Section 649-301-A-3 - PAYMENT1. To receive payment for attending a training, counsel must attend personally, be engaged with the training, and not otherwise engaged or multitasking during its presentation. Driving while attending a training is strictly prohibited. Counsel will be removed from the training and not paid for any training time while driving. Where a training may be provided remotely, counsel must be on camera during the entire presentation absent specific direction from the presenter to the contrary.2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this or other Commission rules, payment will only be made if counsel attends at least 75% of the instructional time of a training provided by the Commission. No payment will be made to counsel who attend less than 75% of the instructional time. a. For multiday trainings, the 75% attendance requirement will be applied based on counsel's attendance at the entire training, rather than a per-day basis, unless otherwise specified in writing by the Executive Director. This subsection shall be applicable retroactively to January 1, 2024.3. Payment will be made at the authorized rate in effect on the date of the training.4. Payment will be made for actual training time attended, exclusive of breaks.5. Payment will also be made at the then-current hourly rate for time spent traveling to and from the training.6. Payment will be made in increments of .1 hours and only for time spent attending the training or traveling to and from the training. Counsel may not record, or seek payment for, any time spent opening or closing the case file as described in section 6(3), below.94-649 C.M.R. ch. 301, § A-3