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àOn€March€6,€1998,€the€Commission€on€Continuing€Legal€Education€andÏSpecialization€filed€in€this€Court€a€petition€asking€the€Court€to€amend€Supreme€Court€RuleÏ21€to€modify€and€expand€various€provisions€relative€to€the€duties€of€the€Commission€and€toÏthe€methods€by€which€CLE€credit€may€be€earned.€€Prior€to€filing€this€petition€with€theÏCourt,€the€Commission€sought€comments€from€the€Bar€Associations€throughout€the€state€asÏwell€as€from€individuals.€ññœññ€Toññ›ññ€insure€ññœññbroadññ›ññ€dissemination€of€the€proposed€changes€and€ññœññtoÏprovide€anññ›ññ€opportunity€for€Tennessee€attorneys€to€comment,€the€Commission€prepared€aÏññœññð ðDiscussionññ›ññ€Draftðð€of€the€proposed€ññœññamendments,ññ›ññ€dated€September€26,€1997,€which€wasÏmailed€to€all€State,€Local€and€Speciality€ññœññBar€Associations,€and€to€All€Pro€Bono€CommitteesÏin€Tennessee.€€On€October€17,€1997,€the€Commission€posted€this€Discussion€Draft€on€itsÏInternet€site.ññ€ññññ€ññññTññhe€Commission€also€included€the€text€of€the€ð ðDiscussion€Draftðð€in€the€Fall,Ï1997,€òòRequirementsóó€newsletter€which€was€mailed€to€all€Tennessee€attorneys.ññ€ññññ€Aññññ€ññññAññt€the€end€ofÐ @.à$( Ðthe€comment€period,€the€Commission€revised€the€ð ðDiscussion€Draftðð€to€incorporate€severalÏsuggestions€made€by€individuals€and€bar€groups.€€The€Commission€then€filed€the€petition,Ïwith€the€comments€attached€as€Exhibit€A€in€this€Court.Ìà Ø àThe€proposed€amendments€raised€issues€of€important€public€policy€and€on€MarchÏ31,€1998,€this€Court€entered€an€order€soliciting€public€comments€on€the€proposedÏamendments€from€the€bar€and€the€public.€€After€the€receipt€of€written€responses,€onÏOctober€6,€1998,€this€Court€held€a€public€hearing€on€the€matter€and€received€comments€andÐ (;È16â Ðargument€from€the€Commission€on€Continuing€Legal€Education€and€Specialization€andÏfrom€interested€bar€associations.Ìà Ø àThe€written€and€oral€comments€of€€individuals€and€bar€associations€to€the€petitionÏto€amend€Rule€21€provided€assistance€to€the€Court€and€the€Court€gratefully€acknowledgesÏtheir€views€and€responses.€€NOW,€THEREFORE,€it€is€ORDERED,€that€Rule€21€of€theÏRules€of€the€Supreme€Court€of€Tennessee€is€amended€as€follows:ÌÌSection€1.€€Commission€on€Continuing€Legal€EducationÌÌà Ø àAmend€Section€1.02€by€adding€Section€(c):ÌÌ(c)€to€monitor€developments€in€the€operation€of€this€rule,€and€to€design,€promulgate€forÏdiscussion,€test€and€recommend€to€this€Court€modifications€to€the€Continuing€LegalÏEducation€program€in€Tennessee€as€deemed€appropriate€by€the€Commission.€€InÏfurtherance€of€this€particular€responsibility,€the€Commission€may,€with€prior€CourtÏapproval,€from€time€to€time,€adopt€by€regulation,€after€notice€and€an€opportunity€toÏcomment€to€the€bar€and€CLE€providers€in€Tennessee,€new€accreditation€standards,Ïevaluation€programs,€and€other€similar€programs€for€trial€periods€not€to€exceed€42€monthsÏin€duration.ÌÌSection€2.€€Scope€and€ExemptionsÌÌà0 Ø àAmend€Section€2.05€by€deleting€the€current€ð ðexemptionðð€in€its€entirety,€and€insteadÏstating:Ð Ø $Ø $ ÐÌ2.05€An€attorney€may€receive€12€hours€of€general€continuing€legal€education€credit,€andÏthree€hours€of€ethics€and€professionalism€credit,€for€passing€the€bar€examination€of€anyÏstate,€any€examination€required€by€a€certification€program€approved€under€this€Rule,€or€theÐ P9ð/4 Ðexamination€for€admission€to€practice€before€the€United€States€Patent€and€TrademarkÐ P9ð/4 ÐOffice.