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- Referred to labor
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 49–12
- Ordered to third reading cal.1350
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to labor
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Relates to the recording of investigation transcripts
In Assembly Committee · Rules · Sponsor Susan John
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7900
Title of bill
An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to recording of investigation transcripts
Purpose
Provides that testimony in workers compensation cases must be recorded and transcribed by a stenographer in the employ of the board.
Summary of provisions
Amends § 122 of the workers' compensation law to provide that testimony before the Workers' Compensation Board must in addition to being transcribed by a stenographer must be recorded by a stenographer.
Existing law
Under existing law transcripts must be transcribed by a stenographer, which is certified by the stenographer to be true and correct.
Justification
This legislation seeks to clarify the statute that testimony must be both recorded and transcribed by a stenographer in workers' compensation cases. Recent plans by the Workers' Compensation Board to allow for digital recording were found by the Legislature to be in opposition to the legislative intent of § 122 of the law and the program was halted. In order to prevent any future confusion the statute should be amended to clarify that testimony must be both recorded and transcribed by a stenographer.
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Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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