2018 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
CHAPTER 13 - Shorthand Reporters
ARTICLE 4 - Revenue
Section 8030.9.
(a) The board shall prepare and submit to the Legislature, on or before November 1, 2018, a report on the condition of the Court Reporters’ Fund, the condition of the Transcript Reimbursement Fund, and alternative funding sources to cover the costs associated with transcripts provided to indigent litigants, including, but not limited to, shorthand reporting services, such as transcript processing. The report shall include all of the following:
(1) Expenditures and claims relating to this article, including the initial balance of the Transcript Reimbursement Fund as of January 1, 2017.
(2) Funds received, including the amount of, and reason for, any refunds pursuant to Section 8030.2.
(3) Claims received, including the type of case, court involved, service for which reimbursement was sought, amount paid, and amount denied, if any, and the reason for denial.
(4) Efforts pursuant to Section 8030.1 to publicize the availability of the funds in the Transcript Reimbursement Fund to prospective applicants.
(5) Administrative fees.
(6) An analysis of the condition of the Transcript Reimbursement Fund, including a five-year projection of its fiscal solvency based on the licensee fee level for those years.
(7) Whether the amount transferred annually to the Transcript Reimbursement Fund is sufficient to maintain the fund at a level that is sufficient to pay all qualified claims.
(A) If the amount transferred annually is not sufficient to pay all qualified claims, the board shall recommend a level that would be sufficient.
(B) If the amount transferred annually is not sufficient to pay all qualified claims, the board shall investigate and recommend alternative sources of funding, if any.
(b) The report shall be provided using existing resources.
(c) The report prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 567, Sec. 9. (AB 2192) Effective January 1, 2017. Repealed as of January 1, 2020, by its own provisions.)
