KS CLE Requirements
What are KS MCLE requirements?
UPDATED MCLE REQUIREMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS: The Kansas Supreme Court issued an Administrative Order to extend the modifications to temporarily waive the limitation on prerecorded programming from September 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The rule change issued by the Kansas Supreme Court for attendance in the 2019-2020 reporting period granting an automatic extension without penalty through September 30, 2020 has expired. There are no further rule changes at this time.
Kansas attorneys are required to complete 12.00 credit hours every year. Members must fulfill at least 6.00 credit hours of their CLE requirement with activities approved for Live classroom CLE credit; 6.00 credit hours may be fulfilled with prerecorded formats.
What are KS MCLE specialty credit requirements?
Specialty Credit (Specialty credits may be taken as Live or Prerecorded Format)
Required - Ethics and Professionalism (EP Credit): 2.00 credit hours.
Optional - Law Practice Management (LPM Credit): 2.00 credit hours maximum
When is the KS MCLE compliance deadline?
June 30th
How do I report my KS MCLE?
NBI, Inc. will report your credit to the Kansas CLE Board. A Verified Certificate of Completion will be sent to you. Please retain for your records.
Each compliance period, the Kansas CLE Board provides one interim report and one annual report to each attorney. Attorneys may register for online access to their records. The online access enrollment form is available at www.kscle.org.
What are KS MCLE requirements for newly admitted attorneys?
An attorney newly admitted to practice law in Kansas is exempt from the CLE requirement during the period prior to the first compliance period beginning after admission to practice.
Example: Attorney is admitted to practice 1/15/18 - no CLE is required for the remainder of the compliance period ending 6/30/18.
What is allowed for Prerecorded Format credit?
Maximum 6.00 credit hours.