Assigned to JUDE FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2343
legal document preparers; license requirements
Purpose
Adds legal document preparers to the licensees who, when earning continuing education
credit towards a state agency license renewal, must also earn credit towards the licensee's annual
continuing legal education (CLE) activity requirement.
Background
The Supreme Court must provide that if a member of the state bar attends a continuing
education program and earns continuing education credit to fulfill a state agency license renewal
requirement, the member must also earn credit for the member's annual CLE activity requirement,
if the continuing education program: 1) consists of an organized program of learning; 2) deals with
matters directly related to the law; 3) follows an agenda; and 4) is accompanied by substantive or
practical written materials or exercises. State agency license renewal requirement is an amount of
continuing education that a person must obtain in order to satisfy a requirement imposed by law
to maintain or renew a professional license issued by an agency, board, commission or department
of Arizona (A.R.S. § 12-112.01).
In Arizona all certified legal document preparers must attend at least 10 hours of approved
continuing education between May 1 and April 30 each year, and at least 20 hours of continuing
education must be completed by April 30 of every odd-numbered year. The continuing education
requirements do not apply to certified legal document preparer business entities and hours of
participation may not be transferred to certification periods other than the period in which the
participation occurred (ACJA § 7-208).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Adds legal document preparers to the licensees who, when earning continuing education credit
towards a state agency license renewal, must also earn credit towards the licensee's annual
CLE activity requirement.
2. Makes conforming changes.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
JUD 1/29/25 DP 8-0-0-1
3rd Read 2/13/25 53-0-7
Prepared by Senate Research
March 3, 2025
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