(a) Unless otherwise provided herein, this Part shall govern the format of each page of a transcript of court proceedings to be furnished by a court reporter who is an employee of the Unified Court System or who is an independent contractor, the rate of payment to which he or she is entitled therefor, and the requirements for the agreement between court reporter and the requesting party.

(b) For purposes of this Part, the term transcript shall mean a transcription of the stenographic minutes taken by one or more court reporters, constituting a complete record of all court proceedings in a case.