Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.7 - Credit for CJE Activities

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Accreditation or Approval.
Credit will be given only for
				completion of CJE activities which are accredited or approved by the
				Board.
(b)
Course
				Length.
No course of instruction less than sixty (60) minutes shall be
				considered eligible for CJE credit.
(c)
Credit.
One (1) hour of
				credit will be awarded for each sixty (60) minutes of instruction.
(d)
Credit Increments.
Credit will be recorded in thirty (30) minute increments beyond the first sixty
				(60) minutes. One-half hour credit shall be awarded for courses scheduled at
				least thirty (30) minutes but less than sixty (60) minutes beyond the initial
				sixty (60) minutes and for each half hour scheduled thereafter.
(e)
Approval of CJE Activities
				Conducted by Non-accredited Providers, Alternative Education Activities, and
				Teaching Activities.
(i)
General Statement.
Courses offered by a provider which is not
				an accredited continuing judicial education provider, Alternative Education
				Activities, and teaching activities which harmonize with the scope and purposes
				of this chapter may qualify for CJE credit, subject to the following terms and
				conditions:
(ii)
Individual
				Approval Required.
All CJE activities conducted by a provider which
				has not been accredited by the Board, alternative education activities and
				teaching activities must be individually approved by the Board for
				credit.
(iii)
Requests for
				Approval.
A Judge should request Board approval for continuing
				judicial education activities conducted by a non-accredited provider,
				alternative education activities, or teaching activities sixty (60) days prior
				to the activity, but in all events a Judge must request such approval no more
				than thirty (30) days after completing the activity in order for the request to
				be considered.
(iv)
Form of
				Application.
The application shall be in the form and with such
				documentation required by the Board.
(v)
Additional Information.
Upon request by the Board, the applicant shall submit to the Board information
				concerning the course or activity, including the brochure describing the
				activity and the qualifications of anticipated speakers, the method or manner
				of presentation of materials, and, if requested, a set of the
				materials.
(vi)
Courses
				Pertaining to Non-Judicial Subjects.
If a course does not bear
				entirely on judicial ethics or judicial practice, or the method of presenting
				the course is below minimum standards, the Board may determine that such course
				is entitled to no credit or may assign such partial credit as it deems
				appropriate.
(vii)
Teaching
				Activities.
The following additional terms and conditions apply to
				credit for teaching activities:
1. Credit
				will be given on the basis of two hours credit for each hour of presentation
				where the applicant has prepared quality written materials for use in the
				presentation.
2. Credit for repeat
				presentations or presentations without such written materials will be given
				only for the actual time of presentation.