Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, June 21, 2019
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The State Bar of California
845 South Figueroa Street
Board Room, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Open Session
I. Chair's Time
A. Roll Call.
B. Call for Public Comment. [The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period.]
C. Approval of April 26 and 27, 2019 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes. Attachment O-100.
II. Report from Director
A. Report on Key Statistical Indicators April 2019. Attachment O-101.
B. Schedule for August 23, 2019 Committee Meeting. Attachment O-102.
C. Updates on pending Office of Admissions and State Bar activities:

  1. CA Attorney Practice Analysis (CAPA) (Robert Brody)
  2. Visiting the July 2019 CA Bar Exam
  3. Update on Remote Proctoring
  4. Update on Moral Character Working Group (Larry Kaplan)
  5. Update on CSBARS (Kareem Gongora)
  6. Other Recent Developments

III. Examinations
A. Report on the Draft to the Supreme Court on the February 2019 California Bar Examination. Attachment O-200. (Amy Nuñez and David Torres)
B. Discussion of 2018-2019 Examinations Goals. Attachment O-201. (David Torres)
C. Training on the Processing of Testing Accommodations Petitions and on Substantitve Issues Concerning Evaluating Testing Accommodations Petitions. Attachment O-202. (Lisa Cummins and Lynn Taylor)
IV. Operations and Management
A. Report on February 2019 California Bar Exam Cost Analysis. Attachment O-300. (Tammy Campbell and Robert Brody)
B. Discussion on 2018-2019 Operations and Management Goals. Attachment O-301. (Robert Brody)
V. Educational Standards
A. Report on Lincoln Law School of San Jose Periodic Inspection. Attachment O-400. (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
B. Decision on Lincoln Law School of San Jose Request for Major Change - IP Certificate Program, M.L.S. Program and LLM Program. Attachment O-401. (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
C. Report on Application Materials to Address Amended Rules and Guidelines for Accredited Law Schools Related to Distance Learning. Attachment O-402. (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
D. Decision on Law School Petition for Reconsideration of Waiver of 84-Month Rule for Student. Attachment O-403. (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
E. Notice of New Administrators at Registered and Accredited Law Schools. Attachment O-404. (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
F. Discussion of 2018-2019 Educational Standards Goals. Attachment O-405. (Alex Lawrence)
VI. Moral Character
A. Action on Proposed Procedures Re Requests for Administrative Review by The Committee of Bar Examiners of Adverse Moral Character Determinations. Attachment O-500. (Mark Torres-Gil and Tara Clark)
B. Discussion of 2018-2019 Moral Character Goals. Attachment O-501. (Bethany Peak)
Closed Session
I. Chair's Time
A. Report from Counsel (Destie Overpeck)

1. Report on Pending Litigation [Closed pursuant to Gov. Code §11126(e)(1)]:
Delacruz v. State Bar, US Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., No. 18-16956
Delacruz v. State Bar, US Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., No. 17-17340
Vartanian v. State Bar, US Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., No. 18-16084

B. Approval of April 26 and 27, 2019 Committee of Bar Examiners Closed Meeting Minutes. Attachment C-100. [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(5).]
II. Examinations
A. Decisions on Examinations Petitions. Attachment C-200. (Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
B. Decisions on Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment C-201. (Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
C. Training on the Processing of Testing Accommodations Petitions and on Substantive Issues Concerning Evaluating Testing Accommodations Petitions. Attachment C-202. (Lisa Cummins and Lynn Taylor) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
III. Operations and Management
A. Decisions on Operations and Management Petitions. Attachment C-300. (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3).]
IV. Moral Character
A. Action on Informal Moral Character Conference Recommendations. Attachment C-500. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
B. Action on Additional Moral Character Determination Matters. Attachment C-501. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
C. Report on State Bar Court Moral Character Determination Decisions. Attachment C-502. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
D. Status of Moral Character State Bar Court Cases. Attachment C-503. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
Adjourn


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