STATE BOARD OF COURT REPORTING PUBLIC SESSION MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 A regular meeting of the State Board of Court Reporting was held at 124 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ on the sixth floor, on Monday, July 15, 2013. The meeting was convened in accordance with the schedule filed with the Secretary of State and was conducted in accordance with provisions of the Open Public Meetings 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 Bergen 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 Jean Dolan Susan Scardilli Present Present Present Also in attendance were: Dianne L. Tamaroglio, Executive Director, State Board of Court Reporting and Deputy Attorney General Olga Bradford. I. APPROVAL OF PUBLIC SESSION MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 15, 2013 A motion was made by Jean Dolan and seconded by Susan Scardilli to approve the Public Session Meeting Minutes of July 15, 2013 as amended. A vote was taken and the motion was passed by a unanimous vote. II. APPEARANCE ELIZABETH GREENBLATT, REGULATORY ANALYST 10:00 AM Re: Realtime examination Regulatory Analyst Elizatbeth Greenblatt met with the Board for review and discussion of proposed amendment N.J.A.C. 13:43-4.4. The amendment would authorize the Board s use of NCRA s Certified Realtime Court Reporter s examination as the examination for the Certification of Realtime Court Reporters rather than the current Board created examination. A motion was made by Jean Dolan and seconded by Susan Scardilli to approve the proposed amendment. A vote was taken and the motion was passed by a unanimous vote. Ms. Greenblatt will prepare the regulation to be sent to the Governor s office for approval before it can be published for comments in a future New Jersey Register.
PUBLIC SESSION MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 PAGE 2 III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR STATE BOARD OF COURT REPORTING FOR 2014 Executive Director Dianne L. Tamaroglio opened nominations for President of the Board for 2014. Jean Dolan nominated Marianne Cammarota with Susan Scardilli seconding the nomination. With no further nominations being made, a motion was made by Jean Dolan to close nominations; Susan Scardilli seconded the nomination. A vote was taken and Mrs. Cammarota was elected President by acclamation. Mrs. Cammarota then asked for nominations for the Board Secretary. Jean Dolan nominated Susan Scardilli with Marianne Cammarota seconding the nomination. With no further nominations, a motion was made by Jean Dolan and seconded by Marianne Cammarota to close the nominations. A vote was taken and Ms. Scardilli was elected Board Secretary by acclamation. IV. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REMARKS Executive Director Dianne L. Tamaroglio asked the Board if the correct date for the next Realtime exam is November 2, 2013; the Board confirmed the date. A discussion followed regarding the location of the exam as Steno-Tech in Fairfield has closed. The exam will be given in only one location this year, that being Steno-Tech Career Institute in Piscataway, NJ. V. BOARD PRESIDENT REMARKS Board President Marianne Cammarota advised the Board that she is no longer the Chair of CAPR, the Council of the Academy of Professional Reporters and is now a member of COPE, the Committee on Professional Ethics. VI. APPROVAL of STATE BOARD of COURT REPORTING MEETING DATES for 2014 The Board reviewed the proposed State Board of Court Reporting Meeting Dates for 2014. Upon review a motion was made by Susan Scardilli and seconded by Jean Dolan to approve the Meeting Dates for 2014. A vote was taken and the motion was approved by a unanimous vote. The 2014 meeting dates are: January 6, 2014 March 17, 2014 May 19, 2014 July 21, 2014 September 15, 2014 November 17, 2014 VII. OLD BUSINESS A. Appearance of Marc Brody, CCR 30XI00052100 The Board held a conference with Certified Court Reporter Marc Brody during today s meeting. Attorney Robert DeGroot accompanied Mr. Brody. The reason for Mr. Brody s appearance is because he has failed to renew his Court Reporting Certification on more than one occasion. DAG Olga Bradford advised Mr. Brody that if there is continual misconduct
PUBLIC SESSION MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 PAGE 3 with regard to an individual s license or certificate, it could be revoked. If an individual continues to work without a valid license the result could be that a complaint could be filed with the Superior Court of New Jersey. DAG Bradford stressed to Mr. Brody the importance of renewing his Certification in a timely manner. After the conference with Mr. Brody, a motion was made by Susan Scardilli and seconded by Jean Dolan to reinstate Mr. Brody s Certification. Mr. Brody must continue to pay down the fine that was previously imposed upon him by the Board. A vote was taken and the motion was passed by a unanimous vote. VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Requesting Continuing Education Approval Certified Court Reporters Association of New Jersey Annual Fall Convention October 5-6, 2013 The Certified Court Reporters Association of New Jersey submitted to the Board for Continuing Education approval course descriptions for its Annual Fall Convention. A motion was made by Susan Scardilli and seconded by Jean Dolan to approve the following courses and credits: Life Long Learning Town Hall 1 credit The Future of Court Reporting Marketing Court Reporter Value Auto Indexing for Dummies CART and Captioning Town Hall and Vendor Showcase A vote was taken and the motion was passed by a unanimous vote. Susan Gioffre, C.C. R. 30XI00122000 Court Reporting Trifecta Volume II Seminar Certified Court Reporter Susan Gioffre submitted to the Board for Continuing Education approval course descriptions for her Trifecta Volume II Seminar. Board President Marianne Cammarota previously approved the Seminar. A motion was made by Susan Scardilli and seconded by Jean Dolan to ratify Ms. Cammarota s approval for the following courses and credits: New Tax Laws, How They Apply to Us Now CART/BROADCAST/CAPTIONING 2 credits 2 credits A vote was taken and the motion was passed by a unanimous vote.
PUBLIC SESSION MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 PAGE 4 Jeff Justice Seminar Shoptalk Grammar and Punctuation Made Easy Jeff Justice has submitted to the Board for Continuing Education approval course descriptions for two courses that will make-up his on-line seminar. A motion was made Susan Scardilli and seconded by Jean Dolan to approve the following courses and credits: Shop Talk and Grammar Grammar and Punctuation made Easy for the working reporter 5 credits 3 credits A vote was taken and the motion passed by a unanimous vote. IX. DISCIPLINARY ACTION REPORTED from EXECUTIVE SESSION Board President Marianne Cammarota was recused from this matter and moved away from the table. A Provisional Order of Discipline was issued to Christina Restuccia for violation of N.J.S.A. 45:15B-9(a). The POD carried of Civil Penalty in the amount of $500.00. Ms. Restuccia has not yet paid the fine. A motion was made by Jean Dolan and seconded by Susan Scardilli to finalize the POD without any modifications. A vote was taken and the motion was passed by a unanimous vote. A Final Order of Discipline was issued to Faith Kringer for violation of N.J.S.A.45:15B-9(b). The previously issued Provisional Order of Discipline carried a $500.00 Civil Penalty; Ms. Kringer has paid the fine. X. FOR YOUR INFORMATION There were no matters under For Your Information for the Board s review. XI. PUBLIC COMMENT There was no one from the Public in attendance at today s meeting. XII. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Susan Scardilli and seconded by Jean Dolan to adjourn the Public Session at 11:15 AM and move into Executive Session. A vote was taken and the motion was passed by a unanimous vote. Respectfully Submitted, Dianne L. Tamaroglio Executive Director