Board of Trustees Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Teleconference
The State Bar of California
,
www.calbar.ca.gov
Thursday, May 14, 2020
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
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Open Session
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 |
| Open Session Minutes - March 12, 2020 10 Minutes Open Session Minutes - March 12, 2020 |
| Open Session Minutes - April 14, 2020 10 Minutes Open Session Minutes - April 14, 2020 |
| Open Session Minutes - April 16, 2020 10 Minutes Open Session Minutes - April 16, 2020 |
| 30 Chair's 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 1. For translation services, with: Language Line 50 Consent Agenda Approval of Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6 |
| 50-2 | Adoption of Revised Judge Pay Schedules 50 Consent Agenda Adoption of Revised Judge Pay Schedules |
| 50-3 | Receipt and Filing of 2019 Annual Legal Services Trust Fund Program Report Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 6145 & 6222 50 Consent Agenda Receipt and Filing of 2019 Annual Legal Services Trust Fund Program Report Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 6145 & 6222 |
| 50-4 | Receipt and Filing of Annual Discipline Report 50 Consent Agenda Receipt and Filing of Annual Discipline Report |
| 50-5 | Report of Action Taken by Audit Committee – Receipt and Filing of Annual Financial Statements and Report of Independent Auditors Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6145(a) 50 Consent Agenda Report of Action Taken by Audit Committee - Receipt and Filing of Annual Financial Statements and Report of Independent Auditors Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6145(a) |
| 54-111 | American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates, Annual Appointment of Members 50 Consent Agenda American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates, Annual Appointment of MembersUpdated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 3 : 1.a. |
| 54-112 | Judicial Council, Annual Appointment of Members 50 Consent Agenda Judicial Council, Annual Appointment of Members |
| 54-141 | 1st Quarter 2020 Reports from the Office of Finance 50 Consent Agenda 1st Quarter 2020 Reports from the Office of Finance |
| 54-142 | Licensee Requests for Adjustment of Fees, Penalties and Charges 50 Consent Agenda Licensee Requests for Adjustment of Fees, Penalties and Charges |
| 54-181 | 4th Quarter 2019 Board and Management Travel Expenses 50 Consent Agenda 4th Quarter 2019 Board and Management Travel Expenses |
| 54-182 | 1st Quarter 2020 Board and Management Travel Expenses 50 Consent Agenda 1st Quarter 2020 Board and Management Travel Expenses |
| 100 Reports of Board Committees |
110 Board Executive Committee |
| 113 | Approval of Addition to Legislative Priorities 100 Reports of Board Committees Approval of Addition to Legislative PrioritiesUpdated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 3 : 4.a. |
120 Regulation and Discipline Committee |
| 121 | Request for Approval of Rule Changes to Permit Videoconference Appearances and Electronic Service of Process in Fee Arbitration Proceedings 100 Reports of Board Committees Request for Approval of Rule Changes to Permit Videoconference Appearances and Electronic Service of Process in Fee Arbitration Proceedings |
140 Finance Committee |
180 Audit Committee |
| 700 Miscellaneous |
| 701 | Council on Access and Fairness (COAF) - Approval of Scope of Work and Revised Workplan (Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte (Ret.), Chair, COAF) 700 Miscellaneous Council on Access and Fairness (COAF) - Approval of Scope of Work and Revised Workplan |
| 702 | Consideration of Options for Licensees Not in Compliance with Fingerprinting Requirement (DiLoreto) 700 Miscellaneous Consideration of Options for Licensees Not in Compliance with Fingerprinting Requirement |
| 703 | Approval of Final Recommendations of the Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS) (Hershkowitz) 700 Miscellaneous Approval of Final Recommendations of the Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS) Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 3 : 4.d. |
| 704 | Approval of Moral Character Decision Making Tools and Related Document (Nunez/Clark/Lane) 700 Miscellaneous Approval of Moral Character Decision Making Tools and Related Document |
| 705 | Report on and Approval of Recommendations Regarding the California Bar Examination Studies (MacLeod/Nunez) 700 Miscellaneous Report on and Approval of Recommendations Regarding the California Bar Examination Studies |
| 706 | Approval of Amendments to Retiree Health Plan for Retirees of the State Bar (Holton/Strauss) 700 Miscellaneous Approval of Amendments to Retiree Health Plan for Retirees of the State Bar Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 3 : 3.b. |
| 707 | Approval of Revisions to Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Employment of State Bar Court Judges (Holton/Strauss) 700 Miscellaneous Approval of Revisions to Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Employment of State Bar Court Judges Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 3 : 3.b. |
| 708 | Approval of Revisions to Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Employment of Executive Staff Employees and to the Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Employment of Confidential Employees (Mazer/Lee) 700 Miscellaneous Approval of Revisions to Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Employment of Executive Staff Employees and to the Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Employment of Confidential Employees |
| 709 | Presentation of Draft 2020 Governance in the Public Interest Task Force Report (MacLeod) 700 Miscellaneous GTF-Draft-Report |
Closed Session
| 1000 Minutes |
| Closed Session Minutes - January 24, 2020 *Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126 - 11126.2. |
| Closed Session Minutes - March 12, 2020 *Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126 - 11126.2. |
| Closed Session Minutes - April 14, 2020 *Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126 - 11126.2. |
| Closed Session Minutes - April 16, 2020 *Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126 - 11126.2. |
| 5000 Closed 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(c)(3). |
| 7000 Miscellaneous |
| 7001 | Obbard v. State Bar of California, S.F. Superior Court, CPF-17-515590, filed April 14, 2017 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7002 | Southern California Institute of Law, Inc. v. The State Bar of California, LA Superior Court, Case No. 20STCV09878, filed March 11, 2020 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7003 | Southern California Institute of Law, Inc. v. The Committee of Bar Examiners of The State Bar of California, In the Supreme Court of the State of California, Case No. S261769, filed April 21, 2020 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7004 | Ani Krihkori v. The State Bar of California, Committee of Bar Examiners, LA Superior Court, Case No. 20STCV09843, filed March 11, 2020 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7005 | The State Bar of California v. LEGALMATCH.COM, SF Superior Court, Case No. _____, filed May 4, 2020 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1). |
| 7006 | Recommendation Regarding Requested Amicus Participation in Feldman v. Gordon & Rees, LLP Litigation (Petition for Review of Decision in First District Court of Appeal, Case No. A155047) *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(2)(C) |
| 7007 | Consideration of and Decision on Challenge to Mandatory License Fees Submitted by Licensee *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(2)(B). |
Adjourn
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring modifications or accommodations to observe and address 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, Alan Steinbrecher 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. |