CCRA Legislative ReceptionOn Monday, March 24, 2014, CCRA held a legislative reception at Mayahuel restaurant in Sacramento. In attendance were state legislators, legislative staffers, past and present CCRA board members, court reporters from the Sacramento courts, the NCCRA, several students, and a judge.
Over the course of the evening, CCRA representatives were able to speak with several key legislators about numerous issues that need to be addressed if we are to ensure that our profession remains healthy for the foreseeable future. We were able to speak about the importance of appropriately funding the courts; the benefits of having reporters placed back into family law and civil law courts; and also about the need to protect the profession and the public from electronic recording, technology that is simply nowhere near ready to reliably capture a truly verbatim record. A real-time demonstration was performed by Brooke Ryan. For most of those in attendance, this was their first chance to see what we do in any sort of detail. They were interested and impressed by the method that we use to capture the spoken word and the speed and accuracy at which we are able to write.
This is just another example of CCRA working to protect the reporting profession as it has done for over 100 years. We are happy to take the time to educate the lawmakers and to help cultivate relationships in Sacramento to enable us to keep our profession strong and viable. These events, as helpful as they are, cost money to put on. So at this time, we are asking for your help to keep funding these activities so that we can keep our contacts strong. The importance of putting a human face on our profession at the Capitol cannot be overstated, and you can rest assured that your generosity will go a long way to protect our profession for many years to come. |
