Board of Trustees Meeting
Agenda

The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 538-2000
Friday, November 3, 2017
8:30 AM

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator, Sarah Cohen at (415) 538-2363. 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.
For meetings of the Board and Board Committee(s), the Board of Trustees meeting may commence at the conclusion of the Board Committee meeting(s). For meetings scheduled to take place over multiple days, items scheduled for a particular day may be moved to an earlier or later day. All times indicated and the order of business are approximate and subject to change.
Closed Session

1000 Minutes
July 14, 2017, Closed Minutes [regular meeting]
August 9, 2017, Closed Minutes [special meeting]
September 6, 2017, Closed Minutes [special meeting]
September 7, 2017, Closed Minutes [special meeting]
October 6, 2017, Closed Minutes [special meeting]
(Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 6026.5 (a)(1)-(8))
6000 Appointments
6010 Closed Consent

6011 California Commission on Access to Justice - Recommendation for Interim Appointments
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a)(7).
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 1.e.
6012 Client Security Fund Commission - Recommendation for Appointments
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a)(7).
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 1.e.
6013 Mandatory Fee Arbitrators - Recommendation for Appointment and Reappointment of Arbitrators and Presiding Arbitrator
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a)(7).
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 1.e.
6014 Public Law Section - Recommendation for Interim Appointment
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a)(7).
6015 Lawyer Assistance Program - Recommendation for Reappointment of Chair
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a)(7).
6020 Closed Appointments

(Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 6026.5(a)(7))
7000 Miscellaneous
7001 Collective Bargaining*
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(c)(17)
7002 Layton v. State Bar Case No. BC615241 (L.A. Super. Ct., filed Mar. 28, 2016)*
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a)(1); and Government Code § 11126 (e)(1)
7003 Oehler v. State Bar Case No. BC610699 (L.A. Super. Ct., filed Feb. 17, 2016)*
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a)(1); and Government Code § 11126 (e)(1)
7004 Noonen v. State Bar Case No. BC625085 (L.A. Super. Ct., filed June 24, 2016)*
*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a)(1); and Government Code § 11126 (e)(1)
7005 Personnel*
* Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126 (a)(1); and Business & Professions Code § 6026.5 (a)(4)
7006 Conference with Counsel Regarding Anticipated Litigation*
*Closed pursuant to Government Code Section §11126(e)(2)(B)
Open Session


Open Session will begin at approximately 10:00 AM. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to alter the order of items or the start time to run an effective meeting. If you wish to assure yourself of hearing a particular discussion, please attend the entire meeting.
~ CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT~

Members of the public may speak to any item on the agenda. The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period.

10 Minutes
July 13-14, 2017, Open Minutes [regular meeting]
July 14, 2017, Open Minutes [special meeting - election of officers]
August 9, 2017, Open Minutes [special meeting]
September 6, 2017, Open Minutes [special meeting]
September 7, 2017, Open Minutes [special meeting]
October 6, 2017, Open Minutes [special meeting]
30 President's Report
Oral
30-1 Board of Trustees Multi-Year Meeting Schedule - Proposed Approval
30-2 Appointment of Liaison
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 4.b.
40 Staff Reports
41 Executive Director

Oral
1. Dashboards
50 Consent Agenda
54-111 2017 Governance in the Public Interest Task Force Recommendations re Adoption of Revised Board Book Main Section 1, Tab 1.1 and Main Section 2, Tab 2.4; re Timeline for Completion of Sub-Entity Review; and re Elimination of Board Liaison (to Sub-Entity) Policy
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 1.c., 1.e.
54-131 Annual Recommendation to the Supreme Court for Expungement of Suspensions of Non-Payment of Fees in Accordance with Rule of Court 9.6(b)
54-132 Annual Recommendation for Expungement of Administrative Inactive Statuses for MCLE Non-Compliance in Accordance with Rule of Court 9.31
54-133 Annual Recommendation re Members in Non-Compliance with MCLE Audit
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 2.d., 2.e.
54-141 2018 Schedule of Fees, Penalties, Charges and Deadlines
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 3.d.
100 Reports of Board Committees
110 Board Executive Committee

112 2017 Governance in the Public Interest Recommendations re Adoption of Trustee Skills Matrix; and re Study of Board Vacancy Issue
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 1.c.
120 Regulation and Discipline Committee

121 San Francisco District Attorney Request for Proposed New Rule of Professional Conduct (Tuft)
130 Programs Committee

134 Proposed Amendments to the Law School Regulation Statutes and Rules re Mandatory Accreditation of Law Schools
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 2.h.
135 Proposed Amendments to Law School Regulation Rules to Require 6 Units of Competency Training – Return from Public Comment
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 2.d.
136 Report on California Bar Examination Content Validation Study
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 2.h.
137 Proposed Amendments to Statute re Bar Examination Application Deadlines - WITHDRAWN
140 Finance and Planning Committee

142 Proposed Adjustments to Law School Fees (Conover)
143 2018 State Bar Preliminary Budget (Harper)
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 3.d.
180 Audit Committee

None
700 Miscellaneous
701 Proposed Supreme Court rule for fingerprinting of applicants and active licensed attorneys- Request for Public Comment (Grandt)
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 2.c.
702 Update on Sections Association Transition Plan (Chang)
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 1.a.
703 Proposed Rule 5-110(E) of Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California - Return from Public Comment (Difuntorum)
704 Trustee Training: Anti-Trust Policy
2017-2022 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives : 1.c.
ADJOURN