject
to
the
jurisdiction
of
the
board
of
examiners
25
of
shorthand
reporters.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
relates
to
the
placement
of
shorthand
reporters
in
30
exempt
status
and
to
the
supervision
of
the
board
of
examiners
31
of
shorthand
reporters.
32
The
bill
provides
that
the
supreme
court
shall
supervise
the
33
board
of
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters
and
have
authority
to
34
review,
approve,
modify,
or
reject
a
board
action,
procedure,
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or
decision.
The
bill
also
provides
that
the
supreme
court
1
may
adopt
rules
relating
to
the
supervision
of
the
board
of
2
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters
and
the
bill
specifies
that
3
the
rules
shall
prevail
over
any
other
laws
or
court
rules
4
relating
to
actions,
activities,
procedures,
or
decisions
of
5
the
board.
6
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
shorthand
reporter’s
7
certification
is
placed
in
exempt
status,
the
reporter
8
may
nonetheless
transcribe
or
certify
a
proceeding
that
9
was
reported
while
the
reporter
was
certified
as
an
active
10
shorthand
reporter.
A
reporter
transcribing
or
certifying
a
11
proceeding
while
in
exempt
status
shall
remain
subject
to
the
12
jurisdiction
of
the
board
of
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters.
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