Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, January 31, 2020
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The State Bar of California
845 South Figueroa Street
Boardroom, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017

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 December 6 and 7, 2019 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes. Attachment O-100.
II. Report from Director
A. Commemoration of Committee of Bar Examiners Member and Former State Bar President James Fox.
B. Planning Session Discussion: Upcoming Initiatives and Work Plan Development. [Special Set for 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.]
C. Report on Key Statistical Indicators November and December 2019. Attachment O-101.
D. Review Schedule for April 24 and 25, 2020 Committee Meeting. Attachment O-102.
E. 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. Other Recent Developments:
  • Upcoming February 2020 California Bar Examination (CBX)
  • February 2020 CBX - Second Calibration Invitation
  • AIMS Update

III. Examinations
A. Technical Report on the October 2019 First-Year Law Students' Examination. Attachment O-200. (Paul Kramer and Lisa Cummins)
B. Approval of 2019-2020 Examinations Goals. Attachment O-201. (Paul Kramer)
IV. Operations and Management
A. Approval of July 2019 California Bar Examination Cost-Analysis. Attachment O-300. (Tammy Campbell)
B. Approval of 2019-2020 Operations and Management Goals. Attachment O-301. (Angeli Agatep)
C. Report Prepared by the State Bar's Office of Finance on the Financial and Budgetary Impacts of the Transition to the Modified (2-Day) California Bar Examination. Attachment O-302. (Justin Ewert) WITHDRAWN
V. Educational Standards
A. Approval of Lady Justice Law School Request for Voluntary Termination of Registration. Attachment O-400. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
B. Approval of Report on Irvine University College of Law Inspection Report. Attachment O-401. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
C. Action on Notice of Intent to Terminate Accreditation Pursuant to Rule 4.171(D) – Southern California Institute of Law. Attachment O-402. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
D. Action on Notice of Intent to Terminate Accreditation Pursuant to Rule 4.171(D) – Pacific Coast University. Attachment O-403. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
E. Action on Request for Major Change – Trinity Law School Online J.D. Program. Attachment O-404. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
F. Action on Request for Major Change – John F. Kennedy University College of Law Online J.D. Program. Attachment O-405. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
G. Action on Application for Provisional Accreditation – Concord Law School. Attachment O-406. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
H. Action on Application for Provisional Accreditation – Northwestern California University School of Law. Attachment O-407. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
I. Action on Request for Major Change – University of West Los Angeles Campus Move – Chatsworth Campus. Attachment O-408. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
J. Action on Application to Affirm Accreditation – University of La Verne College of Law Transition to State Bar Accreditation. Attachment O-409. (Alex Lawrence and Natalie Leonard)
K. Approval of 2019-2020 Educational Standards Goals. Attachment O-410. (Alex Lawrence)
VI. Moral Character
A. Approval of 2019-2020 Moral Character Goals. Attachment O-500. (Dolores Heisinger)
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. Approval of December 6 and 7, 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. Action on Pending Testing Accommodation Appeals. Attachment C-200. (Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
III. Operations and Management
A. Action on Pending Examination and Administration Chapter 6 Sanctions Decisional Matrix. Attachment C-300. (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
B. Action on Pending January 2020 Operations and Management Appeals. Attachment C-301. (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
IV. Moral Character
A. Report on and Discussion of Staff Determinations. Attachment C-500. (Tara Clark and David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
B. Action on Cases Pending Administrative Review. 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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