Supreme Court Rule 802 and 804 require that courses to be approved must have "significant intellectual or practical content," and "pertain to a recognized legal subject or other subject matter which integrally relates to the practice of law, or to the professional responsibility or ethical obligations of the participants." The CLE Commission receives applications for course approval of cross-discipline programs that integrally relate to an individual attorney's unique practice.

When such course applications are received from a sponsoring organization, the Commission reviews whether the course is beneficial for practicing attorneys from an objective standard. Consequently, the course will not be approved unless it obviously pertains to a recognized legal subject or to the practice of law. The application may be returned to the sponsor with instructions that the program will be considered on an individual basis when submitted by an attending attorney.

Where an application for course approval is received from a Kansas licensed attorney, and the course does not pertain to a recognized legal subject, the attorney must complete the Individual Application - Interdisciplinary form provided by the Commission.

For questions or comments regarding this policy, please contact the Kansas CLE Commission, 400 S. Kansas Ave., Ste. 202, Topeka KS 66603. (785) 357-6510.