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New! Mandatory Court Employee Education
Effective January 1, 2007
By Lesia J. Mervin, VP Officials
Did you know there’s a new California
Rule of Court that makes it mandatory for all court employees,
including court reporters, to complete eight hours of continuing
education every two years?
To meet that continuing education
requirement, save the date of October 6 – 8 and plan to attend
CCRA’s annual convention. Check with your court’s management for
the guidelines they may have established for this process.
2007 California Rules of Court
Rule 10.464. Trial court managers,
supervisors, and personnel
(a) Applicability
All California trial court managers,
supervisors, and personnel must complete these minimum education
requirements.
(c) Hours-based requirements
(2) Each
court employee who is not a manager or supervisor must complete 8
hours of continuing education every two years, with the exception of
employees who do not provide court administrative or operational
services……..
(3)The
first two-year period for all court managers, supervisors, and
personnel begins on January 1, 2007.
(4)Any
education offered by a provider listed in rule 10.471(a) and any
other education, including education taken to satisfy a statutory,
rules-based, or other education requirement, that is approved by the
executive officer or the employee's supervisor as meeting the
criteria listed in rule 10.471(b) applies toward the orientation
education required under (b) and the continuing education required
under (c)(1) and (2).
Rule 10.471. Approved course criteria
b) Approved education criteria
Education is not limited to the approved
providers listed in (a). Any education from a provider not listed in
(a) that is approved by the presiding judge as meeting the criteria
listed below may be applied toward the continuing education
expectations and requirements for judges and subordinate judicial
officers or requirements for court executive officers stated in rule
10.462(d) or 10.463(c), respectively. Similarly, any education from
a provider not listed in (a) that is approved by the court executive
officer or by the employee's supervisor as meeting the criteria
listed below may be applied toward the orientation or continuing
education requirements for managers, supervisors, and employees in
rule 10.464(b) and (c)(1), (2).
(1)The
education must meet the following three criteria:
(A)The
subject matter is relevant to the work of the courts or the judicial
branch;
(B)The
education is at least one hour in length; and
(C)Anticipated
learning outcomes (how new knowledge, skills, or abilities will be
applied, demonstrated, or used) are identified prior to the
education work.
(2)The
education must also meet at least two of the following five
criteria:
(A)The
learning environment is educationally sound (e.g., distractions are
limited and the physical location is conducive to learning the
subject matter);
(B)The
participant receives or has access to all the reference tools and
other materials and resources (such as handouts) that are required
for learning and applying the content (such as job aids or scripts);
(C)The
participant has an opportunity to practice using or applying the new
information or skill (through direct experience, role play, or case
studies/hypothetical situations) as part of the learning experience;
(D)The
participant has the opportunity to interact with knowledgeable
faculty or other experts in the topical area to pose questions or
clarify understanding;
(E)An
assessment tool or activity (such as the development of an action
plan to apply the newly gained knowledge or skill) enables the
participant to determine whether the skills, abilities, or knowledge
gained through the education can be used in the future in his or her
work.
Training from unapproved providers must
be submitted for approval before attending the course, generally
this is accomplished through the tuition reimbursement process for
college courses or by submitting a request to attend training/travel
form to your supervisor. But, remember all our in-house training
counts towards your training requirement.
Approved Providers
Any education program offered by any of
the following providers that is relevant to the work of the courts
or enhances the individual participant’s ability to perform his or
her job may be applied toward the education requirements stated in
rule 10.462(d), 10.463(c), or 10.464(b)–(c):
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California Administrative Office of
the Courts;
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California Judges Association;
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Supreme Court of California;
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California Courts of Appeal;
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Superior Courts of California;
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State Bar of California;
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National Judicial College;
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National Center for State Courts;
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National Council of Juvenile and
Family Court Judges;
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National Association of Women Judges;
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American Bar Association;
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National Association for Court
Management;
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American Judges Association;
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American Academy of Judicial
Education;
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Dwight D. Opperman Institute of
Judicial Administration;
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National Institute of Justice;
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Law schools accredited by the American
Bar Association;
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Accredited colleges and universities;
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Continuing Education of the
Bar—California;
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Local California bar associations;
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California Court Association; and
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Superior Court Clerks’ Association of
the State of California.
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