What is the reporting format for CLE in Kansas?

In Kansas, you can have your CLE credits reported as soon as a provider submits attendance — providers generally have up to 30 days to report them after the course.

You do not need to wait until June 30 (the compliance deadline) to begin having credits posted; the reporting process is continuous throughout the compliance period.

Key Details

• Kansas’s compliance period runs July 1 through June 30 each year.
• Attorneys must complete 12 CLE credits per year, including 2 in ethics/professionalism.
• Providers are responsible for reporting attendance under Rule 806(a) after the program is completed.
• Sprout Education reports attendance and credit to Kansas CLE within 30 days of course completion (when using our platform).
• Credits must be reported by July 31 following June 30 to satisfy Kansas’s reporting deadline.

Key Takeaway
In Kansas, reporting of CLE credits is ongoing — you can begin having credits posted as soon as your provider submits attendance (typically within 30 days), long before the June 30 compliance cutoff.

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.

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.

In Kansas, attorneys who miss the June 30 CLE completion deadline may continue earning credits after the deadline, but if the Office of Judicial Administration (OJA) determines noncompliance, it issues a certified notice. Attorneys then have 30 days from that notice to provide proof of compliance or request a hearing before potential suspension.

Kansas CLE Grace & Cure Timeline

• June 30: Deadline to complete required CLE credits (12 total, including 2 ethics/professionalism).
• July–August: Attorneys may continue completing CLE courses and reporting credits to the Kansas CLE Commission.
• Early August: The OJA assesses a $75 noncompliance fee for attorneys who appear deficient as of that date.
• Certified noncompliance notice: The OJA sends formal notice to any attorney still appearing noncompliant.
• 30-day cure period: Attorneys have 30 days from the date of the certified notice to submit proof of compliance, pay fees, or request a hearing before the Kansas Supreme Court.
• Failure to respond: If an attorney does not cure or respond within 30 days, suspension proceedings may be initiated.

Key Takeaway

Kansas provides a post-deadline cure process: attorneys can complete CLE after June 30, but once a noncompliance notice is issued, they have 30 days to provide proof of compliance or request a hearing before disciplinary action is taken.

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.