A regular meeting of the State Board of Court Reporting was held at 124 Halsey Street, Newark, N.J. on the sixth floor, on Monday, May 12, 2008. The meeting was convened in accordance with the schedule filed with the Secretary of State and was conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meeting Act. Chapter 321, P.L. Notice of the meeting was prepared in the office of the Board and mailed out to the Secretary of State., the Attorney General, the Star Ledger, the Record, the Press of Atlantic City, the Asbury Park Press and the Trenton Times. The meeting was called to order at 9:45 A.M. A roll call was taken and the following attendance of Board members was recorded for these minutes:

Marianne Cammarota Present
Jean Dolan Present
Richard McCormack Present
Susan Scardilli Present

Also in attendance were: Dianne L. Tamaroglio, Executive Director, State Board of Court Reporting; Ellen Green, Service Support Clerk to the Board and Deputy Attorney General Olga Bradford.

I. BANKERS EXAMINATION

The Board administered the 4th Bankers Examination prior to the start of the Board meeting. There was one candidate, Liliana Thomas. The Board will administer the Bankers Examination two more times in order to meet the requirements of Conditional Credit Regulation N.J.A.C. 13:43-4.3. The date of the next Bankers Examination has not yet been determined.

II. REGULATORY MATTERS

Appearance Patricia Schiripo, Regulatory Analyst 10:00 AM
Re: Sunsetting of Regulations

Regulatory Analyst Patricia Schiripo met with the Board today to review and discuss the Sunsetting of the State Board of Court Reporting Regulations. The current Regulations were reviewed with a few changes suggested by the Board members. Ms. Schiripo will make the suggested changes and bring same to the July 21, 2008 Board meeting for review.

III. APPROVAL OF PUBLIC SESSION MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 17, 2008

A motion was made by Richard McCormack and seconded by Susan Scardilli to approve the Public Session Minutes of March 17, 2008 as corrected. A vote was taken and the motion was approved unanimously.

VI. AGENDA ITEMS FROM THE MARCH 17, 2008 MEETING FOR RATIFICATION

Continuing Education Approval

1. Certified Court Reporters Association of New Jersey
Re: CCRA-NJ Annual Spring Convention

2. Marianne A. Cammarota, CCR, CRR, RDR, FAPR
Re: Continuing Education Seminars

3. Jeff Justice
Re: Jeff Justice Seminars

4. National Court Reporters Association
Re: Firm Owners Executive Conference

5. The School of Court Reporting
Realtime and Speedbuilding Seminar

6. Francis Todd Allievi
Re: Court Reporting Seminar

7. Lisa DiCioccio, CCR 30XI00113500
Re: Keeping Up With Eclipse Webinar

8. Stenograph, LLC
Re: Case CATalyst Version 9 Workshops

9. Lisa Dove, CCR 30XI00231400
Re: Continuing Education Credit Request

10. Christi Argenbright, CCR 30XI00178900
Re: Notary Public Education Course

11. NCRA Midyear Conference

12. CCRA-NJ Summer Breakout Seminar

A motion was made by Susan Scardilli and seconded by Richard McCormack to ratify the approval of the above agenda items 1 through 12. A vote was taken and the motion was passed by a unanimous vote.

IV. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REMARKS

Executive Director Dianne Tamaroglio advised the Board that due to the Governor’s Budget cuts, this would be Ellen’s last Board meeting as she has been advised that as of June 6, 2008 as she is being laid off. Ms. Tamaroglio thanked Ellen for all of her hard work and dedication and for turning the operations of the Board office around. Ms. Tamaroglio then advised that there will be no replacement for Ellen and that it would be next to impossible for her to keep up with all the work that is generated.

V. BOARD PRESIDENT REMARKS

Board Chairman, Marianne Cammarota advised the Board of the outcome of the Realtime Examination given on April 26, 2008. Seventeen candidates were scheduled to attend but only sixteen candidates attended the examination. Before the examination began it was brought to the attention of the Board members that candidate Nancy Lee Carrie was ill and was unable to take the Realtime examination at this time. Otherwise, the examination was administered on time and without incident. Ms. Cammarota further discussed the Board’s list of identifiable errors on the examination which is distributed to examination candidates prior to the test. She recommended that the Board amend the error list to include the following conduct as an error: two (2) drops of ten (10) or more words in the examination. Hence, the Board discussed Ms. Cammarota’s recommendation and, on a motion made by Susan Scardilli and seconded by Richard McCormack, concluded that two drops of ten or more words would constitute an automatic failure of the Realtime examination. A vote was taken and the motion was approved by unanimous vote.

VII. NEW BUSINESS

Requesting Continuing Education Approval

1. Lori Cerrano, CCR 30XI00224000
Re: LiveNote Seminar

Board Chairman Marianne Cammarota and Executive Director Dianne Tamaroglio previously approved the LiveNote Seminar sent in by Lori Cerrano. A motion was made by Susan Scardilli and seconded by Richard McCormack to ratify the approval of 7 credits for the LiveNote Seminar. A vote was taken and the motion was approved by a unanimous vote.

2. Monica Walker-Bailey, CCR 30XI00227200
Re: Court Reporting Speed Clinic

Board Chairman Marianne Cammarota and Executive Director Dianne Tamaroglio previously approved the Court Reporting Speed Clinic sent in by Monica Walker-Bailey. A motion was made by Susan Scardilli and seconded by Richard McCormack to ratify the approval of 2.5 credits per class for the Court Reporting Speed Clinic. A vote was taken and the motion was approved by a unanimous vote.

