Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, December 6, 2019 - Saturday, December 7, 2019
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Boardroom, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Friday, December 6, 2019

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday, December 7, 2019

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM [Closed Session]
10:00 AM -

 

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. Approval of October 18, 2019 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes. Attachment O-100.
II. Report from Director
A. Report on Key Statistical Indicators September and October 2019. Attachment O-101.
B. Review Schedule for January 31, 2020 Committee Meeting. Attachment O-102.
C. Updates on 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. Update on Premature Release of Bar Exam Topics (Caroline Holmes and Amy Nuñez)
  5. Other Recent Developments

III. Examinations
A. Approval of the Draft Report to the Supreme Court on the July 2019 California Bar Examination. Attachment O-200. (Paul Kramer and Lisa Cummins)
B. Discussion of Report Prepared by the Committee’s Psychometrician on the Impact of the Modified (2-Day) California Bar Examination. Attachment O-201. (Paul Kramer and Lisa Cummins)
C. Approval of 2019-2020 Examinations Goals. Attachment O-202. (Paul Kramer)
IV. Operations and Management
A. Approval of Examination and Administration Appeals Process Review. Attachment O-300. (Tammy Campbell)
B. Approval of 2019-2020 Operations and Management Goals. Attachment O-301. (Alex Chan)
V. Educational Standards
A. Discussion of Progress on Accredited Rules Revision. (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
B. Report on New Administrators at Registered and Accredited Law Schools. Attachment O-400. (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence) WITHDRAWN
C. Report on Lady Justice Law School Voluntary Surrender of Registration. Attachment O-401. (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
D. Report on Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Accreditation Status and Compliance. Attachment O-402. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
E. Approval of 2019-2020 Educational Standards Goals. Attachment O-403. (Alex Lawrence)
VI. Moral Character
A. Approval of 2019-2020 Moral Character Goals. Attachment O-500. (Dolores Heisinger)
B. Presentation on the Dynamics of Sexual Assault and Survivor Response. [Special Set for 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 6, 2019.] (Julia Weber)
Closed Session
I. Chair's Time
A. Report from Counsel (Caroline Holmes)

1. Report on Pending Litigation [Closed pursuant to Gov. Code §11126(e)(1)]:

Delacruz v. State Bar, USDC Northern District, Case No. C 1903241
Vartanian v. State Bar, US Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., No. 18-16084
DFEH/State Bar of California, DFEH Matter Number 201904-05810616
Jane Does v. State Bar, SF Superior Court, Case No. CPF-19-516803

B. Discussion and Approval of Written Questions for Inclusion on February 2020 California Bar Examination. [Special Set for 9:00 a.m., Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Closed Session.] [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3).]
C. Approval of October 18, 2019 Committee of Bar Examiners Closed Meeting Minutes. Attachment C-100. [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 on Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment C-201. (Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
III. Operations and Management
A. Report on October 2019 First-Year Law Students’ Examination. Attachment C-300. (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
IV. Moral Character
A. Report on Staff Determinations. Attachment C-500. (Tara Clark and David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
B. Approval of Pending Moral Character Matters. Attachment C-501. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
C. Report on Status of Pending Moral Character State Bar Court Cases. Attachment C-502. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
Adjourn


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