State Agencies Gather to Collaborate to Better Serve Californians' Legal Aid Needs
State Bar, Kaplan, Sign Five-Year California Bar Exam Development Contract
AB 3279, Licensing Fee Bill, Signed
Seventeen state agencies, including the Department of Social Services, the Civil Rights Department, and the Department of Aging, gathered in San Francisco Thursday for a convening to ideate on how government agencies can collaborate with legal aid nonprofits to provide highly effective, equitable, and enhanced services to the public.
On September 12, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3279, the State Bar licensing fee bill.
The State Bar 2023 digital annual report focuses on its accomplishments and challenges in a year when budgetary and staffing constraints impacted operations and when transparency and accountability took center stage.