3. Kathleen A. Rudowsky, CCR 30XI00119400
Re: 2008 Anita Paul Realtime Mastery Workshops

Board Chairman Marianne Cammarota and Executive Director Dianne Tamaroglio previously approved the 2008 Anita Paul Realtime Mastery Workshops sent in by Kathleen A. Rudowsky. A motion was made by Susan Scardilli and seconded by Richard McCormack to ratify the approval of 7.5 credits per day for the 2008 Anita Paul Realtime Mastery Workshops. A vote was taken and the motion was approved by a unanimous vote.

4. Tracey Pinsky, CCR 30XI00219700
Re: NCRA Annual Convention

The Board reviewed the course materials for the National Court Reporters Association’s Annual Conference sen in by Tracey Pinsky. Upon review, a motion was made by Susan Scardilli and seconded by Richard McCormack to approve the following Continuing Education courses and credits offered at the NCRA’S Annual Conference A vote was taken and the motion was passed unanimously.

CAT Vendor Training Day Workshop 7 Credits
Advantage Software/Eclipse 7 Credits
AristoCAT 7 Credits
Gigatron Software Corporation 7 Credits
Winnerxp Version 10 7 Credits
Stenovations 7 Credits
Tech Track:Gadgets & Goodies You Can’t Go Without 7 Credits
Tech Track: Realtime Troubleshooting- Hooking up Attorneys, Part 1 1.5 Credits
Backup Audio Media–This isn’t Bedrock; it’s Reality 1.5 Credits
Vendor Showcase seminar: Courtroom Connect–Providing Remote Access to Depositions 1.5 Credits
Electronic Filing of Court Transcripts- Issues and Challenges for Reporters 1.5 Credits
Tech Track: Realtime Trouble shooting– Hooking up Attorneys, Part 11 1.5 Credits
Video Techno Phobia 1.5 Credits

Vendor Showcase Seminar: Stenovations

LightSpeed Software updates 1.5 Credits
KISS–Keep It Short Steno 1.5 Credits
Tech Track: Online Web Repositories–From Document Review to Transcript Management 1.5 Credits
Vendor Showcase Seminar: Stenograph– CaseView Net 1.5 Credits
Tech Track: Digital Signature Part 1– Why Digitally Sign Your Transcripts 1.5 Credits
Punctuation: Comma Issues 1.5 Credits
Vendor Showcase Seminar:ProCAT–Going Wireless–It’s Easier Tan You Think 1.5 Credits
How to be More Environmentally Responsible in Your Business While Adding to Your Bottom Line 1.5 Credits
Tech Track: It’s All About the Toys 1.5 Credits
Vendor Showcase Seminar: Visionary Legal Technologies: Introduction to Visionary V-Print CR and more 1.5 Credits
Video Lingo 1.5 Credits
Tech Track: Digital Signatures Part 2–Learn Hands-on On How to Apply Your Digital Signature to Your Transcripts 1.5 Credits
Tips and Tricks to Pass the CRR 1.5 Credits
Vendor Showcase Seminar: LiveNote/Real Legal-The Land of Opportunity–Do Realtime with Confidence 1.5 Credits
Hot Topics in Ethics 1.5 Credits
Tips and Tricks of Official Managers 1.5 Credits
Tech Track: Intro to Spreadsheets with Excel 1.5 Credits
Vendor Showcase Seminar: LexisNexis Martindale Hobbell–Marketing your Firm with Lexis Nexis 1.5 Credits
Tech Track:Ethical Implications of the Digital Age of Court Reporting 1.5 Credits
Officials Community of Interest Information Exchange 1.5 Credits
Five Essential Strategies for Realtime Excellence with No Fear 1.5 Credits
Vendor Showcase Seminar: Advantage Software 1.5 Credits

The following courses were not approved by the Board because they do not meet the requirements of the continuing education regulation, specifically, N.J.A.C. 13:43-7.3.

Stress Management
Preserving Memories of American Heroes
Vendor Showcase Seminar: Realtime Learning System - Give Yourself A Raise. Get a Life. Preserve Your Profession.
"Rescue Dogs" - Search Dog Foundation
National Committee of State Associations (NCSA): Being the Spark
Building for Your Financial Future
Real Events, Real Emotions: How to Deal with Vicarious Traumatization

VIII. FOR YOUR INFORMATION

A. First Quarter Legislation Report for 2008

This was considered informational for the Board deeming no discussion or decision-making.

B. Rule Adoptions

This was considered informational for the Board deeming no discussion or decision-making.

C. Realtime Examination Results

The Board reviewed the results from the Realtime Examination that was given on April 26, 2008. The Board was pleased with the results; there were sixteen applicants; 4 passed the examination. The Realtime exam will be held again in the Fall of 2008, an exact date has not yet been determined

XI. ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Susan Scardilli and seconded by Richard McCormack to adjourn Public Session at 12:00 P.M. and move into Executive Session at 12:30 P.M. A vote was taken and the motion was passed by a unanimous vote. The Board moved into Executive Session to discuss confidential matters.

Respectfully Submitted,

Dianne L. Tamaroglio
Executive Director

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