Council on Access and Fairness (COAF) Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, December 6, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Videoconference
The State Bar of California
845 South Figueroa Street, Room 2AB, Los Angeles, CA 90017
180 Howard Street, Cushman Conference Room (4th Floor), San Francisco, CA 94105
Call-in#: 855-520-7605 | Passcode#: 318-748-0903#

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Elizabeth Hom, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 at (415) 538-2143 or Chair, Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte at (415) 538-2143. Committee members are requested to notify the Committee Coordinator as early as possible in advance of the meeting if they wish to remove any item/s from the consent agenda.

The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Roll Call
B. Call for Public Comment

(Members of the public may speak to any item on the agenda. The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment.)

II. Consent
A. Approval of Meeting Summary and Action Items from September 25, 2019 Meeting
III. State Bar Reports
A. Amendments to Strategic Plan Objectives
B. Report on Disparities in the Discipline System
C. Update on California Bar Exam Strategies and Stories Program (Strategic Plan Goal 4, objective k)
IV. Discussion And Action Items
A. Review and Provide Feedback on Proposed Diversity Report (Strategic Plan, Goal 4, Objective i and Goal 4, Objective n)
B. Update on Diversity Summits Planning for 2020
C. Update on Judicial Diversity Toolkit (Goal 4, objective o) and Other Judicial Diversity Initiatives
D. Update on Plan to Address Law School Retention (Goal 4, Objective h)
E. Discussion and Approval of Next Steps for Modification of Elimination of Bias MCLE Rules (Goal 4, Objective m)
F. Update on Efforts to Institutionalize Diversity and Inclusion Goals in Bar Exam Question Development and Grading (Goal 4, Objective i)
G. Update on Early Pipeline Proposal Request to Board of Trustees
H. Adopt Recommendation Regarding COAF Size
I. Overview of the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation's Comprehensive Mailing Plan for Soliciting Feedback on Judicial Candidates through Confidential Comment Forms
J. Discussion of Additional Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
Closed Session

None

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations at this meeting should notify Elizabeth Hom at 415-538-2143. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting.

 

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