RULE 801 CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION …

1 RULE 801 continuing legal education commission (a) The commission . There is hereby created the CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION commission . (b) Duties and Responsibilities. The commission is responsible for the administration of Rules 801 through 811, subject to the supervision of the Supreme Court. The authority of the commission includes: (1) accrediting providers and programs and determining the number of hours of CLE credit to be given for participating in a program; (2) granting or withdrawing approval of all or less than all programs of a provider; (3) receiving and considering reports of attorneys; (4) granting waivers and extensions of time to complete requirements; (5) giving notices and certifications required by these rules; and (6) adopting guidelines necessary to implement or administer these rules.

2 (c) Composition. The commission shall consist of nine members appointed by the Supreme Court. All attorney members must be registered under Supreme Court Rule 208. The members must include: (1) five practicing attorneys, at least one of whom has been admitted to practice law in Kansas for fewer than 10 years; (2) a faculty representative from each of the University of Kansas and Washburn University Schools of Law; (3) one nonattorney member; and (4) a justice or judge. (d) Term of Service. Appointment as a commission member is for a 3-year term. The Supreme Court will appoint a new member to fill a vacancy on the commission occurring during a term. A new member appointed to fill a vacancy serves the unexpired term of the previous member.

3 No member may serve more than two consecutive 3-year terms, except that a member initially appointed to serve an unexpired term may serve two consecutive 3-year terms thereafter. (e) Meetings. The commission may meet at such times and places as it determines. Five members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (f) Election of Officers. At the first commission meeting held in each annual compliance period, the commission must elect from its members a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary. (g) Expenses. Members of the commission and commission staff shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses they incur in travel to and from commission meetings and for authorized travel in connection with commission business.

4 (h) Confidentiality. Unless otherwise directed by the Supreme Court, the files, records, and proceedings of the commission that relate to or arise out of the failure of an attorney to satisfy CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION requirements are confidential and must not be disclosed except in furtherance of the commission 's duties or on request of the attorney affected. However, anonymous statistical abstracts may be drawn from the files, records, and proceedings. (i) Staff. The commission may employ an Executive Director and other necessary staff and may delegate to the director or staff the authority to conduct the business of the commission under these Rules and commission guidelines, subject to review by the commission .

5 (j) Contact Information for commission . The commission s mailing address is Kansas CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION commission , Attn: Executive Director, 400 S. Kansas Ave., Ste. 202, Topeka, Kansas 66603. The commission s telephone number is 785-357-6510. The commission s website address is RULE 802 DEFINITIONS (a) Active attorney means an attorney who is required to pay the annual registration fee imposed by Supreme Court Rule 208 for the current registration period and who is not on inactive status, suspended, or disbarred by the Supreme Court from the practice of law. (b) Approved program means a CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION program that has been accredited by the commission . (c) CLE commission or commission means the governing body created by Rule 801(a).

6 (d) Compliance period means the period of 1 year from July 1 through June 30. (e) CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION program or CLE program means a LEGAL educational program, course, or activity designed to maintain or improve the professional competency of practicing attorneys. (f) Ethics means the standards set by the Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct with which an attorney must comply to remain authorized to practice law in Kansas and in good standing. (g) Guidelines means a commission document that: (1) prescribes administrative requirements for CLE programs which are not set forth in these rules; and (2) is available to attorneys on the commission s website. (h) Inactive attorney means an attorney who has elected inactive status pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 208 and has registered as an inactive attorney with the CLE commission .

7 (i) In-house program means CLE programming given for a select private audience from the same law firm, corporation, or single governmental entity, and not open for attendance by other members of the LEGAL community generally. The term includes a program offered by invitation and a program not advertised to a broad attorney population. (j) Law practice management programming means programming specifically designed for attorneys on nonsubstantive topics that deal with means and methods for enhancing the quality and efficiency of an attorney s service to the attorney s clients. (k) Live programming means: (1) Standard Classroom Setting A CLE program presented in a suitable classroom setting devoted to the program.

8 (2) Satellite A live CLE program broadcast to a classroom setting or a central viewing or listening location advertised to a broad attorney population. There must be a live connection to the speaker to comment and answer questions. As long as the program is advertised, there is no minimum attendance requirement. (3) Video Replay A recorded CLE program presented in a suitable classroom setting or in a central viewing location advertised to a broad attorney population. The attorney must be able to contact the moderator, either in-person or by telephone or email, to comment or ask questions. As long as the program is advertised, there is no minimum attendance requirement. (4) Live Webcast A CLE activity broadcast in real-time via Internet in audio or audio plus video form to viewers in remote locations and accessed solely by an individual attorney.

9 The attorney must be able to contact the moderator or presenters during the activity to comment and ask questions. (5) Live Teleconference A CLE activity broadcast in real-time via telephone in audio or audio plus video form to listeners in remote locations and accessed solely by an individual attorney. The attorney must be able to contact the moderator or presenters during the activity to comment and ask questions. (6) Any other format approved by the commission . (l) Prerecorded programming means the following CLE programming accessed solely by an individual attorney: audiotape, videotape, CD, podcast, CD-ROM, DVD, or another format approved by the commission and defined in its Guidelines for Prerecorded Programming.

10 (m) Professionalism means conduct consistent with the tenets of the LEGAL profession by which an attorney demonstrates civility, honesty, integrity, character, fairness, competence, ethical conduct, public service, and respect for the rules of law, the courts, clients, other attorneys, witnesses, and unrepresented parties. (n) Rules means the Rules Relating to CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION , together with any amendments thereto, adopted by the Supreme Court. RULE 803 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (a) Credit Hours. An active attorney must earn a minimum of 12 CLE credit hours at approved programs in each compliance period (July 1 to June 30). Of the 12 hours, at least 2 hours must be in the area of ethics and professionalism.