In re Order Promulgating Amendments to the Rules of the Minn. State Bd. of Continuing Legal Educ.

Full title: ORDER PROMULGATING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BOARD OF…

Court: STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT

Date published: Sep 29, 2015

ADM09-8008 (Minn. Sep. 29, 2015)

Opinion

ADM09-8008

09-29-2015

ORDER PROMULGATING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BOARD OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

Lorie S. Gildea Chief Justice

In June 2015, the court reviewed a recommendation of the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) to reduce the fee for certain applications submitted for CLE course approval. Specifically, the CLE Board recommended that the fee for course-approval applications that are submitted electronically be reduced in order to encourage electronic filing and payment, increase efficiency in processing those applications, and reduce staff time. After review of the CLE Board's proposal, the court approved an annual budget for the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education that reduces the fee for certain course-approval applications. An amendment to Rule 4 of the Rules of the CLE Board is therefore needed.

Pursuant to the inherent authority of this court to regulate the practice of law,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The attached amendments to the Rules of the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education are promulgated and effective as of January 1, 2016.

2. The Rules of the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education, as amended by this order, shall be posted on the CLE Board's website.

Dated: September 29, 2015

BY THE COURT:

/s/

Lorie S. Gildea

Chief Justice

AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BOARD

OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

In the following amendments , deletions are indicated by a line drawn through the words and additions by a line drawn under the words.

Rules of the Minnesota

State Board of

Continuing Legal Education

INDEX

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4. Applying for Credit; Fees

A. Course Approval and Fee Information

B. Professional Responsibility or Ethics: General Treatment

C. Sanctions for Failure to Include Ethics

D. Law and Literature

E. Notice of Credit

* * * Rule 4. Applying for Credit; Fees A. Course Approval and Fee Information. No segment of any course shall be approved in more than one credit category. In applying for course approval, a sponsoring agency or lawyer shall submit to the Board an application for course approval (see Appendix I) and include the following:

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(8) Fees.

(a) Af Fee in the amount of $35 shall be paid when an application for course approval is submitted by means other than through the Board's Online Attorney and Sponsor Integrated System (OASIS).
(b) A fee in the amount of $20 shall be paid when an application for course approval is submitted electronically through the Board's Online Attorney and Sponsor Integrated System (OASIS).
(c) This fFees for course approval may be subject to waiver under the provisions of Rule 3D(1).
(d) A fee is not required when submitting an application for either of the following types of courses meeting Rule 4 and Rule 5 requirements:

(a i) a previously approved course that has been recorded and is replayed in its entirety with a live moderator present during the scheduled question and answer period of the program; or

(b ii) a live course 60 minutes or less in duration.