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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The Illinois Court Reporters Association (ILCRA) 
3provides leadership and information to the users of verbatim 
4court reporting services and the public in Illinois regarding 
5the special competency, importance, and value of the shorthand 
6reporting system and the key role certified shorthand 
7reporters play in the justice system in Illinois courts; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Every day, stenographic realtime captioners in 
9Illinois provide communication access for millions of people 
10throughout the State and country who are deaf or 
11hard-of-hearing, when the consumers of realtime captions are 
12engaged in their business, educational, recreational, and 
13personal lives; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Court reporters capture testimony and 
15communications at legal proceedings and official meetings by 
16use of contemporaneous shorthand as the proceedings occur; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Illinois court reporters are licensed Certified 
18Shorthand Reporters (CSRs) who diligently serve as guardians 
19of the record and provide verbatim transcripts of depositions, 
20trials, hearings, and meetings; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Court reporters in Illinois utilize digital 
 
 
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1technology, including their sophisticated steno machines and 
2computers, to instantly capture every spoken word in realtime 
3shorthand and regularly create their shorthand notes from 
4participants speaking in proceedings at speeds of between 
5200-275 words per minute; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Illinois CSRs produce the Official Record of 
7Proceedings upon which Illinois courts, attorneys, and 
8litigants can rely in the pursuit of protection of their 
9rights and interests in the judicial system and are 
10conscientious in protecting the private, proprietary, and 
11confidential information that they hear and report for the 
12users of their services; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare February 
155-12, 2022 as "Court Reporting and Captioning Week" in the 
16State of Illinois; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the Illinois Court Reporters Association as a 
19symbol of our respect and esteem.