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S1443................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
COURT REPORTERS - Amends existing law to provide vacation and sick leave
for court reporters in the same manner as for other court employees.
02/12 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/13 Rpt prt - to Jud
02/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/27 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Diede, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett,
Sweeney, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsors - Deide, Darrington
Title apvd - to House
03/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/16 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/17 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18 3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-1-7
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
Black(15), Black(23), Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark,
Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
Hadley, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd,
Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Lake, Linford, Loertscher,
Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer,
Stoicheff, Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson,
Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Stevenson
Absent and excused -- Boe, Crane, Crow, Cuddy, Hansen, Jones(9), Kunz
Floor Sponsor - Tippets
Title apvd - to Senate
03/19 To enrol
03/20 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/23 Sp signed - to Governor
03/26 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 409
Effective: 07/01/98
S1443|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1443 BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO COURT REPORTERS; AMENDING SECTION 1-1108, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE 3 FOR COURT REPORTERS ACCRUING AND TAKING SICK AND VACATION LEAVE. 4 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 5 SECTION 1. That Section 1-1108, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 6 amended to read as follows: 7 1-1108. DEPUTY AND ASSISTANTS -- APPOINTMENT, DUTIES AND COMPENSATION. 8 When owing to the absence, vacation leave, sickness or other dis- 9 ability of the regular reporter, or when the business of the court demands it, 10 the court may appoint a substitute or deputy court reporter to act in the 11 place of the regular reporter during such absence, sickness or other disabil- 12 ity of the regular reporter.Such substitute or deputy reporter shall13perform the same duties prescribed by law for the regular reporter, give such14bond as is required by the court, take the same oath, and shall receive such15compensation as may be allowed by the court when employed owing to the absence16of such regular reporter, to be paid out of the salary of the regular17reporter, but when such absence is on account of sickness then such compensa-18tion shall be paid out of the state treasury as the regular reporter's salary19is paid: provided, that such compensation shall only be paid for the time such20deputy reporter is actually engaged in such work: and, provided further, that21in all criminal cases where, in the opinion of the court, the notes of the22court reporter should be extended for use upon the trial of the cause, or in23civil cases where in the opinion of the court, the services of a deputy24reporter are required, the court may appoint an additional or substitute court25reporter, to aid the regular court reporter in reporting such causes, and who26shall be paid a sum to be fixed by the court, to be paid as is the salary of27the regular court reporterReporters shall accrue vacation leave 28 and sick leave time and may take vacation leave time or sick leave time in the 29 same manner as other employees of the court . 30 When in the opinion of the court, or of the judge thereof, the services of 31 one (1) or more persons are required to assist in the making of transcripts of 32 testimony, the court or judge may by order authorize the reporter to employ 33 such persons as may be necessary to facilitate the work in order that tran- 34 scripts may be prepared without delay. Such assistants shall be entitled to 35 charge and receive for their services in the preparation of transcripts the 36 fees allowed by law therefor, the same to be paid by the reporter from the 37 money received by him for such work.
RS 07646
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The purpose of this legislation Is to provide funding for replacement court
reporters while official court reporters take accrued vacation leave.
Currently, when an official court reporter takes vacation leave, the reporter
is required to personally reimburse a replacement reporter. Reporters are
the only state employees who are required to reimburse a replacement
out of their own salary.
Official court reporters accrue vacation time the same as other state
employees. Official court reporters should be able to use their vacation
leave like all other state employees and not be required to reimburse a
replacement out of their salaries.
FISCAL NOTE
There are 37 court reporters who accrue vacation leave of 12, 15, 18, or
21 days annually. This amount will vary depending on the number of
vacation days accrued by each reporter and the number of vacation days
a replacement reporter is actually required. Estimating high with 112 of the
37, fiscal impact would be $57,000.
CONTACT: Vicki Patterson
Idaho Court Reporters Association
345-5200 or 343-6444
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE
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