Board of Trustees Meeting
Agenda

The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 538-2000
Friday, November 20, 2015
9:00 a.m.

The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

For meetings of the Board and Board Committee(s), the Board of Trustees meeting will commence at the conclusion of the Board Committee meeting(s). All times indicated and the order of business are approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

1 Guest Section
Call For Public Comment
Special Presentation - Update on Rules Revision Commission by Hon. Lee Edmon, Presiding Justice, California Court of Appeal
1 Guest Section
Rules Revision Commission - Progress Report - Nov 2015 BOT Meeting
Attachments:
1_Rules Revision Commission - Progress Report - Nov 2015 BOT Meeting_A1_SupCourtLtr_Commission Charter
Special Presentation and Discussion - Language Access by Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Supreme Court of California
10 Minutes
July 7, 2015 minutes [special meeting]
10 Minutes
July 7, 2015 minutes [special meeting]
July 24, 2015 minutes [regular meeting]
10 Minutes
July 24, 2015 minutes [regular meeting]
Attachments:
113 Exception CalPERS Att B Resolution121 Sample Fee AgreementForms Attachment A122 Legal Spec Rules Re Appeals ATT1 Rules of Procedure122 Legal Spec Rules Re Appeals ATT2 Legal Spec Rules144 Strategic Planning - Goals & Objectives ATT 1146 Interfund Transfers & Loans Policy6013 Attachment A-1 Standing Committees6013 Attachment B-1 Special Committees6013 Attachment C-1 Legal Specialization Advisory Commissions6013 Attachment D-1 Section Executive Committees
July 24, 2015 minutes [special meeting for the election of officers]
10 Minutes
July 24, 2015 minutes [special meeting for the election of officers]
September 21, 2015 minutes [special meeting]
10 Minutes
September 21, 2015 minutes [special meeting]
October 10, 2015 minutes [special meeting]
10 Minutes
October 10, 2015 minutes [special meeting]
Attachments:
50-1_2016 Membership Fees ATT A
October 11, 2015 minutes [special meeting]
10 Minutes
October 11, 2015 minutes [special meeting]
Attachments:
30 - 3 Schedule B - Multi-Year Schedule of Board Of Trustees Meetings142 Fund Restructuring ATT B New Description of Funds145 OCT Attachment A Proposed 2015 Budget Amendment
30 President's Report
40 Staff Reports
41 Executive Director

Governmental Relations (Oral)
42 Secretary

50 Consent Agenda
54 - 131Annual Recommendation to The Supreme Court for Expungement of Suspensions of Non Payment of Fees in accordance with Rule of Court 9.6(b)
50 Consent Agenda
AnnualExpungement_1115
54 - 141Financial Statement for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2015; Investment Report for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2015; Client Security Fund Report for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2015
50 Consent Agenda
FinStmts_InvestRept_CSFRept_ThirdQtr_1115
Attachments:
54-141_FinancialStatements_1115-A154-141_InvestmentReport_1115-A254-141_ClientSecurityFund_1115-A3
100 Reports of Board Committees
110 Board Executive Committee

111 Compliance with Bagley-Keene – Repeal of State Bar’s Open Meeting Rules and Grounds for Going into Closed Session (Title 6, Division 2)
100 Reports of Board Committees
ComplianceWithBagleyKeeneOpenMeetingAct_1115
Attachments:
111_ComplianceWithBagleyKeeneOpenMeetingAct_1115-A1_BagleyKeeneAct111_ComplianceWithBagleyKeeneOpenMeetingAct_1115-A2_ProposedRules
112 Bagley-Keene Implementing Procedures
100 Reports of Board Committees
BagleyKeeneImplentingProcedures_1115
Attachments:
112_BagleyKeeneImplentingProcedures_1115-A1_ProposedRevisionToBoardBook
120 Regulation and Discipline Committee

121 State Bar Court Review Department Judge Status
100 Reports of Board Committees
Change_of_Review_Judge_Status_1115
122 Proposed Amended Rules 5-110 and 5-220 of the Rules of Professional Conduct - Request to Release for Public Comment
100 Reports of Board Committees
Rule 5-110 (DFT V.3 )w-attachments_1115
Attachments:
122_1115-A1_AltRuleDraft_CommMbrDissents_Response_to_Dissents(11-17-15)
123 Independent Oversight of Audit and Review Function and Approval Process for Amendments to Quality Control Measures: Proposal for Implementation of State Auditor Recommendations
100 Reports of Board Committees
Audit_RecommendationsForAR_1115
130 Admissions and Education Committee

132 Amendment to Schedule of Charges and Deadlines re MCLE Audit Penalties - WITHDRAWN
140 Planning and Budget Committee

142 Compliance with California Public Records Act (CPRA) – Fee Schedule for Records Request (Title 7 and Appendix A)
100 Reports of Board Committees
Compliance_with_California_Public_Records_Act_(CPRA)_-_Fee_Schedule_for_Records_Request_(Title_7_and_Appendix_A
150 Nominations and Appointments Committee

151 Request for Modification of Board Policy on Appointment to the Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration
100 Reports of Board Committees
FeeArbCmteRequestForApptPolicyChange_1115
160 Stakeholders and Access to Justice Committee

161 State Bar Section Sponsored Affirmative Legislative Proposals
100 Reports of Board Committees
SectionLegislativeProposals_1115
180 Audit Committee

700 Miscellaneous
701 Appointment to Fill District 1 Vacancy
702 Task Force on Admissions Regulation Reform (TFARR) Modifications
Closed Session

1000 Minutes
July 24, 2015 closed minutes [regular meeting]
(Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 6026.5(a)-(h))
6000 Appointments
6010 Closed Consent

6011 Fee Arbitration Department: Annual Appointment and Reappointment of Arbitrators and Presiding Arbitrator
6012 Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, Interim Appointment of Member
6013 California Commission on Access to Justice, Annual Appointment of Officers
6014 California Indian Legal Services, Appointment of Members to the Board of Directors
6015 Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Appointment of Members to the Board of Directors
6016 Legal Services of Northern California, Appointment of Members to the Board of Directors
(Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 6026.5(g))
7000 Miscellaneous
7001 Dunn v. State Bar Case No. BC563715 (L.A. Super. Ct., filed Nov. 13, 2014)*
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5(a).
7002 Whistleblower Complaint*
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5(a) and (d).
7003 Personnel Matter*
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5(d).
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