1. Darcie Cruz President of KCRA Official Court Reporter, Neosho County Mary Kay Howe Official Court Reporter, Douglas County October 30, 2014

2.  California  Texas  New Mexico  Idaho  New Jersey  Iowa

3.  Guardian of the Record  Professionally Trained – Certified  Code of Ethics  Integrity of the Record  Realtime Technology  Control of Exhibits  Chain of Custody  Instantaneous Transcription  Move Independently  Bailiff  Administrative Assistant to the Judge

4.  American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers  National Center for State Courts, 2013 Report Recommend: 1. Court Provided Monitor 2. Top of the Line Equipment

5.  Court Monitor  Equipment  Year one:$84,952.00  Year one (portable) 7,500.00  Year three: 66,883.00  Year five: 73,383.00  TOTAL $232,718.00

6.  Year one: Salary $50,000 + Benefits $20,000 = $70,000.00  Year two: Salary + Cola $52,000.00 + Benefits $20,000.00 = $73,500.00  Year three: Salary + Cola $55,000.00 + Benefits $20,000.00 = $77,000.00  TOTAL $220,500.00

7. Five-Year Period  Digital Recording $232,713.  Court Reporter$220,500.  Savings $12,218. Consider the Return On Investment of a Court Reporter

8.  Digital Recording  I.T. Support  Maintenance  Storage  Court Reporters  2-3 Backups  No Maintenance

9. Digital recording appropriate for:  Care and treatment  Child in need of care  Domestic  District Magistrate Judges  Juvenile Offender  Limited Civil  PFA’s and PFS’s  Probate  Small Claims  Traffic/felony DUI

10. Court Reporter necessary for:  Chapter 60 civil jury trials  Chapter 60 civil trials to the court  Criminal felony motions, trials, sentencing  Criminal misdemeanor jury trials  Termination of parental rights

11. Topeka Vendor Out of Business  No upgrades  No maintenance  No recourse  No troubleshooting

12.  Coughing  Pen clicking  Mumbling  Microphone  Jury box  Mic not working  Soft Spoken  Head nodding  Deciphering

13.  Mixer off three weeks  State v. Brian Vaught  Wabaunsee County: Five months  Johnson County: Many failures  Sedgwick County: Five year old boy Thankfully the Court Reporter was there

14.  Louisville, Kentucky  Four year old boy  Jefferson Audio Video Systems

15.  Hearing Impaired  Read back  Realtime

16. Require transcriptionist

17.  2014 Kansas Legislature  Not so in:  California  Texas  New Mexico  Idaho  New Jersey  Iowa  Utah Law Clerk and Attorney

18.  Kansas Bar Association  Kansas District Judges Association  Kansas County and District Attorneys  Kansas Association of Defense Counsel  Local County Attorneys, District Attorneys, and Sheriffs

20.  Court Reporters = Accuracy  Court Reporters are proud members of the Kansas Judicial System