BILL NUMBER: SB 1181INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Cedillo FEBRUARY 18, 2010 An act relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1181, as introduced, Cedillo. Shorthand reporters: Transcript Reimbursement Fund. Existing law establishes the Court Reporters Board of California and makes it responsible for issuing a certificate to practice shorthand reporting to qualified applicants. Under existing law, until January 1, 2011, excess funds, as specified, generated by the initial certificate fee collected by the board are transferred from the Court Reporters' Fund to the Transcript Reimbursement Fund to provide shorthand reporting services for low-income litigants in civil cases. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation addressing issues relating to the Transcript Reimbursement Fund. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation addressing issues relating to the Transcript Reimbursement Fund.