Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters
The Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters will hold a meeting on December 8, 2023, at Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. The agenda is posted separately, and the public is invited.
- Meeting held in person and via Zoom/telephone
- Location: 2700 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119
- Public invited to attend
The Board approved fee increases for Stenotype and Stenomask grader contracts and established dates for spring CCR and CDR examinations. It also approved continuing education requests and decided to redraft the Whistleblower policy as a formal rule.
- Increased Stenotype grader contract fee from $1,500.00 to $2,000.00
- Increased Stenomask grader contract fee from $1,500.00 to $2,000.00
- Approved $50.00 additional fee for examination regrading requests
- Approved CCR exam for April 26, 2024, and CDR exams for March 15 and March 22, 2024
- Denied reconsideration for disqualified examinee Sage LeBlanc
- Approved continuing education requests for 22 individuals
- Approved discontinued digital reporter requests for 4 individuals
- Approved motion to redraft Whistleblower policy as a formal rule
Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters
The Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters will conduct a meeting on July 21, 2023. The agenda for this meeting has been posted separately.
The Board approved financial reports, lease amendments, and contracts for legal, accounting, and web services. It also approved various continuing education requests, retirements, and the reinstatement of three reporters. The Board directed the creation of a new application form to comply with Act 326.
- Approved February-June Financial reports and operating statements
- Approved webmaster contract for maximum of $5,400
- Increased Board Attorney contract to $50,000
- Approved Investigative Attorney contract for $25,000
- Approved Accounting contract for $55,000
- Approved Lease Amendment #8 with annual increase of $852.24
- Approved reinstatement of Shane B. Buffin, Veronica M. Jones, and Lacey Dyess
- Approved creation of new application form for SB 142/ACT 326
Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters
The Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters is holding a meeting in New Orleans with remote access. The agenda is posted separately, so no specific decisions or discussions are listed in this notice.
- Meeting location: Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Section D, 2700 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans
- Remote participation via Zoom and telephone conference available
- Public invited to attend
The Board approved the 2023-2024 projected budget and various licensing requests. Members held hearings to reinstate reporters who missed renewal payments or continuing education (CE) credits, often requiring notification letters to be sent to affected litigants. Several reporters were given deadlines to complete missing CE credits to maintain their licenses.
- Approved 2023-2024 projected budget
- Approved 2023 Nuts & Bolts seminar sessions
- Accepted retirement requests for 13 reporters
- Accepted discontinued CDR status for 11 reporters
- Reinstated Kristin Strother, Ashton LeBlanc, and Lisa Alwert as of Feb 14, 2023
- Reinstated Misty Holden, Lindsey Terrell, Shannon Deruise, and Virgene Biggers pending full payment of fees
- Required Cynthia Grimes, Trina Graves, Lisa Alwert, Candy Leger, Kathy Stewart, and Kathy Martiny to complete missing CE credits by specified 2023 deadlines
- Approved issuing additional hearing notices to all remaining non-appearing reporters
Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters
The board is convening a meeting on January 13, 2023, at the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. The specific agenda items were posted separately and are not included in this document.
The Board provisionally approved a whistleblower policy and a rule change to remove financial disclosure requirements from Safe Harbor procedures. It also approved financial reports and webmaster contracts. Several licensing requests for retirement, inactive status, and discontinued certifications were approved.
- Approved September-November financial reports and operating statements
- Approved 2023-2024 and 2022-2023 Webmaster contracts
- Approved retirement, inactive, and discontinued licensing requests
- Provisionally approved rule change to remove financial disclosures from Safe Harbor procedure
- Provisionally approved whistleblower policy
- Deferred approval of proposed FAQ additions to the website
- Proposed $50 minimum fine for CEs not submitted by December 31st
- Proposed testing court reporters only on set testing dates unless emergencies arise