ABCR
Meeting Minutes
February 26, 2010
The Alabama Board of Court Reporting met on Friday, February
26, 2010, in Montgomery at the Board office for the purpose
of conducting Board business. Those present were as follows:
Suzanne Frazier, Chair; Aubrey Ford Jr., Vice-Chair; Sabrina
Lewis, Secretary; Tammy August, Member; Lois Robinson,
Member. Not present were Bill Dawson, Member; and Kent
Garrett, Member. Also present were Paula Scout McCaleb,
Executive Director; Bettie Carmack, Assistant Attorney
General; and Brandy L. Isenhour, Operations Manager and
Recording Secretary.
The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. with a quorum
present in the following: Suzanne Frazier, Aubrey Ford Jr.,
Sabrina Lewis, Lois Robinson, and Tammy August.
This meeting was advertised on the Secretary of State's web
site and the Board web site, in accordance with the Open
Meetings Act.
Sabrina Lewis made a motion to approve the Minutes from
November 13, 2009, as presented. The motion was seconded by
Suzanne Frazier and unanimously approved by the Board.
Sabrina Lewis made a motion to accept the proposed Language
for Rules and Regulations change
257-X-3-.06 Renewal
(a) Every Court Reporter License in Alabama shall expire on
September 30th of each year. The holder of the license may
renew such license during the 60 days preceding the
expiration date thereof by paying the required fee and
completion of the application for renewal.
(b) It is the responsibility of each licensee to notify the
Board of any change of address within 30 days. Failure to
receive a renewal form from the Board shall not constitute
an excuse for failure to renew licensure.
(c) Late Renewals may be received up to
60 days
six (6) months following expiration of license with the required
late renewal fee and application for renewal.
The motion was seconded by Lois Robinson and unanimously
passed by the Board.
Suzanne Frazier made a motion to retain services with
Leadership Alliance. The motion was seconded by Sabrina
Lewis and was unanimously approved by the Board.
Lois Robinson made a motion to accept the Board's proposed
fee change:
257-X-7 Appendices I
Fee Schedule
License Fee $1200
Application Fee $50
Renewal Fee $1200
Late Renewal Fee 20% of License Fee each month
Temporary License Renewal Fee $ 50
Re-Instatement Fee $300
The motion was seconded by Sabrina Lewis and was unanimously
approved by the Board.
Suzanne Frazier made a motion to request an emergency loan
from the Budget office for the amount $20,000.00 to carry
the board over through the renewal period. The motion was
seconded by Lois Robinson and was unanimously approved by
the Board.
Sabrina Lewis made a motion to nominate Suzanne Frazier as
Chair. The motion was seconded by Judge Ford and unanimously
passed by the Board.
Suzanne Frazier made a motion to nominate Judge Ford as Vice
Chair. The motion was seconded by Sabrina Lewis and was
unanimously approved by the Board.
Suzanne Frazier made a motion to nominate Sabrina Lewis as
Secretary. The motion was seconded by Tammy August and was
unanimously approved by the Board.
Bettie Carmack wanted it on record that, as she has
interpreted the Rule and Regulation, the Board has no
authority to combine part (s) of the RPR and the state test
to license court reporters. Per the Rules and Regulations:
257-X-3-.05 Examination
Applicants for licensure must pass the Written Knowledge
Examination administered by NCRA and provide documentation
of having passed the NCRA Registered Professional Reporter
Examination (RPR), NVRA CVR Examination, or Alabama Skills
Examination administered by ACRA.
Committee listings are as follows:
Temporary Licensure: Sabrina Lewis
Lois Robinson
Tammy August
PR Committee: Aubrey Ford, Jr.
Tammy August
CEU Committee: Suzanne Frazier
Sabrina Lewis
Lois Robinson
Legislative Committee: Bill Dawson
Suzanne Frazier
Paula McCaleb
The time being 3:56 p.m. and there being no further Board
business, the meeting was adjourned. The Chair announced
that the next meeting of the Board was scheduled for May 14,
2010.
Respectfully submitted,
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Suzanne Frazier, Chair
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Judge Aubrey Ford Jr., Vice-Chair
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Paula McCaleb, Executive Director
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Brandy L. Isenhour, Operations Manager, Serving as Recording
Secretary
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