Legal Services Trust Fund Commission Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, November 13, 2020
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Conference Call

The State Bar of California

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Doan Nguyen, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 at 415-538-2545 or Chair, Banafsheh Akhlaghi at 415-538-2545. 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.

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:
Zoom Link:  https://calbar.zoom.us/j/93054695154
Call-In Numbers:
669-900-9128
253-215-8782
346-248-7799
312-626-6799
646-558-8656
301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 930-5469-5154

Open Session

I. Roll Call
II. 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.)

III. Consent
A. Approval of Meeting Summary and Action Items from August 14, 2020 Meeting
IV. State Bar Reports
A. Report from Director of Office of Access & Inclusion
B. Update on Board of Trustees Actions
C. Report on IOLTA and Justice Gap Fund Revenue
D. Staff Updates on Grants Administration
V. IOLTA And Equal Access Fund (EAF) Grants
A. Discuss and Approve Eligibility and Budget Review Committee Recommendations for 2020 IOLTA and EAF Budget Revisions and Carryover Requests
B. Discuss and Approve Eligibility and Budget Review Committee Recommendations for 2021 IOLTA and EAF Budget Submissions
C. Report on Programs Found Ineligible for 2021 IOLTA and EAF Grant Funding
VI. Partnership Grants
A. Review and Approve Recommendation from Partnership Grants Committee Regarding Santa Clara Law’s Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center’s 2021 Partnership Grant
B. Review and Approve Proposed Rubric for 2022 Partnership Grants
VII. Bank Community Stabilization And Reinvestment (BCSR) Grants
A. Discuss and Approve Bank Grants Committee Recommendation for 2020 Budget Revisions and Carryover Requests
B. Update on Release of Potential 2022 Request for Proposal
VIII. Homelessness Prevention Grants
A. Update on 2021 Formula and RFP Grants
B. Update on 2019 EAF Homelessness Prevention Formula and 2020 EAF Homelessness RFP Grants
IX. Rules Committee
A. Discuss Exploration of IOLTA Statutory Change to Increase Income Threshold from 125% of Federal Poverty Level
B. Update on Rules Committee Work Plan
X. 2021 Administrative Activities
A. Discuss and Approve 2021 Legal Services Trust Fund Commission Work Plan
B. Review of Committee Assignments
C. Review of Administrative Calendar
D. Review Agenda for December 15 Commission Meeting
XI. Liaison Reports
A. Council on Access to Fairness Report on Program Developments
B. Judicial Council Report on Program Developments
C. Legal Aid Association of California Report on Program Developments
XII. Adjourn
Closed Session

None

In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, those requiring modifications or accommodations to observe and address this meeting should notify Doan Nguyen at 415-538-2545. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting.

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