€€In€addition,€an€attorney€may€receive€three€hours€of€ethics€and€professionalism€creditÏfor€passing€either€the€ethics€portion€of€a€bar€examination€of€any€state€oññrññññfññ€the€Multi„stateÏProfessional€Responsibility€Examination.€€The€maximum€to€be€earned€by€passing€any€and€allÏbar€examinations€in€a€given€year€is€12€hours€of€general€credit€and€3€hours€ofÏethics/professionalism€credit.ÌÌSection€4.€€Continuing€Legal€Education€CreditsÌÌà0 Ø àAmend€Section€4.03€by€adding€the€underlined€language€to€the€first€sentence€of€theÏsecond€paragraph€of€that€section.Ð Ø $Ø $ ÐÌà0 Ø àð ðCredit€may€also€be€earned€through€teaching€in€an€approved€law€school,€òòor€teachingÐ ¨H Ðlaw„related€courses€at€the€undergraduate€or€graduate€level€in€an€approved€college€orÏuniversityóó.€ÐX!øØ $Ø $ ÐÌSection€4.07Ìà Ø àThe€Commission€may,€in€its€discretion,€award:ÌÌ(a)€up€to€one„half€of€the€annual€requirement€to€attorneys€for€participation€as€members€ofÏgovernmental€commissions,€committees,€or€other€governmental€bodies,€at€either€the€state€oññrññññfññÏnational€level,€involved€in€formal€sessions€for€review€of€proposed€legislation,€rules€orÏregulations,ÌÌ(b)€up€to€the€full€annual€requirement€for€writing€articles€concerning€substantive€law,€theÏpractice€of€law,€or€the€ethical€and€professional€responsibilities€of€attorneys€ññthatññññiññññññc€ñññññ ñf€the€articlesñ ññ ññ ñ€ñ ññ ñ€areÏpublished€in€approved€publications€intended€primarily€for€attorneys;€credit€shall€not€beÏawarded€to€a€named€author€when€the€actual€principal€author€was€another€person€actingÐ P9ð/4 Ðunder€the€direction€or€supervision€of€the€named€author.€€In€requesting€credit€under€thisÏsubsection,€theÏattorneyñÃññÄñlawyerñÄñ€shall€provide€the€Commission€with€an€affidavit€stating€the€facts€ofÏauthorship.ÌÌ(c)€ethics€and€professionalism€credit€at€the€rate€of€one€hour€of€credit€for€every€eight€billableÏñÅñhñÅñours€of€pro€bono€legal€representation€provided€through€ñÆñcourt€appointmentñÆññÇññÆñ€ñÆññÇññÈñ,€ñÈñan€organizedÏbar€association€program€or€legal€services€organization,€or€of€pro€bono€mediation€services€asÏrequired€by€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€31€or€the€Federal€Court€Mediation€ProgramsÏestablished€by€the€United€States€District€courts€in€Tennessee.ÌÌIt€is€so€ORDERED€this€the€____€day€of€December,€1998.ÌÓÓÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 à_______________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àChief€Justice€E.€Riley€AndersonÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 à_______________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àJustice€Frank€F.€Drowota,€IIIÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 à_______________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àJustice€Adolpho€A.€Birch,€Jr.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 à_______________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àJustice€Janice€M.€HolderÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 à_______________________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àJustice€William€M.€BarkerÌÌÌÌÌÌà Ø àÌà Ø àÌÌ