HB 2343 Initials NM/DC Page 1 Caucus & COW ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session House: JUD DP 8-0-0-1 HB 2343: legal document preparers; license requirements Sponsor: Representative Hendrix, LD 14 Caucus & COW Overview Grants certified legal document preparers the ability to apply credit from a continuing education program to both their state agency license renewal requirements and their continuing legal education (CLE) activity requirements. History Pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-112.01, state bar members can earn dual credit for state agency license renewal requirements and their annual CLE requirements if they attend a qualifying continuing education program. To be eligible, the continuing education program must: 1) consist of an organized program of learning; 2) deal with matters directly related to the law; 3) follow an agenda; and 4) be accompanied by substantive or practical written materials or exercises. Provisions 1. Permits certified legal document preparers to earn and apply dual credit, toward both their state agency license renewal requirements and annual CLE requirements, from the same continuing education activity. (Sec. 1) ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note