As set out in the KPA Professional Certification Program Policy, Sections 2.01, 9.02 and 9.03, continuing legal education (CLE) activity is approved for KPACC CLE credit if the Committee determines that the activity is conducted by a KPACC approved CLE Sponsor and meets the criteria:

As used in the Certified Kentucky Paralegal Program (CKPP): 

• Continuing Legal Education (CLE) means legal and other education programs which are designed to maintain and improve the professional competence of practicing paralegals.  
• Credit is a 50-minute unit for measuring Continuing Legal Education (CLE) activity. A credit for purposes of this requirement is fifty (50) minutes of actual instruction. Instructional time shall not include introductory remarks, breaks, or business meetings held in conjunction with a continuing legal education activity.  
• CLE Ethics Credit means any 50-minute unit of a legal or other education program activity relating primarily to legal ethics, including but not limited to the Kentucky Paralegal Association’s Paralegal Professional Standards of Conduct or Kentucky Supreme Court Rule 3.130.

All continuing legal education activity, including those conducted by a KPACC approved CLE sponsor, must meet the following criteria to be eligible for CLE credit:

• The activity is an organized program of learning including a course of study, workshop, symposium or lecture, which contributes directly to the legal competence of a paralegal.
• The activity deals primarily with substantive legal issues directly related to paralegal practice and includes consideration of any related issues of legal ethics or professional responsibility.
• The activity has significant intellectual or practical content which is timely.
• The activity must be offered by a sponsor having substantial, recent experience and ability in offering continuing legal or law-related education. Demonstrated ability arises partly from the extent to which individuals with legal training or educational experience are involved in the planning, instruction and supervision of the activity.
• The activity itself must be taught and conducted by an individual or group qualified by practical or academic experience;
• It is the obligation of the CKP seeking credit to ensure the activity meets the criteria for approval.  

The following categories of activities are not approved by the KPACC as continuing legal education activity and shall not qualify for CLE credit. 

• Activities designed primarily for clerical or administrative functions.
• Home study or self-study.
• Correspondence classes.
• Programs taken in preparation for licensure exams for non-paralegals.
• Business meetings or committee meetings of paralegal and law-related associations.
• Activity completed prior to successful completion of the Certified Kentucky Paralegal exam and notification to the CKP of certified status or activity completed prior to the calendar year for which the CKP is required to begin reporting CLE credits. 
• No additional credit shall be given for completing or participating in duplicate activities at different times or locations.