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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, For millennia, the spoken word has been translated
3into text to record history; to accomplish this task, society
4turned to the scribe; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The profession of scribe was born with the rise of
6civilization; and
 
7    WHEREAS, In Ancient Egypt, scribes were considered to be
8the literate elite, recording laws and other important
9documents; since that time, scribes have served as impartial
10witnesses to history; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Scribes were present with our nation's Founding
12Fathers as the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights
13were drafted; and
 
14    WHEREAS, President Lincoln entrusted scribes to record the
15Emancipation Proclamation; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Since the advent of shorthand machines, scribes
17have been known as court reporters and have played a permanent
18and invaluable role in courtrooms across our country; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Captioners are responsible for the closed

 

 

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1captioning seen scrolling across television screens at
2sporting stadiums and in other community and educational
3settings, bringing information to millions of deaf and
4hard-of-hearing Americans every day; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Court reporters and captioners translate the
6spoken word into text and preserve our history; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Whether called the scribes of yesterday or the
8court reporters and captioners of today, the individuals who
9preserve our nation's history are truly the guardians of the
10record; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13designate February 15-21, 2015 as "Illinois Court Reporting &
14Captioning Week"; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That we urge the Governor to issue a proclamation
16calling on the people of the great State of Illinois to observe
17the week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and
18educational activities.