Board of Trustees
and
Admissions and Education Committee
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, May 7, 2015
2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 538-2000

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Dina DiLoreto at (415) 538-2121 or Chair, David Torres at (661) 326-0857. 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.

Committee Members: Michael Colantuono, Daniel Dean, Terrance Flanigan, Miriam Krinsky, Renee LaBran, Joanna Mendoza, Danette Meyers.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

I. Chair's Report
Oral Report (5 minutes)
Call for Public Comment
II. Consent
None
III. Action
A. Annual Recommendation to Supreme Court for Suspension of Members Delinquent in Payment of State Bar Fees, Penalties and Costs [54-131] Ray Farrish (5 minutes)
III. Action
54-131_SuspensionofLicenseesDelinquentinPayment2014and2015_0515
B. Annual Recommendation re Members in MCLE Non-compliance [54-132] Dina DiLoreto (5 minutes)
III. Action
Annual Recommendation re Members in MCLE Non-compliance
C. Proposal to Increase Required MCLE Hours and Require that Specified Number Be Relevant to Attorney’s Practice Area - Request to Circulate for Public Comment, Pam Wilson/Gayle Murphy (10 minutes)
III. Action
ProposedChangestoMCLERules_0515.pdf
Attachments:
ProposedChangestoMCLERules_0515-A1_BusinessandProfessionsCode_Redlined.pdfProposedChangestoMCLERules_0515-A1_BusinessandProfessionsCodeChanges_ADA_Version.pdfProposedChangestoMCLERules_0515-A2_ProposedRuleofCourt9.31_Redlined.pdfProposedChangestoMCLERules_0515-A2_ProposedRuleofCourt9.31_ADA_Version.pdfProposedChangestoMCLERules_0515-A3_ProposedStateBarRulesMCLE_Redlined.pdfProposedChangestoMCLERules_0515-A3_ProposedStateBarRulesMCLE_ADA_Version.pdf
IV. Discussion/Information
A. Proposed Amendments to the State Bar Rules Re Legal Specialization and the State Bar Court Rules of Procedure Concerning Handling of Certification Denials [Information Only, Action Item is being presented at RAD] Gayle Murphy/ Natalie Leonard (1 minute)
IV. Discussion/Information
RADIIA_LegalSpecializationAppeals_0515.pdf
Attachments:
RADIIA_LegalSpecializationAppeals_0515-A1_Proceedings_Rule.pdfRADIIA_LegalSpecializationAppeals_0515-A2_Rule Revisions.pdf
V. Reports
A. Status Report from the Office of Admissions, Gayle Murphy (10 minutes)
V. Reports
AdmissionsStatusReport_0515.pdf
B. California Board of Legal Specialization Annual Report, Gayle Murphy/Natalie Leonard (10 minutes)
V. Reports
CA_Board_of_Legal_Specialization_Annual_Report_0515.pdf
C. Status Report from the Office of Education, Pam Wilson (5 minutes)
D. Report on MCLE Compliance Audits, Dina DiLoreto/Robert McPhail (15 minutes)
Closed Session

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* Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(d) to consider a personnel matter.

** Closed under Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.5(e) to consider a matter involving a disciplinary investigation or proceeding.