Senate Bill 304 Summary

• Establishes a court reporter board composed of seven members appointed by the governor, including judges, attorneys, and court reporters practicing various methods.

• Prohibits unlicensed individuals from practicing court reporting after June 30, 2014; violators commit a Class B misdemeanor.

• Board must determine licensure qualifications, establish ethical standards and continuing education requirements, and maintain a registry of licensed court reporters.

• Licenses individuals who pass examinations from the National Court Reporters Association, National Verbatim Reporters Association, or American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers.

• Provides grandfathering provisions allowing current practitioners with at least two years of experience or members of the Indiana Shorthand Reporters Association to apply for licensure by January 1, 2014.