Committee of Bar Examiners
Notice and Agenda
Friday, October 13, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Teleconference
The State Bar of California
Notice and Agenda
Friday, October 13, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Teleconference
The State Bar of California
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Open Session
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| I. REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR |
| A. | Welcome/Roll Call |
| B. | Approval of August 18, 2023, Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes I. REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR August 18, 2023, Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes |
| C. | Approval of September 1, 2023, Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes I. REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR September 1, 2023, Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes |
| D. | Chair's Report |
| II. CONSENT AGENDA |
| A. | Technical Report on the June 2023 First-Year Law Students’ Examination (Tammy Campbell) II. CONSENT AGENDA Technical Report on the June 2023 First-Year Law Students’ Examination |
| B. | Report on Administrative Updates Regarding Law Schools (Natalie Leonard and James Efting) II. CONSENT AGENDA Report on Administrative Updates Regarding Law Schools |
| III. Examinations |
| A. | Action on Revisions to the Testing Accommodation Rules: Recommendation to Adopt Following Return from Public Comment (Robert Brody, Dr. Michael Cao, and Christina Doell) III. Examinations Action on Revisions to the Testing Accommodation Rules: Recommendation to Adopt Following Return from Public Comment |
| B. | Action on Modifying the First Year Law Students’ Examination to Eliminate Essay Questions, Resulting in an All-Multiple-Choice Exam (Lisa Cummins and Roger Bolus) [Special Set: 11:00 am] III. Examinations Action on Modifying the First-Year Law Students’ Examination to Eliminate Essay Questions, Resulting in an All-Multiple-Choice ExamAttachments: Attachment A. “Profiling the Immediate and Longer-Term Outcomes of the California First-Year Law Students’ Examination” (April 26, 2022; updated September 13, 2023) |
| IV. OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT |
| A. | WITHDRAWN- Action on Revisions to the Admissions Rules Pertaining to Chapter 6 Conduct Violations: Recommendation to Circulate for Public Comment (Tammy Campbell, James Efting, Bethany Peak, and Ashley Silva-Guzman) |
| V. Educational Standards |
| A. | Action on Major Change of Administrative Headquarters - Taft Law School (Natalie Leonard and James Efting) V. Educational Standards Action on Major Change of Administrative Headquarters - Taft Law School |
| B. | Action on Major Change – Voluntary Termination of Registration – American International School of Law (Natalie Leonard and James Efting) V. Educational Standards Action on Major Change - Voluntary Termination of Registration - American International School of Law |
| C. | Action on Progress Report – Peoples College of Law (Natalie Leonard and James Efting) V. Educational Standards Action on Progress Report - Peoples College of Law |
| VII. Report from Director |
| A. | Oral Report VII. Report from Director 2023 CBE Work Plan |
Closed Session
| I. Chair's Time |
| A. | Report from Counsel (Caroline Holmes and Jean Krasilnikoff) Report on Pending Litigation [Closed pursuant to Gov. Code § 11126(e)(1)] Brewer v. State Bar, et al., E.D. Cal., Case No. 2:23-cv-00860 Diviacchi v. State Bar, Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals, Case No. 23-16170 Flinders v. State Bar et al., Sixth Appellate District Ct. of Appeal, Case No.H050562; Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals, Case No. 22-17014 Hill v. Peoples College of Law et al., C.D. Cal., Case No. 2:23CV1298 Kohn v. State Bar et al., Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals, Case No. 20-17316 Pell v. Amy Nuñez, Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals, Case No. 23-55188
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| B. | Approval of August 18, 2023, Committee of Bar Examiners Closed Meeting Minutes [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(4) and Gov. Code §§11126(c)(1) and 11126(e)(1).] |
| II. CONSENT AGENDA |
| A. | Report on Security Incidents from the June 2023 First-Year Law Students’ Examination (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code § 11126(c)(1)] |
| B. | Report and Discussion of Staff Moral Character Determinations (Christian Harvey and David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(4)] |
| C. | WITHDRAWN- Report on State Bar Court Decisions (David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(4)] |
| D. | Report on Status of Pending Moral Character State Bar Court Cases (Christian Harvey and David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(4)] |
| III. Examinations |
| A. | WITHDRAWN - Action on Pending Testing Accommodation Requests for Review (Christina Doell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code § 11126(c)(1)] |
| IV. Operations and Management |
| A. | Action on the October 2023 Operation & Management Appeals (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code § 11126(c)(1)] |
| V. MORAL CHARACTER |
| A. | Action on Moral Character Cases Pending Administrative Review (Tara Clark, Christian Harvey, and David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(4)] |
Adjourn
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