GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 111
Committee Substitute Favorable 2/23/89

Short Title:  Continuing Legal Education.	(Public)
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January 31, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEYS SHALL RECEIVE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDIT FOR WORK WHILE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS IN SESSION, BUT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS IN THE AREA OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 4 of Chapter 84 of the General Statutes is amended by adding after G.S. 84-23.1 a new section to read:
"§ 84-23.2.  Continuing legal education requirements.
The Council may adopt minimum continuing legal education requirements for attorneys.  The Council shall give each full-time employee of the General Assembly one hour of approved continuing legal education credit for each week the employee works for the General Assembly while the General Assembly is in session.  Each employee may carry over up to 12 hours of this continuing legal education credit to the next calendar year.  Continuing legal education credit earned pursuant to this section may not, however, be used to satisfy the Council's requirements for continuing legal education in the area of professional responsibility."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective retroactively to January 1, 1989.