California · Business and Professions Code - BPC
BPC §8024.8: (a) The board shall maintain records showing which certificate holders have qualified through shorthand or machine shorthand writing and which certificate holders have qualified through voice writing.
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(a) The board shall maintain records showing which certificate holders have qualified through shorthand or machine shorthand writing and which certificate holders have qualified through voice writing. The board shall treat certificate holders equally regardless of the method of qualification. (b) Public employers shall not differentiate among certificate holders based upon method of qualification for purposes of compensation, benefits, classification, job description, duties, or bargaining units. (c) A reference in any statute, regulation, or rule of court to the shorthand notes or stenographic notes of a certified shorthand reporter shall be interpreted to include audio dictation files.
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