Bill > SB1311

This bill amends Supreme Court Rule 15.05 regarding continuing legal education (CLE) requirements for lawyers in Missouri, primarily reducing the number of required ethics credit hours from three to two while maintaining the overall 15-hour annual CLE requirement. The key changes include modifying the ethics credit hour mandate, removing the specific requirement that one ethics credit hour must focus on bias, diversity, inclusion, or cultural competency (though these topics remain eligible for ethics credits), and making minor adjustments to reporting and credit accumulation rules. The bill continues to allow lawyers to carry over excess credit hours to the next reporting year, provides exemptions for newly licensed lawyers and those on inactive status, and maintains provisions for special circumstances like legislative service and family court judges. Notably, the bill preserves the overall structure of CLE requirements while providing slightly more flexibility in how lawyers can fulfill their annual education obligations, with ongoing emphasis on professional ethics and skill development.

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