Council on Access and Fairness
Notice and Agenda
Friday, August 25, 2023
10:00 a.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), Elizabeth Hom, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 at 415-538-2143 or Chair, Kristin Rosi 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.

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows: 
Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/98335416913 
Webinar ID: 983-3541-6913 
Call-In Number: 1-669-900-9128 


Members of the public may access this meeting at the following locations: 
845 S. Figueroa St., Room LA-2A, Los Angeles, CA 90017
180 Howard St., Room SF-8A, San Francisco, CA 94105
555 12th Street #2050, Oakland, CA 94607
1610 R St, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95811
1415 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301
19781 Rinaldi Street, Center, Los Angeles, CA 91326

Open Session

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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Open Session Minutes: June 2, 2023
4. REPORT FROM THE CHAIR
5. REPORT FROM THE DIRECTORS OF THE OFFICE OF ACCESS & INCLUSION
6. REGULAR CALENDAR
6.1 Presentation and Discussion on Data Related to Rule of Professional Conduct Rule 8.4.1 (Goal 1)
6.2 Update and Discussion on Further Work on the Future of the Bar Exam (Goal 2)
6.3 Update and Discussion on the DEI Leadership Seal Program (Goal 2)
6.4 Update and Discussion on Addressing Retention in the Legal Profession through Law School Loan Repayment (Goal 2)
6.5 Update on Early Pipeline to the Profession Outreach Materials Development (Goal 2)
6.6 Update on Licensee Resource Page, including Imposter Syndrome Resources (Goal 3)
6.7 Update on Implicit Bias Online MCLE Module (Goal 3)
6.8 Discussion of Additional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
6.9 Review 2023 COAF Work Plan
7. LIAISON REPORTS
7.1 California Lawyers Association (CLA) Report on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
7.2 California Leadership Access Workforce (LAW) Report on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
7.3 Judicial Council of California Report on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
8. 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 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.

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