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4	31		BILL NO. 1396 By: Hasenbeck of the House
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	40	+	An Act relating to courts; amending 20 O.S. 2021,
	41	+	Section 106.9, which relates to salaries of court
	42	+	reporters; increasing court repor ter salaries;
	43	+	providing a maximum salary increase; and providing an
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14		-	An Act relating to court reporters; amending 20 O.S.
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	52	+	“An Act relating to court reporters; amending 20 O.S.
15	53		2021, Section 106.9, as amen ded by Section 1, Chapter
16	54		271, O.S.L. 2022 (20 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 106.9),
17	55		which relates to court reporter salaries; modifying
18	56		definition; clarifying language; authorizin g payment
19	57		of annual equipment allowance to certain official
20	58		court reporters; dire cting payment of certain
21	59		allowance; increasing amounts of certain additional
22	60		payments; increasing maximum cumulative amount of
23	61		certain additional payments; providing an effect ive
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29		-	SUBJECT: Court reporters
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31	66		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE O F THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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33	67		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Section 106.9, as
34	68		amended by Section 1, Chapter 271, O.S.L. 2022 (20 O.S. Supp. 2022,
35	69		Section 106.9), is amended to read as f ollows:
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37	96		Section 106.9 A. Each court reporter regula rly engaged by the
38	97		district court, the Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims,
39	98		or the Corporation Commission shall be paid a salary pur suant to the
40	99		salary schedule established by the annual appropriation for the
41	100		district courts and Corporation Comm ission and in accordance with
42	101		the job description for the position to which appointed. For fiscal
43	102		year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter , each court reporter shall
44	103		receive an annual salary of Fifty-three Thousand Dollars
45	104		($53,000.00).
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47	105		B. In addition to their base salaries, official court reporters
48	106		who are certified or licensed shorthand reporters and those acting
49	107		shorthand reporters pursuant to paragraph c 3 of Section 106.3B of
50	108		this title shall be paid annually the sum of Four Hundred Dollars
51	109		($400.00) for each year of service to the district court, the
52	110		Workers’ Compensation Court, the Workers’ Compensation Court of
53	111		Existing Claims and the Cor poration Commission, with a maximum of
54	112		twenty (20) years of service only to be used for the purpose of
55	113		longevity, not to exceed Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) per
56	114		year, payable monthly. For the purpose of payment for longevity,
57	115		“years of service” is defined as all years served as a certified or
58	116		licensed court reporter in the district court, the Workers ’
59	117		Compensation Court, the Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing
60	118		Claims and the Corporation Commission after June 30, 1978. Such
61	119		longevity Longevity payments shall begin be made on July 1 of each
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66	149		eligible for longevity payments pursuant to subsection B of this
67	150		section shall be paid an annual equipment allowanc e of Three
68	151		Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00). Payments for such allowance shall be
69	152		made on July 1 of each year following completion of the first year
70	153		of service as defined in subsection B of this section.
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72	154		D. In addition to their base salaries, official court reporters
73	155		who are certified shorthand reporters shall be paid the following:
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76	157		Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per year, payable monthly, to any
77	158		official court reporter who is a Registered Professional Reporter
78	159		(RPR), as recognized by the State Board of Examiners of Certified
79	160		Shorthand Reporters. To qualify as a RPR, an official court
80	161		reporter shall have a proficiency level in reporting testimony and
81	162		proceedings of a speed of not less than two hundred twenty-five
82	163		(225) words per minute in taking a question-and-answer-type
83	164		dictation, two hundred (200) words per minute in taking a jury
84	165		charge and one hundred eighty (180) words per minute in taking
85	166		literary material, shall pass a Written Knowledge Test with a score
86	167		of at least seventy percent (70%), all as determined by an
87	168		examination recognized by the Board, and shall complete thirty (30)
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91	197		2. The sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) Two
92	198		Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per year, payable monthly, to any
93	199		official court reporter who is a Registered Merit Reporter (RMR), as
94	200		recognized by the State Board of Exami ners of Certified Shorthand
95	201		Reporters. To qualify as a RMR, an official court reporter shall
96	202		have a proficiency level in repor ting testimony and proceedings of a
97	203		speed of not less than two hundred sixty (260) words per minute in
98	204		taking a question-and-answer-type dictation, two hundred forty (240)
99	205		words per minute in taking a jury charge and two hundred (200) words
100	206		per minute in taking literary material, shall pass a Written
101	207		Knowledge Test with a score of at least seventy percent (70%), all
102	208		as determined by an examination recognized by the Board, and shall
103	209		complete thirty (30) hours of continuing education per three-year
104	210		cycle commencing at the date of recognition;
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107	212		Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per year, payable monthly, to any
108	213		official court reporter who is a Registered Diplomat Reporter (RDR),
109	214		as recognized by the Sta te Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand
110	215		Reporters, and who completes thirty (30) hours of continuing
111	216		education per three-year cycle commencing at the date of
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115	245		Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per year, payable monthly, to any
116	246		official court repor ter who is a Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR),
117	247		as recognized by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand
118	248		Reporters, and who completes thirty (30) hours of continuing
119	249		education per three-year cycle commencing at the date of
120	250		recognition; or
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123	252		one certification shall be compensated in the ad ditional amounts
124	253		specified in paragraphs 1 through 4 of this subsection for each
125	254		certification up to a maximum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00)
126	255		Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) per year over and above the
127	256		reporter’s base salary, payable monthly.
