Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, December 7, 2018 - Saturday, December 8, 2018
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

December 7, 2018 - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

December 8, 2018 - 9:00 AM

Open Session
I. Chair's Time
A. Roll Call of Members.
B. Call for Public Comment. [The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period.]
C. Approval of October 19, 2018 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes. Attachment "O-100."
II. Report from Director
A. Discussion Regarding the implementation of Appendix I Recommendations for Committee of Bar Examiners and Recent Revisions to Rules of Court.
B. Revisions to the Special Admissions Rules - Return from Public Comment & Request for Submission to CA Supreme Court for Approval. Attachment "O-101."
C. Overview of Pro Hac Vice Rule Changes - Title 9, California Rules of Court, Rule 9.40. (Destie Overpeck)
D. Report on Key Statistical Indicator October 2018. Attachment "O-102."
E. Schedule for February 1, 2019 Committee Meeting. Attachment "O-103."
F. Updates on pending Office of Admissions and State Bar activities:

1. AIMS Update
2. Job Analysis Update
3. Recent Developments: Law Schools Performance Study

III. Examinations
A. Approval of Draft Report on the July 2018 California Bar Examination for Submission to the California Supreme Court. Attachment "O-200." (Amy Nuñez)
B. Review and Consideration of Proposed Policies re Requests for Reconsideration Based on Incidents Occuring During Administration of the California Bar Examination or the First-Year Law Students' Examination, Including Requirements and Deadlines. Attachment "O-201." (David Torres and Lisa Cummins)
C. 2018-2019 Subcommittee on Examinations Goals. Attachment "O-202." (David Torres)
IV. Operations and Management
A. 2018-2019 Subcommittee on Operations and Management Goals. Attachment "O-300." (Robert Brody)
V. Educational Standards
A. Notice of Changes in Law School Administrators. Attachment "O-400." (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
B. Irvine University College of Law Periodic Inspection Report. Attachment "O-401." (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
C. Pacific Coast University Response to Notice of Noncompliance with Guideline 12.2. Attachment "O-402." (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
D. Southern California Institute of Law Notice of Noncompliance with Guideline 12.2 and Notice of Objection of Fees. Attachment "O-403." (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
E. JFK University School of Law Certification of Compliance for San Jose Branch Campus. Attachment "O-404." (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
F. 2018-2019 Subcommittee on Educational Standards Goals. Attachment "O-405." (Alex Lawrence)
VI. Moral Character
A. 2018-2019 Subcommittee on Moral Character Goals. Attachment "O-500." (James Efting)
Closed Session
I. Chair's Time
A. Report from Counsel (Destie Overpeck)

a. Report on Pending Litigation [Closed pursuant to Gov. Code §11126(e)(1)]:
Delacruz v. State Bar, US Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., No. 18-16956
Delacruz v. State Bar, US Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., No. 17-17340
Elias v. Pacific Coast University School of Law, LA (Long Beach) Superior Court, No. 18LBCV00006
Grayton v. CBE, US Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., No. 18-55295
Grayton v. CBE, Fourth District Court of Appeal, No. D074402
Sander v. State Bar, California Supreme Court, No. S251671
Vartanian v. State Bar, 9th Cir., No. 18-16084

B. Meeting with Examination Development and Grading Team and Approval of Written Questions for Inclusion on February 2019 California Bar Examination. [Special Set for 9:00 a.m., Saturday, December 8, 2018 in Closed Session.] [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3).]
C. Approval of October 19, 2018 Committee of Bar Examiners Closed Meeting Minutes. Attachment "C-100." [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(5).]
II. Examinations
A. Discussion of Confidential Matters Relating to Review and Consideration of Proposed Policies re Requests for Reconsideration Based on Incidents Occuring During Administration of the California Bar Examination or the First-Year Law Students' Examination, Including Requirements and Deadlines. (David Torres and Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3).]
B. Decisions on Examinations Petitions. Attachment "C-200." (Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3).]
C. Decisions on Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment "C-201." (Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
III. Operations and Management
A. Decisions on Operations and Management Petitions. Attachment "C-300." (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3).]
B. October 2018 First-Year Law Students Examination Administration Report. Attachment "C-301." (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3).]
IV. Moral Character
A. Action on Informal Moral Character Conference Recommendations. Attachment "C-500." (Mark Torres-Gil) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
B. Additional Moral Character Determination Matters. Attachment "C-501." (Mark Torres-Gil) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
C. Report on State Bar Court Moral Character Determination Decisions. Attachment "C-502." (Mark Torres-Gil) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
D. Status of Moral Character State Bar Court Cases. Attachment "C-503." (Mark Torres-Gil) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
Adjourn


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