HB4226eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4226 Engrossed LRB103 33243 LNS 63052 b

AN ACT concerning courts.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Court Reporters Act is amended by changing Section 7 as follows:

(705 ILCS 70/7) (from Ch. 37, par. 657)

Sec. 7. Proficiency tests. Each court reporter may be required by the chief judge to shall take a test to verify his or her proficiency within one year of employment. The test shall be prepared and administered by the employer representative in consultation with each of the other employer representatives pursuant to standards set by rules. A proficiency test passed prior to employment may be accepted by the chief judge as proof of proficiency.

(Source: P.A. 101-581, eff. 1-1-20.)