Board of Trustees Meeting
Notice and Agenda
The State Bar of California
845 South Figueroa Street
Board Room, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
www.calbar.ca.gov
Friday, March 15, 2019
8:30 AM -
8:30 AM -
Closed Session
| 1000 Minutes |
| January 24-25, 2019 - Closed Session Minutes *Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126 - 11126.2. |
| 5000 CONSENT |
| 5001 | Approval for Contracts Relating to the Preparation, Approval, Grading or Administration of the California Bar Examination or the First-Year Law Students' Examination Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6 1. For Printing of California Bar Examination and First-Year Law Students' Examination *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(c)(1) and Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(a)(3). |
| 7000 Miscellaneous |
| 7001 | Fleck v. Wetch, US Court of Appeal for the 8th Circuit, Case No. 16-1564, filed August 17, 2017 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7002 | Discussion of State Bar Employee Performance *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(a)(1). |
| 7003 | Executive Director Performance Evaluation *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(a)(1). |
Open Session
9:45 AMOpen session will begin at approximately 9:45 AM. 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. |
| 10 Minutes |
| January 25, 2019 - Open Session Minutes 10 Minutes January 25, 2019 - Open Session Minutes |
| 30 Chair's Report (Oral Report) |
| 40 Staff Reports |
41 Executive Director |
| 1. | Report from Executive Director 40 Staff Reports Report from Executive Director |
| 50 Consent Agenda |
| 50-1 | Approval of Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6 50 Consent Agenda Approval of Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6Approval of Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6 50 Consent Agenda Approval of Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6 |
| 50-2 | Annual Report on Use of Outside Counsel for 2018 Calendar Year 50 Consent Agenda Annual Report on Use of Outside Counsel for 2018 Calendar Year |
| 50-3 | Form 700 Reporting Requirements for Rule 2201 Administrator and Special Deputy Trial Counsel: Request for Approval 50 Consent Agenda Form 700 Reporting Requirements for Rule 2201 Administrator and Special Deputy Trial Counsel: Request for Approval |
| 50-4 | Receipt and Filing of Legislatively Mandated Diversity Efforts Report 50 Consent Agenda Receipt and Filing of Legislatively Mandated Diversity Efforts Report |
| 50-5 | Receipt and Filing of Legislatively Mandated Lawyer Assistance Program Oversight Committee Report 50 Consent Agenda Receipt and Filing of Legislatively Mandated Lawyer Assistance Program Oversight Committee Report |
| 54-121 | Technical Corrections to Rules of Procedure 5.152, 5.65.1, 5.342: Request for Approval 50 Consent Agenda Technical Corrections to Rules of Procedure 5.152, 5.65.1, 5.342: Request for Approval |
| 54-141 | Q4 Investment Report and Client Security Fund (CSF) Report 50 Consent Agenda Q4 Investment Report and Client Security Fund (CSF) Report |
| 54-142 | Review Cost Allocation Policy 50 Consent Agenda Review Cost Allocation Policy |
| 54-181 | Q4 Board and Management Travel Expenses 50 Consent Agenda Q4 Board and Management Travel Expenses |
| 100 Reports of Board Committees |
110 Board Executive Committee |
| 112 | Approval of 2019 Legislative Priorities (MacLeod/DaSilva) 100 Reports of Board Committees Approval of 2019 Legislative PrioritiesUpdated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 3.l. |
| 113 | Approval and Ratification of Revised Board Book (DaSilva) 100 Reports of Board Committees Approval and Ratification of Revised Board BookUpdated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 1.b. |
120 Regulation and Discipline Committee |
130 Programs Committee |
| 131 | Adoption of Revised Goal 4 Re Diversity and Inclusion (Hershkowitz/Hong) 100 Reports of Board Committees Adoption of Revised Goal 4 Re Diversity and Inclusion |
| 132 | Approval of Distribution of Bank Grant Funds for 2020-2022 Grant Cycle (Hong/Nguyen) 100 Reports of Board Committees Approval of Distribution of Bank Grant Funds for 2020-2022 Grant Cycle Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 4.a. |
140 Finance and Planning Committee |
180 Audit Committee |
| 700 Miscellaneous |
| 701 | Approval of Appendix I Subentity Recommendations Re (1) Legal Services Trust Fund Commission - Size and Appointments; and (2) Implementation of Global Changes, Including State Bar Rule Revisions(MacLeod/Hershkowitz/Hong) 700 Miscellaneous Approval of Appendix I Subentity RecommendationsUpdated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 1.c. |
| 702 | Update on Waiver of Late Payment Penalties for Federal Employees; Approval of Schedule for Payment of Fees Due (DiLoreto) 700 Miscellaneous Update on Waiver of Late Payment Penalties for Federal Employees; Approval of Schedule for Payment of Fees Due |
| 703 | Report and Recommendation Re Legislatively Mandated Malpractice Insurance Working Group Report (Katz/Miller) 700 Miscellaneous Report and Recommendation Re Legislatively Mandated Malpractice Insurance Working Group ReportUpdated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 5.d. |
| 704 | Report on Fee Increase Need (Wilson/Adams) 700 Miscellaneous Report on Fee Increase Need |
Adjourn
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations at this meeting should notify Sarah Cohen at 415-538-2363. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting. The notice and agenda is available at Meetings: Board of Trustees. Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Secretary, Sarah Cohen at 415-538-2363, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or Chair, Jason Lee at 415-538-2000. Trustees 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. 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. |