1. (a) Subject to approval by the Council, the Board may adopt administrative policies and procedures to effectuate the rule changes approved by the Supreme Court on June 14, 2023, in order to:

   1. (1) create staggered initial reporting periods;
   2. (2) provide for a smooth transition into the new rules beginning March 1, 2024; and
   3. (3) maintain historically consistent funding for the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism and the Equal Access to Justice Commission.
2. (b) Carryover hours earned pursuant to the rules in effect at the time the hours are earned will carry over as total hours to the first reporting period under the amended rules.

History Note: Authority - Order of the North Carolina Supreme Court, October 7, 1987, 318 N.C. 711;
Readopted Eff. December 8, 1994;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court June 14, 2023 and re-entered into the Supreme Court's minutes March 20, 2024.