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S1272................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
DISTRICT COURT REPORTERS - Amends existing law to revise court reporter
salaries; and to delete provisions regarding salaries and the order of
transcripts prepared.
01/15 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/16 Rpt prt - to Jud
01/24 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/25 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/30 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Cameron,
Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde,
Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett(Thorson), Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Burkett
Floor Sponsor - Jorgenson
Title apvd - to House
01/31 House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
02/12 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/13 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/18 3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-1
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon,
Chavez, Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
Harwood, Henbest(Burgoyne), Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren,
Labrador, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews,
McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick,
Pence, Raybould, Ringo(Cooke), Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler,
Schaefer, Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(24),
Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills,
Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Smith(30)
Floor Sponsor - Wills
Title apvd - to Senate
02/19 To enrol
02/20 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
02/21 Sp signed
02/22 To Governor
02/25 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 33
Effective: 07/01/08
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1272 BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO SALARIES AND DISTRICT COURT REPORTERS; AMENDING SECTION 1-1102, 3 IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE PROVISIONS RELATING TO COURT REPORTER SALARIES, TO 4 DELETE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE AND TO DELETE PROVISIONS RELATING TO SALARY AND 5 ORDER OF TRANSCRIPTS PREPARED. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Section 1-1102, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 8 amended to read as follows: 9 1-1102. OATH, BOND, SALARY AND EXPENSES -- COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. 10 (1) Said reporter shall take the oath required to be taken by the judicial 11 officers; and be bonded to the state of Idaho in the form and manner pre- 12 scribed by chapter 8, title 59, Idaho Code; and holdhisoffice during the 13 pleasure of said judge,.and shall receive an annual salary commencing on July141, 1989, according to the following schedule:15Years as Idaho DistrictAnnual16Court ReporterSalary170-1 (if hired after 7-1-89)$27,000181-2$28,505193-4$29,503205 or more$30,68321 Thesalarysalaries of district court reporters shall be paid on regular pay 22 periods not less frequently than monthly as determined by order of the supreme 23 court. The supreme court may, in its discretion, authorize a higher starting 24 salarythan that set forth in subsection (1) of this sectionfor any shorthand 25 reporter who has been certified as either a certified shorthand reporter or 26 registered public reporter and who has previous court reporting experience in 27 another state. 28 (2)Commencing July 1, 1990, the chief justice of tThe supreme court 29 shall establish and maintain, consistent with the provisions of this section 30 and other applicable provisions of law, a personnel plan for district court 31 reporters governing their appointment, promotion, classification, minimum 32 qualifications, compensation, expenses, leave, transfer, lay-off, removal, 33 discipline and other incidents of employment of those district court 34 reporters.The salary schedule promulgated pursuant to the authority conferred35in this section shall be of temporary effect and must be ratified by the leg-36islature at the regular legislative session first following its adoption. Any37such salary schedule, or portions thereof, not approved in the above manner38shall be rejected, null and void and of no force and effect on July 1 of the39year, following submission of such schedule to the legislature. Provided, how-40ever, that any such salary schedule, or portions thereof, previously ratified41by the legislature in the manner provided for herein shall continue in full42force and effect until modified in the manner provided for herein.To the 43 extent possible, the personnel plan shall recognize performance as measured by 2 1 factors such as productivity, reliability, effectiveness and longevity. 2 (3) There shall be paid in addition to said salary, to each of the court 3 reporters of the district courts, out of the state treasury, for each term of 4 district court held by the judge thereof, for the trial and disposition of 5 causes and the transaction of business under the laws of the state, in other 6 counties than that in which said court reporter resides,hisactual and neces- 7 sary expenses for traveling and attending each term: provided, however, that8no stenographic reporter shall be paid his salary, or any portion thereof,9unless he shall have first taken and subscribed an oath that he has prepared10the transcript of the testimony on appeal either in a civil or criminal11action, or specified portion thereof, in the order in which the copy of the12order directing him to prepare the same has been served upon him: provided,13however, that the estimated cost of transcribing such transcript shall have14been paid to such reporter at the time of the service of the copy of the order15upon him.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17459
This bill amends Idaho Code 1-1102, which addresses
the salaries, bonds, oaths and expenses of court reporters.
These changes have been recommended by the Supreme Court
based on recommendations of its Court Reporter Subcommittee.
The bill removes obsolete language regarding the salaries
set for court reporters in 1989 and allows the Legislature
to continue to approve changes in employee compensation for
court reporters through the normal CEC and appropriation
process for state employees. The bill also removes a
provision of the statute requiring a court reporter to take
an oath that the reporter has prepared transcripts in the
order in which the orders for such transcripts have been
served, since this is often not the most efficient or
appropriate order in which to prepare such transcripts.
FISCAL NOTE
This bill would have no impact on the general fund.
Contact Person:
Patricia Tobias
Administrative Director of the Courts
(208) 334-2246
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1272