ADMINISTRATION

(a) Responsibility. The Young Lawyers Division plans the content and presents basic skills courses. The Young Lawyers Division establishes minimum quality standards for the Practicing with Professionalism course, which must include instruction on discipline, ethics, professionalism, and responsibility to the public. The board of legal specialization and education oversees member compliance with the basic skills course requirement and adopts necessary implementation policies subject to approval by the board of governors.

(b) Delegation of Authority. The board of legal specialization and education may delegate to Florida Bar staff any responsibility in this subchapter, except denying a waiver or exemption from the basic skills course requirement.

(c) Extensions. The board of legal specialization and education may adjust the time for completion, for the basic skills course requirements on the executive director of board of governors’ request for good cause shown, which may include, but is not limited to:

(1) national or regional emergency;

(2) flood, fire, hurricane, extreme weather, or explosion;

(3) disease, epidemic, pandemic, or quarantine;

(4) war, invasion, or terrorist threats or acts;

(5) extended riots, protest, civil unrest, civil strife, or political unrest; or

(6) local, state, federal, or foreign government recommendation, regulation, mandate, order, law, statue, or advisory.

(d) Maintenance of Records. The Florida Bar will maintain a record of each Florida Bar member’s compliance with the basic skills course requirement.