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Written Materials
The Kansas Supreme Court has required by Rule 804(d) that “thorough, high quality, readable, useful and carefully prepared written materials must be made available to all participants at or before the time the program is presented, unless the absence of such materials is recognized as reasonable and approved by the Commission. A brief outline without citations or explanatory notations will not be sufficient.”

Although courses of shorter duration may require less lengthy materials, this requirement must be satisfied by courses of any length in order for CLE credit to be granted. Exceptions to the requirement must be determined well in advance of the activity.

The purpose of the requirement of written materials is threefold. First, it insures thorough course preparation by the provider. Generally, the provider must furnish materials prepared specifically for the course and the subject matter addressed. The distribution of copies of cases or statutes without customized materials is not acceptable. A second purpose of this requirement is to insure that the attendees will be provided with materials which are useful after the course is completed. Materials provided should be sufficient to assist the attendee when questions regarding the particular subject matter covered are raised at a later date and to serve as a general resource after course completion. The third reason for this requirement is to allow the Kansas CLE Commission to evaluate the quality and nature of the course and the actual subject matter being covered. Occasionally neither the title of the course submitted on an application nor the agenda for the presentation provides sufficient information about course content to allow evaluation. The review of the written materials provided to course attendees allows the Commission to assess the quality and subject matter of the course and to insure that the topics addressed are appropriate for accreditation purposes.

The requirement to provide written materials can be satisfied by providing printed copies or copies stored on electronic media. When registering for the program, the attorney can choose to receive the materials by electronic format or hard copy. If the attorney chooses to receive the materials by electronic media, the attorney must have a laptop at the program to access those materials. The provider is responsible for providing a hard copy of the material if the attorney does not bring a laptop. If the materials are emailed to the attorney, rather than provided by electronic media, the same standards apply. The attorney must have a laptop with those materials at the program.

If the attorney does not have materials available at the program, no CLE credit will be granted.

For questions or comments regarding this policy, please contact the Kansas CLE Commission.		  








 
 


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