Shorthand reporters: Transcript Reimbursement Fund.

Existing law provides for the certification of shorthand reporters by the Court Reporters Board of California. Existing law requires certain fees and revenues collected by the board to be deposited into the Transcript Reimbursement Fund, to be available to provide reimbursement for the cost of providing shorthand reporting services to low-income litigants in civil cases. Existing law provides that persons appearing pro se to represent themselves at any stage of a case are not eligible to apply for funds from the Transcript Reimbursement Fund. Existing law requires all unencumbered funds remaining in the Transcript Reimbursement Fund as of January 1, 2011, to be transferred to the Court…