Texas

Newly Admitted
In this category if date of admission is within last 3 years AND the birth month following the date of
admission is within the last 2 years.
Cycle:
2 years
Begins:
o On the 1st day of the birth month following the date of admission.
o Example 1: If admitted on January 5, 2015 and birthday is on January 19th, then cycle begins
on January 1st 2016
o Example 2: If admitted on January 5, 2015 and birthday is on March 5, then cycle begins on
March 1, 2015
o Example 3: If admitted on January 5, 2015 and birthday is on January 2, then cycle begins on
January 1, 2016.
Ends:
o 2 years after it begins, on the last day of the birth month
Requirements:
o 15 hours total
o 3 credits in ethics or professional responsibility
o Limit 3 hours of self-study, inc. 1 ethics
Carry forward:
o 15 hours limit,
o 3 ethics limit
Misc. Member can add CLEs from the year prior to the beginning of the cycle

Experienced

Cycle:
o Annual
o Begins on first day of birth month and ends on last day of birth month
Requirements:
o 15 hours total
o 3 credits in ethics or professional responsibility
o Limit 3 hours of self-study, inc. 1 ethics
Carry forward:
o 15 hours limit,
o 3 ethics limit

New York
Newly Admitted
In this category if date of admission is within the last two years.
Cycle
o Two 1 year cycles
o 1st Cycle: Begins on date of admission, and ends on anniversary
o 2nd Cycle: Begins on 1st anniversary and ends on 2nd anniversary
Requirements
 o For each cycle: Ethics/Professionalism (3 Credits); Skills (6 Credits); Law Practice/Areas of
Professional Practice (7 Credits)
Can carry over 16 credits from pre-admission to first year; 8 credits from first cycle to second
cycle; 6 credits from second cycle to next cycle.
o Exception: If birthday is before admission date, then attorney can carry over 12 credits from
second cycle to next cycle.
Experienced
In this category if date of admission is not within the last 2 years
Cycle
o 2 years
o Begins: On birthdate on every 2nd year after admission (i.e. if admission is in 2012, cycle
begins on birthdate in 2014, then on birthdate in 2016, etc.)
o Ends: 2 years after begin date
Can carry over 6 credits from one cycle to another
Requirements
o 24 credits
o 4 must be in Ethics

Illinois (http://www.mcleboard.org/files/AttorneyMCLERequirement.aspx)
Newly Admitted
In this category if admitted in the last year
Cycle
o Cycle: 1 year
o Begins on admission date and ends on last day of the month that they were admitted
Requirements:
o 1 Basic Skills Course; 9 hours of other CLE courses;
Experienced
In this category if not admitted in the last year
Cycle: 2 years
Begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 two years later
o If last name is A-M, begins on every even numbered year following completion of Cycle 1
o If last name is N-Z, begins on every odd numbered year following completion of Cycle 1 (i.e.
if last name is Smith, cycles will begin on July 1 in 2011, 2013, 2015)
Requirements:
o 30 credits, including 6 Professional Responsibility

California
Newly Admitted
Admitted Group 1 [last name is A-G] Group 2 [last name is H-M] Group 3 [last name is N-
Compliance cycle: 2/1/13 - Compliance cycle is 2/1/15 - Z] Compliance cycle is
1/31/16 1/31/18 2/1/14 - 1/31/17
Due: Feb. 1, 2016 Due: Feb. 1, 2018 Due: Feb. 1, 2017
June 2013 23 hours including Regular 25 hour requirement Regular 25 hour
4 hours ethics requirement
1 hour bias
1 hour competence issues
December 19 hours including Regular 25 hour requirement
2013 3 hours ethics Regular 25 hour
1 hour bias requirement
 1 hour competence issues
June 2014 14 hours including Regular 25 hour requirement
3 hours ethics 23 hours including
1 hour bias 4 hours ethics
1 hour competence issues 1 hour bias
1 hour competence issues
December 10 hours including Regular 25 hour requirement 19 hours including
2014 2 hours ethics 3 hours ethics
1 hour bias 1 hour bias
1 hour competence issues 1 hour competence issues
June 2015 6 hours including 23 hours including
1 hour ethics 4 hours ethics 14 hours including
1 hour bias 1 hour bias 3 hours ethics
1 hour competence issues 1 hour competence issues 1 hour bias
1 hour competence issues
December N/A 19 hours including 10 hours including
2015 3 hours ethics 2 hours ethics
1 hour bias 1 hour bias
1 hour competence issues 1 hour competence issues

Experienced
Cycle
o 3 years
o Begins on Feb 1 and ends on Jan 31 three years later
If last name is A-G: 2/1/16- 1/31/19
If last name is H-M: 2/1/15 - 1/31/18
If last name is N-Z: 2/1/14 - 1/31/17
Please program for every three years based on the pattern above
Requirements:
o 25 hours
Ethics: 4 hours
Competence Issues: 1 hour
Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society: 1 hour
o At least half must be "participatory"
o Maximum "self study": 12.5 hours
o Can't carry forward any hours

Florida (http://www.floridabar.org/divexe/rrtfb.nsf/FV?Openview&Start=1&Expand=6.10#6.10)
Newly Admitted
Cycle:
o 3 years
o User must enter end date of cycle, because it is provided by Florida to each member
Requirements:
o Practicing with Professionalism Program (within 12 months of admission; can be taken
within 12 months before admission)
o 3 Basic Level Programs (within 3 years cycle)
Experienced
Cycle:
o 3 years
o User must enter end date of cycle, because it is provided by Florida to each member
 Requirements:
o For Cycles beginning before January 1, 2017
30 credits
5 credits in ethics, professionalism, bias elimination, substance abuse, or mental
illness awareness programs
o For cycles beginning on or after January 1, 2017
33 credits
5 credits in ethics, professionalism, bias elimination, substance abuse, or mental
illness awareness programs
3 credits in technology programs
No carryover