State Bar of Pennsylvania
To be approved for credit, a CLE course or activity must meet the following standards:
(a) The course shall be of intellectual or practical content;
(b) The course shall contribute directly to lawyers professional competence or skills, or to their education with respect to their professional or ethical obligations;
(c) If a course does not bear entirely on the general requirements for CLE or the practice of law or the substance of laws, practice or procedure or if the method of presenting the course is below minimum standards, the Board may assign partial credit;
(d) Each faculty member must possess the necessary practical or academic skills to conduct the course effectively. Subjects should normally be taught by lawyers or judges;
(e) While written materials need not be distributed for every course, thorough, high quality, readable, carefully prepared written materials should be distributed to all participants at or before the time the course is offered whenever practicable;
(f) The course shall be presented in a suitable setting devoted to the educational activity of the program. No CLE shall consist solely of television viewing in the home, correspondence work, or self study, except as the Board shall approve to accommodate the needs of the handicapped or incapacitated. Video, motion picture or audio tape presentations may be used provided a faculty person is in attendance at all presentations to comment and answer questions. Distance Learning programs may be approved if they meet interactive, technical and accreditation standards set forth by the Board;
(g) The course must be open to any lawyers thought to be interested in the subject matter;
(h) The Board shall adopt rules which will allow providers to obtain prior approval of CLE courses or which may allow providers to obtain post presentation approval of CLE courses subject to the right of the Board to adjust the credit as provided in subsection (c).
12 credits per year. 1 to 2 hours of ethics courses.
60 Minutes.
Docs required: 25 application fee made payable to the PACLE Board and a program agenda or course brochure.
Application deadline: 30 Days prior to event
Application fee: $25
Application formats: Print form (See Application)
Length of reporting period: 1 year
Compliance date: Varies by compliance group. See information below.
Reporting date: Varies by compliance group. Attorneys have 30 days after compliance date to report credit. Below are the reporting periods for the 3 compliance groups.
https://www.pacle.org/faq#provider
Minimum Standards for Providers
1. A provider shall be an organization engaged in CLE which, during the two (2) years immediately preceding its application has sponsored at least five (5) separate courses which would comply with the requirements for course approval under these rules. A provider may be an ABA accredited law school or a bar association within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
2. The Board may establish by regulations additional minimum standards for providers.
3. At all times a provider must:
a. Develop and implement methods to evaluate its course offerings to determine their effectiveness and the extent to which they meet the needs of lawyers, and, upon request from the Board, provide course evaluations by attendees;
b. If requested by the Board, a provider shall promptly submit information about the course including any brochure, advertisement or circular describing the course, a description of the method or manner of presentation of the course materials, and a set of any written, videotaped or audiotaped materials;
c. Provide courses consistent with the standards set forth in these rules and any rules adopted by the Board;
d. Make the course available to lawyers throughout the Commonwealth who are thought to be interested in the subject matter;
e. Pay the administrative or provider fees and appropriate attendee fee, if any, established by the Board.