PRINTER'S NO. 4557
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1059
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, GALLOWAY, HILL-EVANS, SHUSTERMAN,
FREEMAN, SAPPEY, SANCHEZ, ROZZI, WEBSTER AND HOWARD,
OCTOBER 19, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 19, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board to
mandate one ethics continuing legal education credit on
diversity, equity and inclusion for every active lawyer in
this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, A permanent program adopted by the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania established minimum requirements for continuing
legal education for Pennsylvania lawyers; and
WHEREAS, The program was established by an order of the
Supreme Court dated January 7, 1992, and is administered by the
Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education (PACLE) Board; and
WHEREAS, The public properly expects that lawyers, in the
practice of law, will maintain certain standards of professional
competence and ethical behavior; and
WHEREAS, The requirement for continuing legal education was
established to ensure that, throughout their careers, lawyers
admitted to practice in this Commonwealth remain current
regarding the law and maintain the requisite knowledge and skill
necessary to fulfill their professional responsibilities; and
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18