administrative-law court-records
What does &quot;electronic verbatim record&quot; mean?
<p>What does "electronic verbatim record" mean, and how is it different from "written" in the <a href="http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/lawsregs/sect2005.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">following</a>:</p>

<p>(v) A written or, at the option of the parents, electronic verbatim record of the proceedings before the impartial hearing officer shall be maintained and made available to the parties.</p>

<p>I'm wondering if it has something to do with audio recordings (which I requested, but was told were not permitted).</p>

<p>There was a court reporter.  I have a copy of the transcripts made by the court reporter.  They have a lot of mistakes.</p>

<p>Verbatim, despite sounding like verbal, only means that it is an exact account of what was said during the proceedings. Thus appending electronic to it means that this exact record is available in some electronic form, like as a Word or PDF document - however they store it electronically. So it is simply stating you can get the verbatim record in either written or electronic form, depending on your preference.</p>
