Continuing Legal Education Board continues to monitor pandemic recovery and administer policy regarding the rules and regulations for continuing legal education offered through distance learning.
When shutdowns during the pandemic created an absence of traditional, live in-person, classroom options, the Board received approval from the Court to temporarily relax all distance learning limitations. This accommodation allowed the CLE requirements for the 2020 and 2021 compliance periods to be completed with credits earned through live-online or prerecorded programs offered through Accredited Providers.
For compliance periods ending in 2022 and thereafter, or until further modification by the Board, the number of credits earned through accredited pre-recorded/on-demand (asynchronous) programs shall not exceed six (6). Credits earned through accredited live-online (synchronous) programs shall be treated the same as traditional classroom courses. Please note how distance learning policy applies to your compliance group below:
Compliance Group 1 - Annual Deadline April 30
2023 Compliance Period: 5/1/22 - 4/30/23 and
2024 Compliance Period: 5/1/23 - 4/30/24
- Six (6) credits must be live-online or in-person/classroom
- Up to (6) credits may be completed through pre-recorded online courses
- Only credits through live-online and in-person/classroom courses taken during this period may carry forward (up to two compliance periods)
Compliance Group 2 - Annual Deadline August 31
2023 Compliance Period: 9/1/22 - 8/31/23 and
2024 Compliance Period: 9/1/23 - 8/31/24
- Six (6) credits must be live-online or in-person/classroom
- Up to (6) credits may be completed through pre-recorded online courses
- Only credits through live-online and in-person/classroom courses taken during this period may carry forward (up to two compliance periods)
Compliance Group 3 - Annual Deadline December 31
2023 Compliance Period: 1/1/23 - 12/31/23 and
2024 Compliance Period: 1/1/24 - 12/31/24
- Six (6) credits must be live-online or in-person/classroom
- Up to (6) credits may be completed through pre-recorded online courses
- Only credits through live-online and in-person/classroom courses taken during this period may carry forward (up to two compliance periods)
Please Note: The above distance learning conditions apply to the 2022 requirements also.
All distance-learning credits must be reported by an Accredited Provider of Distance Learning. Please refer to the link below for a list of approved distance learning providers:
https://www.pacle.org/providers/distance-learning
Still have a question? Please contact us at 1-800-497-2253 or email us at pacleb@pacle.org.
A member of our staff will be happy to assist.
To review all PA CLE Covid-19 accommodations click here.
The CLE Board will continue to monitor the impact of the coronavirus and update this page with news and announcements.
In the meantime, you can learn more about mitigating the spread of the virus at health.pa.gov.
