Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, January 27, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


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Open Session
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I. Chair's Time
A. Welcome/Roll Call.
B. Instructions and Call for Public Comment.
C. Approval of December 2-3, 2023 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes. Attachment O-100.
D. Discussion of Promising Meeting Practices for the CBE. Attachment O-101.
E. Approval of 2023 CBE Workplan. Attachment 0-102.
II. Report from Director
A. Updates on Office of Admissions and State Bar Activities:
i. Report on Key Statistical Indicators for October, November, and December 2022. Attachment O-103.
ii. Provisional Licensure Program Update (Donna Hershkowitz)

iii. February 2023 California Bar Examination (Audrey Ching)

iv. Bar Exam Features Experiment (Amy Nuñez)


v. Office of Admissions Budget and Discussion of Exam and Other Fee Increases
vi. Legislative Proposals for 2023 (Donna Hershkowitz)

vii. Recent Developments


III. Examinations
A. Discussion of Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam Report Recommendations. Attachment O-200. (Esther Lin and Alex Chan)
B. Action on Revisions to the Grading Rules; Recommendation to Circulate for Public Comment. Attachment O-201. (Christina Doell and Alex Lawrence)
C. Approval of Technical Report on the October 2022 First-Year Law Students’ Exam (FYLSX). Attachment O-202. (Christina Doell and Alex Lawrence)
D. Approval of Report to the Supreme Court on the July 2022 California Bar Exam (CBX). Attachment O-203. (Christina Doell and Alex Lawrence)
IV. OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT
A. WITHDRAWN- Action on Revisions to the Admissions Rules Pertaining to Chapter 6 Conduct Violations and Exam Administration; Recommendation to Circulate for Public Comment. Attachment O-300. (Tammy Campbell and Bethany Peak)
B. Approval of October 2022 First-Year Law Students’ Examination Cost Analysis. Attachment 0-301. (Tammy Campbell and Bethany Peak)
V. Educational Standards
A. Action on Major Change to Adjust Credit Count for Online JD Program – Pacific Coast University School of Law. Attachment O-400. (Natalie Leonard and Dr. Don Wilcoxson)
B. Action on Major Change of Administrative Headquarters – Pacific Coast University School of Law. Attachment O-401. (Natalie Leonard and Dr. Don Wilcoxson)
C. Action on Major Change to Add Online JD Program – Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Attachment O-402. (Natalie Leonard and Dr. Don Wilcoxson)
D. Administrative Updates from Accredited and Unaccredited Law Schools. Attachment O-403. (Natalie Leonard and Dr. Don Wilcoxson)
VI. MORAL CHARACTER
A. Discussion of Revisions to Rule 4.41. (Tara Clark and Dolores Heisinger)
Closed Session
I. Chair's Time
A. Report from Counsel (Caroline Holmes and Jean Krasilnikoff)

Report on Pending Litigation [Closed pursuant to Gov. Code §11126(e)(1)
Childs v. State Bar, First District Ct. of Appeals, Case No. CGC-21-590115
Flinders v. State Bar et al., Sixth Appellate District Ct. of Appeal, Case No.H050562; Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals, Case No. 22-17014
Guinses v. State Bar, DFEH Case No. 202204-16740319
Jahn v. State Bar, DFEH Case No. 202103-12845809
Kohn v. State Bar et al., Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals, Case No. 20-17316
Moran v. State Bar, DFEH Case No. 202107-14091306
Pell v. Amy Nuñez, USDC Central District, Case No. 2:22-cv-03732-AS
Piercy v. State Bar, DFEH Case No. 202202-16125312
Tuma v. State Bar, First District Ct. of Appeals., Case No. A161037
Tran v. State Bar, LA County Superior Ct., Case Nos. 22STCP01836; 22STCV16290
Threatened Litigation Concerning Bar Exam Testing Accommodation Requests

B. Approval of December 2, 2022 Committee of Bar Examiners Closed Meeting Minutes. [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(5) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
II. Examinations
A. Action on Pending Testing Accommodation Appeals. (Christina Doell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3), and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
III. Operations and Management
A. Report on Security Incidents from the October 2022 First-Year Law Students’ Examination. (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
B. Action on the January 2023 Operation & Management Appeals. (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
IV. MORAL CHARACTER
A. Report and Discussion of Staff Moral Character Determinations. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
B. Action on Moral Character Cases Pending Administrative Review. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
C. Report on State Bar Court Decisions. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
D. Report on Status of Pending Moral Character State Bar Court Cases. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
Adjourn


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