Rule 803: Kansas Continuing Legal Education Board

(a)   The Board. The Supreme Court establishes the Kansas Continuing Legal Education Board to assist the Supreme Court and OJA with administering and regulating continuing legal education. The Board replaces the Continuing Legal Education Commission. 

(b)   Duties and Responsibilities. The Board’s responsibilities include the following:

(1)   approving providers and programs;

(2)   determining the number of CLE credit hours to be awarded for participating in a program;

(3)   granting or withdrawing approval of CLE programs;

(4)   granting waivers and extensions of time to complete requirements; and

(5)   developing guidelines as described in Rule 801(h).

(c)   Membership. The Board consists of nine members appointed by the Supreme Court. All attorney members must be registered under Rule 206. The members are as follows:

(1)   five practicing attorneys, at least one of whom has been admitted to practice law in Kansas for fewer than 10 years;

(2)   one faculty representative from the University of Kansas School of Law and one faculty representative from Washburn University School of Law;

(3)   one nonattorney; and

(4)   one justice or judge.

(d)   Terms. The Supreme Court will appoint each Board member for a three-year term. No member may serve more than two consecutive three-year terms. The Supreme Court will appoint a new member to fill a vacancy on the Board; the new member will serve the remainder of the unexpired term and is then eligible to serve two consecutive three-year terms. A member is eligible for one or more additional terms after a break in service.

(e)   Election of Officers. The Board will elect from its members a chair and a vice chair at the first Board meeting held in each annual compliance period.

(f)   Meetings; Quorum. The Board will meet quarterly and when the need arises. Five members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

[History: New rule adopted effective July 1, 2011; Am. (b) effective July 1, 2011; Am. (g) effective November 8, 2011; Am. (d) effective August 24, 2012; Am. effective July 1, 2017; Am. effective October 2, 2019; Rule 802(b)-(g) renumbered to Rule 803 and Am. effective April 2, 2021; Am. effective June 1, 2021; Am. effective July 1, 2022.]