Can a CLE provider modify a previously approved or submitted course?
If attendance has never been submitted for the specific course number, a provider may modify a previously submitted course.
In addition to paying for attendees’ credit hours, does the CLE provider pay for credit hours earned by a CLE instructor/presenter?
Yes. A speaker whose presentation is accompanied by five or more pages of thorough, high quality, readable and carefully prepared written materials will qualify for CLE credit on the basis of four hours of credit for each hour of presentation. Presentations accompanied by less than five pages of outlines, or not accompanied by written materials, […]
What does the Tennessee CLE Commission charge to accredit a course?
Tennessee does not charge a fee to accredit a course. Providers pay fees for attorney attendance when attendance is submitted to the Commission. Providers pay $2 per approved credit hour for each attorney licensed in Tennessee who attends the program. This provider’s fee, along with the list of attendees, should be submitted electronically through the […]
If I want to pay by check, how should it be written?
“CLE Commission” is sufficient. Please include your BPR number on the check or in the correspondence accompanying the check so funds are properly applied.
How do I make an online payment?
Instructions on how to make an online payment may be found here.
How do I find out why a course was denied?
Pull up the course. Click on the MAIN tab, and look in the notes section. The reason(s) for the denial will be listed in this section.
I submitted attendance for one of the attendees incorrectly. Can I just submit it again for the correct amount?
NO. Any subsequent postings to the same attorney’s account for the same course are seen as duplicate postings and are ignored. To correct an erroneously reported attendance amount, you must contact the CLE Commission and request to have the incorrect posting deleted. Then you can submit the correct attendance for that attorney again. Don’t forget […]
How do I calculate speaker credit? Is it applied automatically when I mark someone as a speaker?
No, there is no automatic calculation for speaker credit. Marking someone as a speaker only allows you to give them more credit than the course was approved for. The provider must calculate the number of hours the speaker should receive based on the number of pages provided as handouts and enter those hours for the […]
How do I calculate the posting fee I owe?
To calculate the posting fee, multiply the total number of attendance hours submitted by $2.00. For example, 10 attendees who each attended for 1.5 hours, would cost $30.00. If one of the attendees was the speaker and provided ten pages of handouts, the cost is $27.00 for the attendees (9 x 1.5 hours x $2.00) […]
I made a payment and identified the batch/course number. Why hasn’t the batch posted?
Payments are not applied to specific courses or batches. They are simply credits toward the balance you owe. If the payment is not sufficient to pay the entire balance due for your unposted courses, the batch/course will not post.