Board of Trustees Meeting
Agenda

The State Bar of California
845 South Figueroa Street
Board Room, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515
(213) 765-1000
Saturday, January 27, 2018
11:45 AM

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator, Sarah Cohen at 415 538-2363. 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.
For meetings of the Board and Board Committee(s), the Board of Trustees meeting may commence at the conclusion of the Board Committee meeting(s). For meetings scheduled to take place over multiple days, items scheduled for a particular day may be moved to an earlier or later day. All times indicated and the order of business are approximate and subject to change.
Closed Session

7000 Miscellaneous
7001 Collective Bargaining*
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(c)(17).
7002 Oehler v. State Bar, L.A. Superior Court, Case No. BC610699, filed February 17, 2016*
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1).
7003 Layton v. State Bar, L.A. Superior Court, Case No. BC615241, filed March 28, 2016*
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1).
7004 Noonen v. State Bar, L.A. Superior Court, Case No. BC625085, filed June 24, 2016*
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1).
7005 LegalForce RAPC Worldwide, P.C., et al v. LegalZoom.com, Inc., et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of CA, San Jose Courthouse, Case No. 5:17-cv-07194, filed December 19, 2017*
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1).
7006 LegalForce RAPC Worldwide, P.C., et al v. MyCorporation Business Services, Inc., et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of CA, San Jose Courthouse, Case No. 5:18-cv-00142, filed January 8, 2018*
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1).
Open Session


Open Session will begin at approximately 12:45 p.m. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to alter the order of items or the start time to run an effective meeting. If you wish to assure yourself of hearing a particular discussion, please attend the entire meeting.
~ CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ~
Members of the public may speak to any item on the agenda. The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period.
30 Chair's Report
Oral Report from Chair
30 - 1Board of Trustees Multi-Year Meeting Schedule for 2018 and 2019
30 Chair's Report
30-1_JAN_2018_Multi-Year Schedule of Board of Trustees Meetings
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 3.g.
40 Staff Reports
41 Executive Director

1. Report from Executive Director
40 Staff Reports
41_JAN_2018_1. Report from Executive Director
2. Dashboards
40 Staff Reports
41_JAN_2018_Dashboards
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 3.b.
50 Consent Agenda
50 - 1Approval for Specified Contracts per Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6 1. For California Bar Examination Sites, with: AEG Management LACC, LLC; CAL EXPO; Crowne Plaza Hotel Burlingame; Doubletree Hotel Westside; Hilton Sacramento Arden West; Holiday Inn South San Francisco; Ontario Convention Center; Ontario Gateway Hotel; Sheraton Mission Valley Hotel 2. For California Bar Examination Preparation, with: Research Solutions Group; Michael D. Shore PhD; Douglas E. Tucker, M.D.
50 Consent Agenda
50-1_JAN_2018_Approval for Specified Contracts per Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6
50 - 21st Annual Report on Use of Outside Counsel for 2017 Calendar Year
50 Consent Agenda
50-2_JAN_2018_1st Annual Report on Use of Outside Counsel for 2017 Calendar Year
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 3.b., 3.c.
50 - 3Board Book Revisions Re Governance Structure of Board of Trustees
50 Consent Agenda
Board Book Revisions Re Governance Structure of Board of Trustees
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 1.c., 1.e.
50 - 4State Bar of California Conflict of Interest Code for Designated Employees, Proposed Revisions to List of Designated Employees - Return from Public Comment
50 Consent Agenda
50-4_JAN-2018_Conflict of Interest Code
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 1.c.
50 - 5Adoption of Proposed Revisions to State Bar Rule 3.244 Re Eligibility to Participate in Lawyer Assistance Program
50 Consent Agenda
50-5_JAN_2018_Adoption of Proposed Revisions to State Bar Rule 3.244 Re Eligibility to Participate in Lawyer Assistance Program
100 Reports of Board Committees
110 Board Executive Committee

111 Criteria for Taking Positions on Legislation and Advancing Legislative Proposals (Hershkowitz)
100 Reports of Board Committees
111_JAN_2018_Criteria for Taking Positions on Legislation and Advancing Legislative Proposals
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 1.c.
120 Regulation and Discipline Committee

121 San Francisco District Attorney Request for New Rule of Professional Conduct Re Disclosure of Immigration Status in Open Court (Tuft/Difuntorum)
100 Reports of Board Committees
121_JAN_2018_San Francisco District Attorney Request for New Rule of Professional Conduct Re Disclosure of Immigration Status in Open Court
700 Miscellaneous
701 Credit Card Fee Cost Recovery (Harper)
700 Miscellaneous
701_JAN18_Credit Card Fee Cost Recovery
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 3.d.
702 Final Proposed 2018 Budget (Harper)
700 Miscellaneous
702_JAN_2018_Final Proposed 2018 Budget
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 3.d.
703 Admissions Information Management System Proposed Contract (Nunez/Jenkins)
700 Miscellaneous
703_JAN_2018_Admissions Information Management System Proposed Contract
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 2.a.
704 Proposed Rule of Court Re Fingerprinting Active Licensed Attorneys - Return From Public Comment and Operational Planning and Preparation (Grandt/MacLeod)
700 Miscellaneous
704_JAN_2018_Proposed Rule of Court Re Fingerprinting Active Licensed Attorneys
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 1.c.
705 Exception to the CalPERS 180 Day Wait Period to Appoint a Retired Annuitant (Harper)
700 Miscellaneous
705_JAN_2018_Exception to CalPERS 180 Day Wait Period to Appoint Retired Annuitant
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 3.b., 3.d.
706 Positive Mindset Intervention Memorandum of Understanding (Pi)
700 Miscellaneous
706_JAN_2018_Positive Mindset Intervention Memorandum of Understanding
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 2.h.
707 Reflections on Strategic Planning Session (Wilson/Hershkowitz)
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 1.c., 1.e., 3.b., 3.c., 3.e., 4.b.
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