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Official ABCR Meeting Minutes
February 15, 2008


The Alabama Board of Court Reporting met on Friday, February 15, 2008, in order to conduct regular Board Business. Those present were as follows: Judge Aubrey Ford, Chair; Suzanne Frazier, Vice-Chair; Joseph Fawal, Member; Shannon Ball, Member; and Deanna Johnson, Member. Laura Nichols, Member; and Sydney Frazier, Member; were not present. Also present were Paula Scout McCaleb, Executive Director; Bettie Carmack, Assistant Attorney General; and Shonda McQueen, Recording Secretary.

The meeting was called to order at 10:10 a.m. with a quorum present.

The meeting was advertised on the Secretary of State’s Web Site and the Board Web Site, in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.

Suzanne Frazier made a motion to approve the Minutes from the November 30, 2007 Board Meeting, as presented. The motion was seconded by Deanna Johnson and unanimously approved by the Board.

At approximately 10:15 a.m., the Continuing Education (CE) Committee Report was presented by Shannon Ball, CE Committee Chair.

Joe Fawal made a motion to accept the CE Committee Report as presented. The motion was seconded by Deanna Johnson and passed unanimously by the Board.

At approximately 10:25 a.m., Joe Fawal gave the Legislative Committee Report.

A motion was made by Suzanne Frazier to present to the Legislature the Bill to amend Statutes relating to ABCR including providing Temporary Licensure to New Graduates of a Court Reporting School and the recommendations from the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, as presented. The motion was seconded by Shannon Ball and passed unanimously by the Board.

Joe Fawal made a motion to put an Example of a Certificate Page on the ABCR Web Site. The motion was seconded by Suzanne Frazier and passed unanimously by the Board.

At approximately 10:50 a.m., the Executive Director Report was presented by Paula Scout McCaleb.


The time being 11:35 a.m. and there being no further Board business, the meeting was adjourned. The Chairman announced that the next scheduled meeting of the Board was scheduled for May16, 2008.

Respectfully submitted,



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Judge Aubrey Ford, Chair



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Suzanne Frazier, Vice-Chair



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Paula McCaleb, Executive Director


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