SB564 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Larry Dixon
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Court Reporting, Board of, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2012, board members, qualifications, appointing authority further specified, appointment of a board member by the Chief Justice from a list of nominees provided by the Administrative Office of Courts provided for, continuing education requirements, liability of board limited, temporary graduate license, Secs. 34-8B-4, 34-8B-5, 34-8B-8, 34-8B-9, 34-8B-15 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, termination dates are established for enumerated state agencies. The agencies are periodically reviewed by the Alabama Sunset Committee. After the review process is completed, the committee prepares its recommendations for the agencies to the Legislature in the form of sunset bills which either continue, terminate, or continue with modification each agency reviewed.
This bill would provide for the continuance of the Alabama Board of Court Reporting until October 1, 2012, with the following changes: To delete reference to the Alabama Judicial Conference, to provide for the appointment of a board member by the Chief Justice from a list of nominees provided by the Administrative Office of Courts, to allow court reporters to use approved continuing legal education courses for continuing education, to limit the admissibility of depositions, to limit the liability of the board, and to provide for a temporary graduate license for graduates of court reporting schools.
Subjects: Court Reporting, Board of