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Florida Supreme Court amends Basic Skills requirement to allow online course attendance, except for practicing with professionalism component.  [Added 2/8/10]

    The Florida Supreme Court granted the Florida Bar's request to allow new Bar members to complete the 3-course basic skills requirement by attending "in-person, electronically, and on-line."  The Court emphasized, however, that "the amendments do not change the requirement of in-person attendance for the Practicing with Professionalism course."  The amendments are effective March 6, 2010.  In re: Amendments to the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar -- Rules 6-12.3 and 6-12.4 (Basic Skills Course Requirements), __ So.3d ___ (Fla., No. SC09-1427, 2/4/2010).

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