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SR0574
LRB104 19690 MST 33139 r
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, For half a century, the Illinois Court Reporters
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Association (ILCRA) has been the preeminent association in
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Illinois to provide continual training to Certified Shorthand
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Reporters (CSRs), also known as court reporters, on
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professionalism, neutrality, confidentiality, and ethics for
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the benefit of all litigants, defendants, and the people of
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this State; and

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WHEREAS, Illinois court reporters are licensed CSRs who
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diligently serve as Guardians of the Record, safeguarding
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litigants' personal, private, confidential, and proprietary
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information so that such information is not improperly
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released to the public; and

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WHEREAS, Using advanced technology, court reporters write
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in shorthand, a simultaneous verbatim report of the spoken
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word, in pretrial depositions and hearings, trials,
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arbitrations, and sworn statements, which are the critical
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foundation to the pursuit of justice in every legal
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proceeding; and

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WHEREAS, Illinois shorthand reporters and real-time
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captioners provide Communication Access Realtime Translation
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(CART) by captioning for attorneys, litigants, and jurors in

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legal proceedings, at business meetings, at educational
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classes and lectures, at sporting events, and at arts
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performances for many Illinoisans who are deaf or
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hard-of-hearing, have auditory processing disabilities, or for
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whom English is not their first language; and

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WHEREAS, Court reporters and captioners preserve history
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for all Americans by translating spoken word into readable,
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searchable, storable, and usable text and electronic media;
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and

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WHEREAS, Illinois CSRs are licensed by the State as the
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services provided by shorthand reporters and court reporters
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have long been declared to affect the public health, safety,
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and welfare of the people of Illinois; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare February 7
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through February 14, 2026 as Court Reporting and Captioning
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Week in the State of Illinois.

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