Joint Meeting of The Committee of Bar Examiners' Advisory Committee on California Accredited Law School Rules (RAC) and The Law School Council (LSC)
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, August 23, 2018
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

{Teleconference Meeting}
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, C 94105

Conference Call Number: 844-755-3516 - Code: 3072461093

Members of RAC : Dean Barbieri, Greg Brandes, Jackie Gardina, Karen Goodman, Erika Hiramatsu and Esther P. Lin

Members of LSC : Erwin Chemerinsky, Kevin Johnson, Lisa Kloppenberg, Susan Westerberg Prager, Robert Strouse, Karen Goodman, Erika Hiramatsu, Esther Lin and Joanna Mendoza

Open Session
I. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
1. Call for Public Comment. [The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of, and schedule of, the public comment period.] (Greg Brandes)
2. Appendix I Discussion: Staff Recommendations for Improved Communication and Engagement with Law School Deans and Options for Accreditation through Western Association of Schools and Colleges.(Natalie Leonard and Amy Nunez)
3. Draft Minutes of the Meetings of June 21, 2018 - RAC and LSC. (Attachment A) (Natalie Leonard and Greg Brandes)
4. Chair’s Report (Greg Brandes)
5. Staff Update (Amy Nunez, Natalie Leonard, Donna Hershkowitz, Lisa Cummins) may include:

a. Timeline of Guidelines for Accredited Law School Rules Pertaining to Accreditation of Distance-Learning Law Schools
b. Minimum, Cumulative Bar Pass Rate (MPR) Compliance Update
c. Status of 6061.7 Disclosures Form
d. Status of reviews of web communications for compliance with Guideline 2.3(D)(3)

6. 2018 RAC Goals Check-in. (Attachment B) (Greg Brandes)


7. Adjourn
Closed Session
Default
I. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
Adjourn


Additonal Call-in number locations: 400 Mrak Hall Drive, Davis, CA, 95616; 3700 South Susan Street, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92704: 151 North Sunrise Avenue. Suite 1008, Roseville, CA 95661

 

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The notice and agenda is available at http://board.calbar.ca.gov/Committees.aspx.