Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, August 23, 2019
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Open Session
I. Chair's Time
A. Roll Call.
B. Call for Public Comment.[The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period.]
C. Recognition of Outgoing Officer and Members. Attachment O-100.
D. Recognition of Retiring Committee Counsel and Assistant Director. Attachment O-101.
E. Approval of June 21, 2019 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes. Attachment O-102.
II. Report from Director
A. Report on Key Statistical Indicators May and June 2019. Attachment O-103.
B. Schedule for October 18, 2019 Committee Meeting. Attachment O-104.
C. 2020 Schedule of Committee Meetings. Attachment O-105.
D. Presentation on California Attorney Practice Analysis (CAPA) Preliminary Findings. (Ron Pi and Eli Wallach)
E. Updates on pending Office of Admissions and State Bar activities:

  1. Update on California Attorney Practice Analysis (CAPA) Working Group (Robert Brody)
  2. Update on Moral Character Working Group (James Efting)
  3. Update on Committee of State Bar Accredited and Registered Schools (CSBARS) (Kareem Gongora)
  4. Other Recent Developments

III. Examinations
A. Discussion of 2018-2019 Examinations Goals and Accomplishments. Attachment O-200. (David Torres)
IV. Operations and Management
A. Discussion of 2018-2019 Operations and Management Goals and Accomplishments. Attachment O-300. (Robert Brody)
V. Educational Standards
A. Decision on San Francisco Law School Request for Major Change - Campus Move. Attachment O-400. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
B. Decision on the Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law Waiver to Teach Courses Off-Campus. Attachment O-401. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
C. Report on Progress of Irvine University College of Law - Implementation of Recommendations from its Periodic Inspection. Attachment O-402. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard) WITHDRAWN
D. Report on Minimum, Cumulative Bar Passage Rates for California Accredited Law Schools. Attachment O-403. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
E. Notice of New Administrators at Registered and Accredited Law Schools. Attachment O-404. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
F. Discussion of 2018-2019 Educational Standards Goals and Accomplishments. Attachment O-405. (Alex Lawrence)
VI. Moral Character
A. Receive and File Guidelines for Conducting Administrative Reviews of Adverse Determinations of Moral Character by the Committee of Bar Examiners. Attachment O-500. (Mark Torres-Gil and Tara Clark)
B. Discussion of 2018-2019 Moral Character Goals and Accomplishments. Attachment O-501. (James Efting)
Closed Session
I. Chair's Time
A. Report from Counsel (Destie Overpeck)

1. Report on Pending Litigation [Closed pursuant to Gov. Code §11126(e)(1)]:
Delacruz v. State Bar, USDC Nothern District, Case No. C1903241
Vartanian v. State Bar, US Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., No. 18-16084
DFEH/State Bar of California, DFEH Matter Number 201904-05810616

B. Approval of June 12, 2019 Subcommittee on Examinations Conference Call Closed Meeting Minutes. Attachment C-100. [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(5).]
C. Approval of June 21, 2019 Committee of Bar Examiners Closed Meeting Minutes. Attachment C-101. [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(5).]
C. Approval of July 17, 2019 Subcommittee on Examinations Conference Call Closed Meeting Minutes. Attachment C-102. [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(5).]
II. Examinations
A. Decisions on Examinations Petitions. Attachment C-200. (Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).] WITHDRAWN
B. Decisions of Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment C-201. (Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
C. Presentation of Action Items Following Discussion on Testing Accommodations. (Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
III. Operations and Management
A. Report on June 2019 First-Year Law Students' Examination. Attachment C-300. (Robert Brody and Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3).]
B. Discussion and Report on July 2019 California Bar Examination Administration. Attachment C-301. (Robert Brody and Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3).]
C. Decisions on Operations and Management Petitions. Attachment C-302. (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3).]
D. Approval of Proposed Fee for Enhanced Security Measures for Examination Administration. Attachment C-303. (Destie Overpeck) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(2) and (3).] NO ATTACHMENT
IV. Moral Character
A. Decisions on Informal Moral Character Conference Recommendations. Attachment C-500. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
B. Decisions on Additional Moral Character Determination Matters. Attachment C-501. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
C. Report on State Bar Court Moral Character Determination Decisions. Attachment C-502. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
D. Report on Status of Moral Character State Bar Court Cases. Attachment C-503. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
Adjourn


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