Board of Trustees
Notice and Agenda

Teleconference




www.calbar.ca.gov

Thursday, November 16, 2023—Friday, November 17, 2023
12:30 p.m.—

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:
Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/99664011103
Webinar ID: 996-6401-1103
Call-In Number: 669-900-9128

The Board of Trustees meeting will commence in open session at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2023. The full Board of Trustees meeting will commence in open session at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 17, 2023. Public comment is heard at the start of the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, November 16, 2023.

Open Session

The Chair reserves the right to alter the order of items to run an effective meeting. If you wish to assure yourself of hearing a particular discussion, please attend the entire meeting.

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10 Minutes
Approval of September 21–22, 2023, Open Session Minutes
Approval of October 23, 2023, Open Session Minutes
30 Chair's Report
30-1Oral Report
40 Executive Director's Report
40-1Strategic Plan Update
50 Consent Agenda
50-1Approval of Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6.
50-2Annual Recommendation to the Supreme Court for Expungement of Suspensions of Licensees Delinquent in Payment of License Fees, Penalties, and Charges
50-3Annual Recommendation for Expungement of Administrative Inactive Status for Minimum Continuing Legal Education Noncompliance in Accordance with Rule 9.31
50-4Proposed Changes to Conflict of Interest Code for Designated Employees of the State Bar of California: Request to Circulate for Public Comment
50-5Proposed Changes to the Schedule of Fees and Deadlines: Request for Adoption and Proposed Amendment to State Bar Rule Regarding Schedule of Fees and Deadlines (Rule 1.22): Request to Circulate for Public Comment
50-6Proposed Changes to California Rules of Court Relating to Fees for Pro Hac Vice (Rule 9.40) and Out-of-State Attorney Arbitration Counsel (Rule 9.43): Request to Circulate for Public Comment
50-7Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules Related to Legal Services Trust Fund Program (Rules 3.661, 3.670, 3.673, 3.680; Proposed New State Bar Rule 3.683): Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval
50-8Proposed Amendments to California Rule of Court 9.8.1 Requiring Licensees to Comply with Rules Prior to Being Returned to Eligible Status: Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval – Withdrawn
50-9Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program (Title 3, Division 4, Chapter 2): Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval
50-10Approval and Ratification of Amendments to the Board Policy Manual
50-11Delegation of Authority to Request California Employers Retirement Benefit Trust Fund Reimbursements
50-12Approval of Quarter Three 2023 Board and Management Travel Expenses Report
60 BOARD OF TRUSTEES SITTING AS THE REGULATION AND DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE
60-1Recommendations from Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct on Regulation of Use of Generative AI by Licensees (Doherty/Krueger)
60-2Discipline System Statistical Reporting Overview (Xiang)
60-3Discussion of Office of Chief Trial Counsel Performance Metrics – Discussion and Presentation Only (Cardona)
60-4Discussion Regarding Rule 2201 Program Performance Metrics – Discussion and Presentation Only (Laguna)
60-5Proposed Amendments to Rules of the State Bar Relating to Early Neutral Evaluation Conferences (Rule 5.30) and Prefiling Conferences in Misdemeanor Conviction Matters (Rule 5.341): Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Cardona)
60-6Proposed Clarifying and Corrective Amendments to State Bar Rules Regarding Electronic Service Address (Rule 5.4(29)), Application for Involuntary Enrollment (Rule 5.226), Filing Requirements (Rule 5.441), Burden of Proof (Rule 5.445), Beginning Moral Character Proceedings (Rule 5.461), Disclosure of Information (Rule 2302), and Investigation Depositions (Rule 2502): Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Cardona)
700 Miscellaneous
701Proposal for Portfolio Bar Exam: Return from Public Comment and Request for Transmission to the Supreme Court for Approval (Ching)
702Update on July 2024 Bar Exam Administration – Discussion and Presentation Only (Hounanian/Nuñez)
703Proposed Amendments to the Admissions Rules Regarding Examinations (Rule 4.62) and Testing Accommodations (Rules 4.80–4.92): Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval and Transmission to the Supreme Court for Adoption (Doell/Hershkowitz)
704Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission Task Force Proposed Revisions to Rules and Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Palmer)
705Proposed Amendments to Rules of Procedures Regarding Probation (Rules 2701–2703): Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Lawrence)
706Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules Regarding Pro Bono Practice Program (Rules 3.325–3.330): Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Hom/MacRae)
707Approval of Exception to CalPERS 180-Day Wait Period for Appointment of Linda Knitter as a Retired Annuitant under Government Code section 21224 (Krasilnikoff)
708Approval of Quarter Three 2023 Financial Statements and Investment Report (Ewert)
Closed Session
1000 Minutes
Approval of September 21–22, 2023, Closed Session Minutes
5000 Closed Consent
5001Approval of Contracts Relating to the Preparation of Examination Materials or the Approval, the Grading, or the Security of Test Administration of the California Bar Examination or the First-Year Law Students’ Examination
7000 Miscellaneous
7001Discussion Regarding Sale Price and Terms and Leasing Price and Terms for 180 Howard Street, San Francisco
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(c)(7).
7002Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
Agaton et al. v. State Bar of California et al. (L.A. Super. Ct. Case No. 23STCV21606)
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(2)(A).
Adjourn

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Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to Board Secretary Louisa Ayrapetyan or Chair Brandon Stallings at 415-538-2300, the State Bar of California, 845 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Board members are requested to notify the secretary as early as possible in advance of the meeting if they wish to remove any item(s) from the consent agenda.

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