ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
state personnel board;
hearing transcripts
Purpose
Requires the State Personnel
Board to transcribe hearing records verbatim at no cost.
Background
Laws 2000, Chapter 21 (S.B.
1073) required a party to a State Personnel Board hearing who requests a
transcript of the hearing to pay an outside entity for such
transcriptions. This change resulted
from a recommendation by the Auditor General in the 1998 performance audit of
the State Personnel Board to speed the completion of hearing officer
reports. Prior to S.B. 1073, all
hearings of the State Personnel Board were transcribed in-house; the audit
related that “[the situation of delayed hearing officer reports] will likely
reoccur because the Board does not have the staff to readily produce the
transcripts needed to keep up with the Board’s current workload.” This legislation requires the State
Personnel Board, when requested, to transcribe records verbatim at no cost.
While the specific fiscal
impact of this legislation is unknown, additional costs to the State Personnel
Board relating to transcribing records can be expected.
Provisions
1. Requires the State Personnel Board to transcribe hearing records verbatim at no cost. Removes requirement that the requesting party must pay for record transcription.
2. Provides for a general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Staff
January 24, 2001