California Board of Legal Specialization
Notice and Agenda
Friday, December 13, 2019
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

State Bar of California
Conference Rooms 4A-C
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator, Adrian Galang at (415) 538-2115 or 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or Chair, Aurelio Torre at (415) 538-2115. 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: Norma Acosta, Jeffrey Hammerschmidt, Robert Hershenson, Mark A Lester, Avi Levy, Natalie Vance.
The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Roll Call
B. Call for Public Comment [The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period.]
II. Staff Reports
A. Staffing Updates
B. New Member Orientation
C. Recent Developments

1. Admissions Information Management System (AIMS) Update

III. Consent
A. Approval of September 6, 2019 California Board of Legal Specialization Public Meeting MinutesSeptember 6, 2019 California Board of Legal Specialization Open Meeting Minutes
IV. Business
A. Report on Financial and Operational Key IndicatorsA. Report on Financial and Operational Key Indicators A. Q3 Financial Statement Report, Investment Report and Client Security Fund ReportB. Total Number of Certified Specialists as of December 1, 2019C. Total Number of Resignations by Reason, 2017 and 2018 Annual v 2019 Year to DateD. Total Number of Certified Specialists in Compliance Group 3
B. Report on Legal Specialist Examination Post-Examination Application StatusesB. Report on Legal Specialist Examination Post-Examination Application StatusesA. 2017 Post-Examination Applications Filed by Specialty as of December 1, 2019
C. Approval of Proposed Certification Revocations for Failure to RecertifyC. Approval of Proposed Certification Revocations for Failure to Recertify A. List of certified specialists who did not file recertification applications that were otherwise due before November 1, 2019
D. Development of 2020 Work Plan for Recommendation to the Board of Trustees
E. Discussion on Guidelines for Reviewing Applications for Accreditation of Specialty Certification Programs
F. Review of the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ (IAPP) Application for Accreditation of Specialty Certification Program in Privacy Law
Closed Session

I. Consent
A. Approval of September 6, 2019 California Board of Legal Specialization Closed Meeting Minutes [Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126.1.]
II. Business
A. Report on Legal Specialist Examination Development [Closed pursuant to Business & Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(2).]



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The notice and agenda is available at http://board.calbar.ca.gov/Committees.aspx.