CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 95Introduced by Senator JacksonFebruary 05, 2018 Relative to court reporters. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 95, as introduced, Jackson. Court reporters.This measure would proclaim February 10, 2018, to February 17, 2018, inclusive, as California Court Reporting and Captioning Week, and would request that the Governor issue a proclamation calling on the people of the great State of California to observe the day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and educational activities.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, For millennia, individuals have wanted the spoken word translated into text to record history and to accomplish this task have relied on scribes; andWHEREAS, The profession of scribe was born with the rise of civilization; andWHEREAS, 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; andWHEREAS, Scribes were present with our nations founding fathers as the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights were drafted; andWHEREAS, President Abraham Lincoln entrusted scribes to record the Emancipation Proclamation; andWHEREAS, Since the advent of shorthand machines, these scribes have been known as court reporters and have played a permanent and invaluable role across our country; andWHEREAS, Court reporters are present in the California State Legislature, preserving legislators words and actions; andWHEREAS, Court reporters and captioners are responsible for keeping a complete, accurate, secure, and unbiased record of courtroom proceedings and other legal matters, including civil depositions; andWHEREAS, Through the Transcript Reimbursement Fund, court reporters fund and are responsible for providing courtroom transcripts to indigent litigants; andWHEREAS, Court reporters and captioners are responsible for the closed captioning seen scrolling across television screens, at sporting stadiums, and in other community and educational settings, bringing information to millions of deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans every day; andWHEREAS, Court reporters regularly volunteer to document educational events and to capture veterans oral histories at community events; andWHEREAS, There are an estimated 8,500 Californians working as court reporters and captioners; andWHEREAS, Court reporters and captioners translate the spoken word into text and preserve our history; andWHEREAS, Whether called the scribes of yesterday or the court reporters and captioners of today, the individuals who preserve our nations history are truly the guardians of the record; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims February 10, 2018, through February 17, 2018, inclusive, as California Court Reporting and Captioning Week, and requests that the Governor issue a proclamation calling on the people of the great State of California to observe the day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and educational activities; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 95Introduced by Senator JacksonFebruary 05, 2018 Relative to court reporters. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 95, as introduced, Jackson. Court reporters.This measure would proclaim February 10, 2018, to February 17, 2018, inclusive, as California Court Reporting and Captioning Week, and would request that the Governor issue a proclamation calling on the people of the great State of California to observe the day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and educational activities.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 95
Introduced by Senator JacksonFebruary 05, 2018
Introduced by Senator Jackson
February 05, 2018
Relative to court reporters.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 95, as introduced, Jackson. Court reporters.
This measure would proclaim February 10, 2018, to February 17, 2018, inclusive, as California Court Reporting and Captioning Week, and would request that the Governor issue a proclamation calling on the people of the great State of California to observe the day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and educational activities.
This measure would proclaim February 10, 2018, to February 17, 2018, inclusive, as California Court Reporting and Captioning Week, and would request that the Governor issue a proclamation calling on the people of the great State of California to observe the day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and educational activities.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
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 nations founding fathers as the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights were drafted; and
WHEREAS, President Abraham 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 across our country; and
WHEREAS, Court reporters are present in the California State Legislature, preserving legislators words and actions; and
WHEREAS, Court reporters and captioners are responsible for keeping a complete, accurate, secure, and unbiased record of courtroom proceedings and other legal matters, including civil depositions; and
WHEREAS, Through the Transcript Reimbursement Fund, court reporters fund and are responsible for providing courtroom transcripts to indigent litigants; and
WHEREAS, Court reporters and captioners are responsible for the closed captioning seen scrolling across television screens, at sporting stadiums, and in other community and educational settings, bringing information to millions of deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans every day; and
WHEREAS, Court reporters regularly volunteer to document educational events and to capture veterans oral histories at community events; and
WHEREAS, There are an estimated 8,500 Californians working as court reporters and captioners; and
WHEREAS, Court reporters and captioners translate the spoken word into text and preserve our history; and
WHEREAS, Whether called the scribes of yesterday or the court reporters and captioners of today, the individuals who preserve our nations history are truly the guardians of the record; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims February 10, 2018, through February 17, 2018, inclusive, as California Court Reporting and Captioning Week, and requests that the Governor issue a proclamation calling on the people of the great State of California to observe the day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and educational activities; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.