A] No. Applications for accreditation submitted to the CLE Board of Directors must include an original signature and must be stamped at least 60 days prior to the program. Fax copies of applications or application documents will not be accepted. Q] If our application is denied, is there an appeal process? A] Promoters of individual course offerings must submit a new application if they intend to re-offer the course. A written request for renewal of hybrid accreditation must be received by the Commission at least 45 days before the end of the accreditation period. Any application after this period will be considered as a new application for course accreditation. Accredited suppliers must apply for renewal of their status for a further period of three years at least 45 days before the end of the accreditation period. If renewal is not received on time, the status ends and the supplier must submit a new application for accredited supplier status. A] Applications stamped less than 60 days prior to the launch of the program are not eligible for accreditation except in extenuating circumstances. Applications submitted after the end of a program are not eligible for accreditation, except in exceptional circumstances. Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter outlining the circumstances that led to the late submission. A late submission caused by a delay in the production of written documents for a program may be the basis for extenuating or exceptional circumstances. Q] Is there a special application form for hybrid accreditation? A] To be eligible for accredited provider status, an organization must be a “legal organization” and have organized, sponsored, and administered at least eight distinct and distinct CLE courses in New York (or outside of New York, but not by a New York-approved jurisdiction) within the past three years, specifically tailored to a legal audience and otherwise individual course accreditation standards.
accomplish. The eligibility criteria and standards for accredited supplier status are described in more detail in Section 8(B) of the CLE Board Of Directors Regulations and Guidelines. A] Yes, even if the status of an accredited provider is denied, your courses can be accredited individually if they meet the accreditation standards for individual courses. Before you can apply for course accreditation, you must have a portal account and a CLE vendor number. To do this, send an email to a course approval specialist, on behalf of your organization, contact person, email address, phone number, and mailing address. Legal specialization and education have recently introduced the accreditation of online courses. To apply, you must have both a login and password for the Florida Bar Portal and a CLE vendor number. Lawyers can apply for a CLE loan for a course by completing an application for course accreditation online or by mail. A] If you are not an accredited provider in New York, but have received individual course accreditation or hybrid accreditation, you must submit a completed course summary form for each CLE Board-accredited course or program for which at least one attorney will be granted a New York CLE loan.
For more information, see the course summary instructions. A] For the accreditation (or reaccreditation) of courses offered in a non-traditional format (e.g., cassette, videotape, online course, conference call), the CLE Board of Directors requires an independent review by a sponsor of a lawyer`s participation in the non-traditional activity of the CLE. (New York-accredited providers that have already been approved for non-traditional formats must have the participation of a lawyer for all non-traditional formats used on or after 1. January 2003, to be reviewed by the proponent and to submit a description of the review process (verification procedures) to the CLE Board of Directors.) • If you do not respond to requests for additional information, CLE staff will close request A] No. The registration fee for a cle program must be reasonable and cover the CLE program and the issuance of CLE credits. Lawyers applying for a CLE loan cannot be charged an additional administrative or CLE fee. A supplier may have a fee schedule, including free admission, for non-lawyers. Always remember that a cle program must be specifically tailored to a legal audience and must primarily serve to increase the professional legal competence of lawyers in one of the CLE loan categories. A] You cannot grant CLE credit for training lawyers in the general use of desktop computers, as these skills are not related to legal practice and the main purpose of this training is not to increase the professional legal competence of lawyers.
However, training on the legal components of word processing software, such as composition templates or government tables, may be eligible for a CLE credit. Q] Can we charge an application fee to those applying for financial assistance? Please read the FAQ website and download and read the following “How to” before submitting an online application for course accreditation: Q] How do I apply for accreditation of a course that my organization wishes to offer in New York City? If you are an existing CLE provider from the Florida Bar that has not yet applied for online course accreditation, email a course approval specialist to verify your contact information (including your vendor number, organization name, contact person, email address, your telephone number and mailing address). Q] How do I know if our application has been approved? A] Sections 2(D)(1) and 3(C)(1) of the Regulations and Guidelines allow for reasonable credit in cases where the participant has missed part of a presentation due to unforeseen events, provided that he or she has received the full educational benefit of the actual portions of the presentation he or she attended. Examples of unforeseen events may include unforeseen weather or traffic conditions or a family health emergency that delays a course participant`s arrival or forces a participant to leave the course prematurely. Common sense should be used by the supplier; For example, the absence of two or three minutes from the introductory part of a presentation would not provide sufficient reason to deny full recognition to a participant if the participant has received all the educational benefits of the presentation. Conversely, however, full credit should not be given if the absence of a participant has prevented the participant from receiving the full educational benefit of a presentation. A] Applicants will receive written notice of the approval, conditional approval or rejection of applications for accreditation by first-class mail to the contact person at the address indicated on the application. The individual course approval notification shows the number of approved credit hours and the distribution of categories. When hybrid accreditation is granted, the period for which the course is approved is indicated. Accredited suppliers will be informed of the start and end dates of the accreditation period.
A] You must submit the application to the CLE Board of Directors to obtain the status of accredited supplier. No other application forms will be accepted. The application must include a list of all key courses or programs sponsored, organized and managed by your organization in the last three years. The application must also include all required attachments, including detailed information for three courses or programs: two submitted within 18 months of the date of application and one submitted 18 to 36 months prior to the date of application. For more information, see paragraph 8(B) of the regulations and guidelines. A] The CLE Board of Directors has determined that programs to teach lawyers marketing, networking and/or business development skills do not serve as a primary objective to increase a lawyer`s professional legal skills, that their subject matter does not fall into any of the CLE credit categories and therefore they are not eligible for CLE loans. However, if a program or part of a program focuses on the ethical aspects of business development, such as conflict screening, that program or part of it may be eligible for a CLE credit. A] A legal body, for the purposes of eligibility to become an accredited provider, is an organization whose courses are primarily taught by lawyers and are primarily designed for the public of lawyers.