N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 1500.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 1500.3 - The Continuing Legal Education Board

(a) The Continuing Legal Education Board. The Continuing Legal Education Board (CLE board) is hereby established.

(b) Board composition. The CLE board shall consist of 16 resident members of the bench and bar. Three members shall be chosen by each of the presiding justices of the Appellate Divisions, and four members shall be chosen by the Chief Judge of the State of New York. The Chief Judge shall designate the chair. Board members shall serve at the pleasure of the Administrative Board of the Courts.

(c) Quorum. Nine members shall constitute a quorum of the entire CLE board.

(d) Term of service. The term of board members shall be three years. Board members shall be appointed for no more than one three-year term.

(e) Duties and responsibilities. The CLE board is authorized to: accredit providers of courses, programs, and other educational activities that will satisfy the requirements of the program; determine the number of credit hours for which continuing legal education credit will be given for particular courses or programs; adopt or repeal regulations and forms consistent with these rules; examine course materials and the qualifications of continuing legal education instructors; consult and appoint committees in furtherance of its official duties as necessary; foster and encourage the offering of accredited courses and programs, particularly in geographically isolated regions; and report annually on its activities to the Chief Judge, the presiding justices of the Appellate Divisions and the Chief Administrator of the Courts.

(f) Expenses. Members of the CLE board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable, actual and direct expenses incurred in furtherance of their official duties.

(g) Confidentiality. The files, records and proceedings of the CLE board, as they relate to an attorney's satisfying the requirements of this Part, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except in furtherance of the duties of the board or upon the request of the attorney affected, or as they may be introduced in evidence or otherwise produced in proceedings implementing this Part.

(h) Appeal of determinations. Any person or organization aggrieved by a determination pursuant to this Part may seek administrative review of that determination pursuant to the regulations and guidelines adopted by the CLE board.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 1500.3