N.Y. Educ. Law § 7501

§ 7501. Definition of practice as a certified shorthand reporter. The\npractice as a certified shorthand reporter is defined as engaging, under\nsuch title, in making by a written system of either manual shorthand or\nmachine shorthand, a verbatim record of any oral court proceeding,\ndisposition, hearing or proceeding before any grand jury, referee,\ncommissioner, or arbitrator, or of any convention, deliberative\nassembly, or meeting of like character.\n