Section 104. Powers and Duties of the Board

(a) To administer these rules;

(b) To adopt regulations and procedures consistent with these rules;

(c) To report to the Supreme Court at least annually and at such other times as the Supreme Court shall require;

(d) To recommend a budget for approval by the Supreme Court, to receive monies and to expend funds for operation of the Board to fulfill its duties under these rules;

(e) To employ an administrator and such other staff as may be required from time to time;

(f) To accredit providers of CLE;

(g) To approve subjects which will receive credit for CLE requirements;

(h) To audit, examine, inspect and review the operations of providers, including instructors, classes, curricula, teaching materials, facilities, income and receipts from CLE to assure compliance with these rules and any rules adopted by the Board;

(i) To impose sanctions on providers where appropriate;

(j) To impose reasonable fees upon providers for support of Board operations and to reimburse the Board for expenditures relating to providers generally or to impose reasonable fees upon a provider for expenditures relating to such provider or its operation; and

(k) To impose reasonable fees upon active lawyers to reimburse the Board for expenditures relating to active lawyers generally or to impose reasonable fees upon an active lawyer for expenditures relating to such active lawyer.

(l) Provided, however, that all fees imposed by the Board shall be approved by the Supreme Court.

(m) To issue subpoenas and cause testimony to be taken under oath in any investigation or proceeding before the Board, Board member(s) or hearing examiner appointed by the Board. All subpoenas shall be issued in the name and under the seal of The Pennsylvania Supreme Court and served as provided by the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.

(n) To order the testimony of a witness be taken by deposition within or without this Commonwealth in the manner prescribed and extent required for the taking of depositions in civil actions.

The provisions of this Rule 104 amended July 1, 1992, effective immediately, 22 Pa.B. 3724; amended November 29, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 5882; amended March 7, 1995, effective immediately, 25 Pa.B. 1079. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (186635) to (186636).