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129	257		D. E. Court reporters temporarily employed by the district
130	258		court, Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims, or
131	259		Corporation Commission shall be compensa ted by the court fund of the
132	260		court which they serve at a rate to be set by such court. In
133	261		addition, court reporters temporarily employed pursuant to this
134	262		subsection who are required by th e terms of their employment to
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	263	+	travel outside their county of reside nce shall receive reimbursement
136	264		for mileage actually and nece ssarily traveled to and from the place
137	265		of attendance at a rate not to exceed the rate of reimbursement
138	266		specified in the State T ravel Reimbursement Act for state employees.
139	267		Any travel reimburseme nt shall be paid from the court fund of the
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146	298		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
147	299		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
148		-	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
	300	+	be in full force from and after its passage and approval. ”
	301	+	Passed the Senate the 26th day of April, 2023.
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	342	+	BILL NO. 1396 By: Hasenbeck of the House
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	351	+	An Act relating to courts; amending 20 O.S. 2021,
	352	+	Section 106.9, which relates to salaries of court
	353	+	reporters; increasing court report er salaries;
	354	+	providing a maximum salary increase; and providing an
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	361	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STA TE OF OKLAHOMA:
	362	+	SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Section 106.9, as
	363	+	amended by Section 1, Chapter 271, O.S.L. 2022 (20 O.S. Supp. 2022,
	364	+	Section 106.9), is amended to read as follows:
	365	+	Section 106.9 A. Each court reporter regula rly engaged by the
	366	+	district court, the Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims,
	367	+	or the Corporation Commission shall be paid a salary pur suant to the
	368	+	salary schedule established b y the annual appropriation for the
	369	+	district courts and Corporation Comm ission and in accordance with
	370	+	the job description for the position to which appointed. For fiscal
	371	+	year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter , each court reporter shall
	372	+	receive an annual salary of Fifty-three Thousand Dollars
	373	+	($53,000.00).
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	400	+	B. In addition to their base salaries, official court reporters
	401	+	who are certified or licensed shorthand reporters and those acting
	402	+	shorthand reporters pursuant to paragraph c of Section 106.3B of
	403	+	this title shall be paid annually the sum of Four Hundred Dollars
	404	+	($400.00) for each year of service to the district court, the
	405	+	Workers' Compensation Court, the Workers' Compensation Court of
	406	+	Existing Claims and the Cor poration Commission, with a maximum of
	407	+	twenty (20) years of service only to be used for the purpose of
	408	+	longevity, not to exceed Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) per
	409	+	year, payable monthly. For the purpose of payment for longevity,
	410	+	"years of service" is defined as all years served as a certified or
	411	+	licensed court reporter in the district court, the Workers '
	412	+	Compensation Court and the Corporation Commission after June 30,
	413	+	1978. Such longevity payments shall begin on July 1 of each year
	414	+	following completion of one (1) year's service as defined herein.
