Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, October 18, 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. Orientation for Committee Members - [Special Set for 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.]
I. Chair's Time
Committee Orientation
B. Roll Call.
C. Call for Public Comment. [The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period.]
D. Welcome Committee Members.
E. 2019-2020 Committee Year Subcommittee Assignments. Attachment O-100.
I. Chair's Time
O-100
F. Designation of Representatives for Admission Ceremonies for Successful July 2019 California Bar Examination Applicants. Attachment O-101.
I. Chair's Time
O-101
G. Approval of August 23, 2019 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes. Attachment O-102.
I. Chair's Time
O-102
II. Report from Director
A. Report on Key Statistical Indicators July and August 2019. Attachment O-103.
II. Report from Director
O-103
B. Schedule for December 6 and 7, 2019 Committee Meeting. Attachment O-104.
II. Report from Director
O-104
C. Updates on pending Office of Admissions and State Bar activities:

  1. Update on California Attorney Practice Analysis (CAPA) Working Group (Robert Brody, Ron Pi and Eli Wallach)
  2. Update on Moral Character Working Group (James Efting)
  3. Update on Committee of State Bar Accredited and Registered Schools (CSBARS) (Kareem Gongora)
  4. Other Recent Developments

III. Examinations
A. Technical Report on the June 2019 First-Year Law Students' Examination. Attachment O-200. (Paul Kramer and Lisa Cummins)
III. Examinations
O-200
B. Discussion of Proposed 2019-2020 Examinations Goals. Attachment O-201. (Paul Kramer)
III. Examinations
O-201
IV. Operations and Management
A. June 2019 First-Year Law Students' Examination Cost Analysis. Attachment O-300. (Tammy Campbell)
IV. Operations and Management
O-300
B. Discussion of Proposed 2019-2020 Operations and Management Goals. Attachment O-301. (Alex Chan)
IV. Operations and Management
O-301
V. Educational Standards
A. Oral Report on Lady Justice Law School Suspension of Classes. (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
B. Notice of New Administrators at Registered and Accredited Law Schools. Attachment O-400. (Natalie Leonard and Alex Lawrence)
V. Educational Standards
O-400
C. Discussion of Proposed 2019-2020 Educational Standards Goals. Attachment O-401. (Alex Lawrence)
V. Educational Standards
O-401
VI. Moral Character
A. Discussion of Proposed 2019-2020 Moral Character Goals. Attachment O-500. (Dolores Heisinger)
VI. Moral Character
O-500
B. Presentation on the Unauthorized Practice of Law. (David Lane)
Closed Session
I. Chair's Time
A. Report from Counsel (Caroline Holmes)

1. Report on Pending Litigation [Closed pursuant to Gov. Code §11126(e)(1)]:

Delacruz v. State Bar, USDC Nothern District, Case No. C1903241
Vartanian v. State Bar, US Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., No. 18-16084
DFEH/State Bar of California, DFEH Matter Number 201904-05810616

B. Approval of August 23, 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).] WITHDRAWN
B. Decisions on Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment C-201. (Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
III. Operations and Management
A. Examination and Administration Appeals Process Review. Attachment C-300. (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
IV. Moral Character
A. Decisions on Informal Moral Character Conference Recommendations. Attachment C-500. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
B. Report on State Bar Court Moral Character Determination Decisions. Attachment C-501. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
C. Report on Status of Moral Character State Bar Court Cases. Attachment C-502. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
D. Consideration of Exception Requests for Expiring Moral Character Determinations. Attachment C-503. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
E. Presentation on the Unauthorized Practice of Law. (David Lane) [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.