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NCRA Advocacy Action Center is a national and statewide grassroots advocacy network, led and organized by NCRA, that assertively acts on vital issues affecting court reporters, captioners, legal videographers, scopists, and associated legal professionals.
Categories: Advocacy
NCRA Leadership & Legislative Bootcamp offers robust content for leaders and professionals, while also offering the opportunity for attendees to visit Capitol Hill and meet with legislators about important NCRA lobbying items.
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Sen. Al Franken (MN) introducing the Local Courthouse Safety Act in 2012 In March 2015, Rep. Ted Poe (Texas) introduced the Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2015 (H.R. 1566). This legislation received the same broad support as the 2103 incarnation; however, it was unable to pass in the 114th Congress. NCRA is dedicated to the passage of this commonsense legislation and continues to lobby members of …
State ER in grand jury proceedings Alabama Court reporters and ER may be used in grand jury hearings. Alaska All proceedings before the grand jury are electronically recorded. Arizona Arkansas California Court reporters are used in grand jury hearings. Colorado Connecticut Court reporters and ER may be used in grand jury hearings. A grand juror may express personal prefe…
Categories: States, Professionals, Advocacy
The Training for Realtime Writers grant program was created to help train more captioners to meet the need of the estimated 48 million American who are deaf or report at least some hearing loss. The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education administers the grants (CFDA Number 84.116K). The temporary grant program was rolled into the Higher Education Act of 2009 and was funded for approxi…
States Governor House Senate Alabama Kay Ivey ( R ) Republican Republican Alaska Bill Walker ( I ) …
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PAC Constitution PAC Bylaws PAC Constitution CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I Name The name is the National Court Reporters Association Political Action Committee (hereinafter, "NCRA PAC"). ARTICLE II Organization NCRA PAC is a separate segregated fund that is connected to and sponsored by the National Court Reporters Association (hereinafter, the “Association”). NCRA PAC shall be independent of any…
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Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Alliance The purpose of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Alliance (DHHA) is to focus on federal public policy that can improve the quality of life for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and all people with hearing loss. The DHHA’s major objective is to provide a forum whereby relevant information can be shared, plans made and actions taken for collaborative and mutua…
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Student shortage To combat the issue of student shortages and to respond to the increasing demand for reporters who are realtime trained, NCRA has taken a multifaceted hands-on approach to advancing education for court reporters. NCRA’s efforts have led to a dramatic improvement, with student enrollment increasing almost 38 percent at NCRA-approved programs after an almost decade-long decline in e…