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Roger Flygare•Husband and dadHusband and dad•Dedicated professional in the court reporter community since 1978Dedicated professional in the court reporter community since 1978•Business ownerBusiness owner•President Washington Court ReportersPresident Washington Court Reporters•Past president of the Washington Freelance Shorthand Reporters Past president of the Washington Freelance Shorthand Reporters AssociationAssociation•Served on reporter education committees at Green River Community Served on reporter education committees at Green River Community College College •Past chairman Washington State Department of Licensing Court Reporter Past chairman Washington State Department of Licensing Court Reporter Advisor Committee Advisor Committee •Liaison between the reporting community and the Department of Liaison between the reporting community and the Department of Licensing.Licensing.•Former director of Secure JusticeFormer director of Secure Justice•Instrumental in drafting and worked to pass HB2861 and SB6450Instrumental in drafting and worked to pass HB2861 and SB6450

On The Docket For Today

• House Bill 2861 (Oath Bill)• Senate Bill 6450 (Continuing Education Law)• Transcript Stretching• Transcript Padding• Put It All Together

House Bill 2861

Places Washington Certified Court Reporters into the group of people authorized to administer oaths and affirmations.

House Bill 2861

This is important because many court reporters charge a notary fee.

Check your invoices to see if you’re incurring these minor charges after June 9, 2010.

House Bill 2861Note that the last line of the new certificate (cert page) says, “I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Washington State CCR Seal…”

If your reporter does not have a seal, their signature and WA CCR Number is sufficient to certify the document.

Signing of House Bill 2861

Photo courtesy of the Washington State House of Representatives. Pictured from left to right: Roger Flygare, Rick Jensen,

Governor Christine Gregoire, Dylan Doty, and Gordon Walgren.

(This guy looks pretty important)

Senate Bill 6450

Makes continuing education mandatory for court reporters.

(WAC structure for the new requirements are currently under development)

Senate Bill 6450

Many states around the nation require this educational requirement for licensed professional court reporters.

Signing of Senate Bill 6450

Photo courtesy of the Washington State Senate. Pictured from left to right: Roger Flygare, Rick Jensen, Dylan Doty,

Governor Christine Gregoire, Gordon Walgren, Mark King, and Donna Bankston

He’s Back!

Transcript Stretching

• Stretching refers to transcripts where there are fewer letters/words on a page than required by WAC.

Transcript Stretching

HOW?• Clever Indentations• Smaller letter counts per line• Different Fonts• Margin Size • Format

Transcript Stretching

AA AA AA A A AA AA A A AA AA A A AA AA A A

This

Becomes

THIS

Correct Invoice Amount $678.50

Transcript Stretching

Then…

100 PagesBecomes

110 StretchedPages

StretchedInvoiceAmount$722.50

$44.00 Difference

Transcript Stretching

Companies are not regulated and held to the same standards as

Certified Court Reporters.

Transcript Padding

Refers to adding pages such as word indices and so forth when those

items haven’t been ordered.

Transcript Padding

This

Becomes

This

Correct Invoice Amount $678.50

Transcript Padding

Then…

100 PagesBecomes

125Pages

StretchedInvoiceAmount$788.50

$110.00 Difference !

Transcript Padding

This is occurring around the country andcan add a huge cost to the price of

transcript!

Transcript Padding

A recent class action lawsuit was settled in King County.

Put It All Together

What This Means For You• House Bill 2861 (Oath Bill)

Court Reporters will now be able to administer oaths and affirmations

• Senate Bill 6450 (Continuing Education Law)Court Reporters are now among the licensed professionals required to keep their education current and up-to-date.

• Transcript StretchingWatch your transcripts for formatting issues (correct margins, font size, etc.)

• Transcript PaddingBe on the lookout for paying full per-page price for generated word index pages that you did not order.

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