How early can I report CLE credits in Kansas?

CLE reporting in Kansas is handled primarily by providers, not attorneys. Providers must electronically report attendance within 30 days of the program via the Kansas CLE attendance portal; attorneys review and confirm via the annual transcript notice.

Key Details:

• For provider-approved live or online programs, providers are required to submit attendance through the Kansas CLE system no later than 30 days after the course.
• Individual attorneys do not normally self-report attendance for provider-approved programs.
• Kansas CLE issues an annual transcript notice to attorneys; attorneys have 30 days to dispute any discrepancies.
• CLE must be completed by June 30 of each year; providers must post attendance by July 31 to count toward that year’s credits.

Key Takeaway: In Kansas, reporting is provider-driven via an online attendance portal; attorneys rely on the annual transcript notice to confirm compliance.

You report CLE credits in Kansas via provider or attorney reporting, with a requirement to complete credits by June 30 and have them posted by July 31.
Kansas operates on an annual cycle and uses an online transcript (MyKSCLE) system to record CLE compliance.

Overview of Kansas CLE Reporting

Under Kansas Supreme Court Rule 804, active attorneys must complete 12 CLE credit hours per year, including 2 hours in ethics and professionalism. An attorney may carry over up to 10 unused general attendance credits (ethics credits cannot carry over as ethics). Providers or attorneys must report attendance in the form and manner prescribed by the Office of Judicial Administration.

The Kansas CLE FAQ indicates that providers automatically report full-duration attendance and that credits should appear on your transcript within 30 days.

Steps to Report CLE in Kansas

• Complete your 12 required CLE credit hours (including 2 ethics) by June 30.
• Retain your certificate of attendance and program details.
• Check your MyKSCLE transcript; providers are expected to report attendance within 30 days.
• If a program is missing, contact the provider or submit required reporting as permitted under Rule 806.
• Verify that credits earned through Sprout Education appear in your transcript (we report attendance where allowed) and monitor that your compliance status is updated.

Key Takeaway: In Kansas, complete your 12 CLE hours by June 30, and then rely on provider reporting to your MyKSCLE transcript. Confirm your compliance status by July 31. Sprout Education supports your reporting where permitted, but your adherence and transcript confirmation are your responsibility.

Kansas attorneys must complete 12 CLE credit hours each year. That includes at least 2 hours in ethics.

Annual CLE Requirements in Kansas

• Total requirement: 12 credit hours per compliance period (July 1 – June 30)
• Ethics requirement: 2 credit hours
• Compliance deadline: June 30
• Reporting deadline: July 31 following compliance year

Credit Carryover & Limits

• Up to 10 unused general attendance credits may carry into the next period
• Ethics/professionalism credits in excess may carry as general attendance credits—not as ethics credits
• No self-study credit (self-study, defined as unmoderated, does not count)

Exemptions & Special Rules

• Newly admitted attorneys are exempt from CLE during their initial compliance period
• Inactive, retired, or disabled attorneys, and judges not practicing law are exempt

Provider Support

• Sprout Education tracks your CLE hours and ensures reporting to Kansas CLE Commission for every relevant course on our platform

Key Takeaway: Kansas requires 12 CLE hours annually per attorney, including 2 hours in ethics and professionalism, with carryover of up to 10 general credits, and no credit for self-study.

No — Kansas does not allow individual attorneys to enter and submit CLE credits themselves; CLE providers report attendance via the Kansas CLE system.

Kansas attorneys use the MyKSCLE portal to view transcripts, dispute discrepancies, and pay noncompliance fees, but they cannot directly post hours.

Details:

• The Kansas CLE site “MyKSCLE” is the attorney portal to review one’s CLE transcript, monitor compliance, and pay fees.
• The Kansas CLE FAQ explicitly states that the system “does not have the capability for individual attorneys to enter their continuing education hours.”
• Providers are required to report attendance electronically within 30 days for approved courses, which then are reflected in your transcript.
• If a course was completed outside Kansas or not reported, you may submit an affidavit to the CLE office, but that is a manual or provider-facilitated process, not direct online entry.

Key Takeaway:
Kansas attorneys cannot self-submit CLE credits — all attendance must be reported by approved providers; the attorney’s role is to review the transcript, dispute errors, and certify compliance where appropriate.

Kansas attorneys must complete 12 CLE credit hours each compliance year, including at least 2 hours of ethics.

The compliance period runs July 1 to June 30, and all hours must be reported by July 31.

Details
• Minimum: 12 hours per year.
• Ethics/Professionalism: At least 2 of the 12 hours must address ethics.
• Carryover: Up to 10 unused general attendance hours may be carried forward; ethics hours may carry over only as general credit.
• Daily limit: No more than 8 CLE hours in one day.
• Special categories: Up to 2 hours per year may come from law practice management programs.
• Exemptions: Newly admitted attorneys are exempt for the compliance period in which they are admitted.

Key Takeaway: Kansas requires 12 CLE hours annually (including 2 in ethics), with some carryover allowed, a daily maximum, and reporting by July 31.

Yes — Kansas imposes separate continuing judicial education (CJE) requirements for judges, in addition to the CLE obligations for attorneys.

The Kansas Supreme Court, via Rule 501, mandates that justices and judges must complete judicial-level credits in a distinct program managed through the Office of Judicial Administration.

Details

• Under Kansas Supreme Court Rule 501, each justice or judge must earn at least 13 CJE credit hours during each compliance period (July 1 to June 30), of which at least 2 hours must be in judicial ethics.
• Surplus general CJE hours may be carried over (up to 6 hours) into the next compliance period; ethics hours may carry over only as general credit, not as ethics credit.
• Judicial credit may overlap with programs approved for Kansas attorney CLE: a judge may count attendance at CLE programs approved by the Office of Judicial Administration for Kansas judicial credit.
• The Kansas attorney CLE system under Rule 804 requires active attorneys (except certain judges) to complete 12 CLE credit hours per compliance period, with 2 hours in ethics and professionalism.
• Rule 804 provides that federal or state judges not engaged in practice of law may be exempt from the attorney CLE requirement.

Key Takeaway

In Kansas, judges are required to satisfy a distinct judicial education mandate (CJE) under Rule 501, separate from the attorney CLE requirement, although many programs may count for both.