	415	+	C. In addition to their base salaries, official court reporters
	416	+	who are certified shorthand reporters shall be paid the foll owing:
	417	+	1. The sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) Two
	418	+	Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per year, payable monthly, to any
	419	+	official court reporter who is a Registered Professional Reporter
	420	+	(RPR), as recognized by the State Board of Examiners of Certified
	421	+	Shorthand Reporters. To qualify as a RPR, an official court
	422	+	reporter shall have a proficiency level in reporting testimony and
	423	+	proceedings of a speed of not less than two hundred twenty-five
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	451	+	dictation, two hundred (200) words per minute in taking a jury
	452	+	charge and one hundred eighty (180) words per minute in taking
	453	+	literary material, shall pass a Written Knowledge Test with a sco re
	454	+	of at least seventy percent (70%), all as determined by an
	455	+	examination recognized by the Board, and shall complete thirty (30)
	456	+	hours of continuing education per three-year cycle commencing at the
	457	+	date of recognition;
	458	+	2. The sum of One Thousand Five Hun dred Dollars ($1,500.00) Two
	459	+	Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per year, payable monthly, to any
	460	+	official court reporter who is a Registered Merit Reporter (RMR), as
	461	+	recognized by the State Board of Exami ners of Certified Shorthand
	462	+	Reporters. To qualify as a RMR, an official court reporter shall
	463	+	have a proficiency level in repor ting testimony and proceedings of a
	464	+	speed of not less than two hundred sixty (260) words per minute in
	465	+	taking a question-and-answer-type dictation, two hundred forty (240)
	466	+	words per minute in taking a jury charge and two hundred (200) words
	467	+	per minute in taking literary material, shall pass a Written
	468	+	Knowledge Test with a score of at least seventy percent (70%), all
	469	+	as determined by an examination recognized by the Board, and shall
	470	+	complete thirty (30) hours of continuing education per three -year
	471	+	cycle commencing at the date of recognition;
	472	+	3. The sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) Two
	473	+	Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per year, payable monthly, to any
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	501	+	as recognized by the Sta te Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand
	502	+	Reporters, and who completes thirty (30) hours of continuing
	503	+	education per three-year cycle commencing at the date of
	504	+	recognition;
	505	+	4. The sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) Two
	506	+	Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per year, payable monthly, to any
	507	+	official court reporter w ho is a Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR),
	508	+	as recognized by the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand
	509	+	Reporters, and who completes thirty (30) hours of conti nuing
	510	+	education per three-year cycle commencing at the date of
	511	+	recognition; or
	512	+	5. Any official court reporter who is the holder of more than
	513	+	one certification shall be compensated in the additional amo unts
	514	+	specified in paragraphs 1 through 4 of this subse ction for each
	515	+	certification up to a maximum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00)
	516	+	Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) per year over and above the
	517	+	reporter's base salary, payable monthly.
	518	+	D. Court reporters temporarily employed by the district court,
	519	+	Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims, or Corporation
	520	+	Commission shall be compensated b y the court fund of the court which
	521	+	they serve at a rate to be set by such court. In addition, court
	522	+	reporters temporarily employed pursuant to this subsection who are
	523	+	required by the terms of their employment to travel outside their
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	551	+	and necessarily traveled to and fr om the place of attendance at a
	552	+	rate not to exceed the rate of reimbursement specified in the State
	553	+	Travel Reimbursement Act for state employees. Any travel
	554	+	reimbursement shall be paid from the court fund of the court where
	555	+	the service of the temporarily employed court reporter is prov ided.
	556	+	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	557	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 106.9A -1 of Title 20, unless
	558	+	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
	559	+	A. The Administrative Director of the Courts may use available
	560	+	funds for the acquisition and proper maintenance of court reporter
	561	+	equipment including software .
	562	+	B. Any equipment provided to a court reporter pursuant to the
	563	+	provisions of this section which is lost shall be replaced not later
	564	+	than thirty (30) days after the loss occurs and no state funds shall
	565	+	be used for such replacement .
	566	+	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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161		-	Passed the Senate the ~~26th~~ day of ~~April~~, 2023.
	602	+	Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2023.
162	603
163	604
164	605
165	606
166	607		Presiding Officer of the Senate
167	608
168	609
169		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
170		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
171		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
172		-	By: _________________________________
173		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
174		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
175	610
176		-
177		-	_________________________________
178		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
179		-
180		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
181		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
182		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
183		-	By: _________________________________