Rule 3 Commission on Continuing Legal Education

(A) Commission Members: The Commission on Continuing Legal Education is established and shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Court for a term of 3 years. The terms shall be staggered so that no more than 3 members’ terms shall end in the same year. The 7 members of the Commission shall include an Attorney from each county and at least one Judicial Officer. The Commission members shall serve without compensation. Four voting members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.

(B) Officers: The Court shall appoint 1 member of the Commission as Chair and 1 member as Vice Chair. The Executive Director of the Commission shall serve as Secretary.

(C) Executive Director: The Executive Director shall be selected and employed by the Court.

(D) Ex-Officio Members: The following shall serve as ex-officio members of the Commission but shall have no vote: the Supreme Court Administrator or the Administrator’s designee, the Executive Director of the Commission, and the Executive Director and the Director of Continuing Legal Education of the Delaware State Bar Association.

(E) Powers and Duties: In addition to administering and interpreting these Rules, the Commission shall be responsible for:

(1) Monitoring the availability of quality continuing legal educational courses and activities to members of the Bench and Bar;

(2) Determining the number of credit hours to be allowed for any continuing legal educational course or activity;

(3) Producing the Court’s annual Pre-Admission Conference;

(4) Approving the curriculum for Fundamentals courses offered under these Rules and providing guidance for the creation of these courses;

(5) Providing policy statements regarding courses, activities, credits, and the interpretation of these Rules;

(6) Recommending to the Court an assessment to be paid by Attorneys concurrently with the annual registration required by Supreme Court Rule 69;

(7) Publishing a schedule of fees to be charged to organizations sponsoring continuing legal education programs as a condition of accreditation for attendees to receive Delaware continuing legal education credit; and

(8) Reporting annually to the Court on the activities of the Commission.