Legal Services Trust Fund Commission
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, November 9, 2023
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, Erica Connolly 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/96516274849
Webinar ID: 965-1627-4849
Call-In Number: 1-669- 444-9171

 

Open Session

-- CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT--
Please use this form to sign up to provide oral comments at the meeting. Public comment typically occurs at the beginning of each meeting; the chair has the discretion to allow for additional public comment periods during the meeting. Members of the public wishing to submit written comments may email them to lstfc@calbar.ca.gov. The deadline to sign up and submit written comments is 24 hours before the start of the meeting. View the State Bar’s Public Comment Policy.

1. Call To Order
2. Roll Call
3. Consent
3.1 Open Session Minutes: October 13, 2023
3.2 Approve Recommendations Regarding State Bar Grant Expenditure Deductions (Rules Committee)
3.3 Approve Recommendations Regarding Pro Bono Allocation (Rules Committee)
3.4 Approve Recommendations Regarding Carryovers and Budget Modifications (Rules Committee)
3.5 Approve Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance’s 2022 IOLTA Budget Revision (Eligibility and Budget Review Committee)
4. Grants Administration
4.1 Approve Recommendations for 2024 IOLTA and EAF Budget Submissions (Eligibility and Budget Review Committee)
4.2 Approve Recommended Approach to Carryover Period for Grants with Multiyear Spenddown (Eligibility and Budget Review Committee)
4.3 Approve Recommendations for 2024-2025 Bank Grant Funding (Bank Grants Committee)
4.4 Approve Recommendations for 2024 Legal Aid Leaders Fellowship Grants RFP and Delegation of Authority to Executive Committee to Approve Awards Recommendations (Legal Aid Leaders Fellowship Grants Committee)
4.5 Approve Recommendations on Coalition of California Welfare Rights Oranizations' 2021–2024 Homelessness Prevention (HP 3) Formula Grant (Homelessness Prevention Funds Committee)
5. Regulatory Proposals
5.1 Report on Public Comment Response to Proposed State Bar Rules Changes Related to Grants Administration
6. Reports
6.1 Report from Directors of the Office of Access & Inclusion
6.2 Update on Single Audit
6.3 Discuss Legal Services Trust Fund Commission Strategic Plan
6.4 Review of Committee Assignments
6.5 Review of Administrative Calendar
6.6 Report on IOLTA Revenue
6.7 2016-2022 Bank Grant Evaluation Report
6.8 Report on 2021-2022 Provisionally Licensed Lawyers Grants
6.9 Judicial Council Report on Program Developments
6.10 Legal Aid Association of California Report on Program Developments
7. 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 time to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting.

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