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Notice This order is subject to further editing and modification. The final version will appear in the bound volume of the official reports. |
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In the matter of the Petition for Amendment to Supreme Court Rules 31.01 and 31.05 relating to Continuing Legal Education |
FILED JAN 29, 2007 A. John Voelker Acting Clerk of Supreme Court Madison, WI |
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On December 9, 2005, the Director of the Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) filed a petition proposing certain amendments to Supreme Court Rule Chapter 31 relating to continuing legal education. At the public hearing conducted on December 11, 2006, the BBE advised the Court that after consulting with the State Bar of Wisconsin, the BBE proposed amending the language in the petition. The State Bar of Wisconsin appeared in support of the petition and the Office of Lawyer Regulation appeared in support of the proposed creation of SCR 31.06. The Court also considered written comments submitted in connection with this petition. At the ensuing open administrative conference the Court adopted the petition, as amended, effective January 29, 2007.
Section 1. 31.01 (6m) of the Supreme Court Rules is created to read:
31.01 (6m) "Repeated on-demand program" means an on-line program delivered over the Internet, repeating a program previously approved by the board, and given at a time of the attendee's choosing within twelve (12) months of the approval of the on-demand on-line program.
Section 2. 31.05 (5) and (6) of the Supreme Court Rules are created to read:
31.05 (5) (a) A repeated on-demand program may be used to satisfy the requirement of SCR 31.02, if all of the following conditions are met:
1. The repeated on-demand program is approved prior to being claimed for credit by a lawyer on CLE Form 1.
2. Sponsors of the approved on-demand on-line program must maintain a roster verifying the attendance of all attorneys logged-in and paying for the program and provide the roster to the board if requested.
(b) No more than 10.0 credits may be claimed for repeated on-demand programs during a lawyer's reporting period.
(c) No legal ethics and professional responsibility credit is allowed for a repeated on-demand program.
(d) Repeated on-demand programs may not be used for reinstatement, readmission, or reactivation.
(6) Each hour of service on the office of lawyer regulation district committee or as an office of lawyer regulation special investigator may be used to satisfy the requirements of SCR 31.02, to a maximum of 3.0 hours of legal ethics and professional responsibility credit per reporting period, provided that the office of lawyer regulation maintains a roster verifying service and provides the roster to the board if requested.
IT IS ORDERED that notice of the creation of Supreme Court Rules 31.01 (6m) and 31.05 (5) and (6) be given by a single publication of a copy of this order in the official state newspaper and in an official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this 29th day of January, 2007.
BY THE COURT:
A. John Voelker
Acting Clerk of Supreme Court