California Board of Legal Specialization
Notice and Agenda
Friday, June 5, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Teleconference

The State Bar of California
www.calbar.ca.gov

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator, Adrian Galang at (415) 538-2115, 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.

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:

Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/99595903224

Call-In Numbers:
669-900-9128
253-215-8782
346-248-7799
301-715-8592
312-626-6799
646-558-8656

Webinar ID: 995-9590-3224

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. Update on CBLS 2020 Work Plan Initiatives
C. Recent Developments
III. Consent
A. Approval of March 13, 2020 California Board of Legal Specialization Public Meeting MinutesA. Approval of March 13, 2020 California Board of Legal Specialization Public Meeting Minutes
IV. Business
A. Review of Report on Financial and Operational Key IndicatorsA. Review of Report on Financial and Operational Key IndicatorsA. Board of Trustees Financial Report: Quarter Four Through December 31, 2019B. Total Number of Certified Specialists as of May 1, 2020C. Total Number of Resignations by Reason, 2018 and 2019 Annual v 2020 Year to DateD. Total Number of Certified Specialists in Compliance Group 3
B. Review of Report on Initial Certification Application StatusesB. Review of Report on Initial Certification Application StatusesA-B. Post-Examination Initial Certification Applications Filed by Specialty as of May 1, 2020
C. Approval of Certification Revocations for Failure to RecertifyC. Approval of Certification Revocations for Failure to RecertifyA. List of certified specialists who did not file recertification applications that were otherwise due before February 29, 2020
D. Review and Approve the 2019 Annual Report of the California Board of Legal SpecializationD. Review and Approve the 2019 Annual Report of the California Board of Legal SpecializationA. 2019 Annual Report of the California Board of Legal Specialization
E. Discuss the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ (IAPP) Request for Guidance on its Denied Application for Accreditation of Specialty Certification Program in Privacy Law
Closed Session

I. Consent
A. Approval of March 13, 2020 California Board of Legal Specialization Closed Meeting Minutes [Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126.1.]
II. Business
A. Review of Technical Report Regarding 2019 Legal Specialist Examination Grading [Closed pursuant to Business & Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(2).]
B. Review of 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.