Board of Trustees Meeting
Notice and Agenda

The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
Board Room, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.calbar.ca.gov

Friday, May 17, 2019
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Open Session Call-In Number: 855-520-7605 / Pass Code: 926-551-2#

(Please mute the line unless you are providing public comment.)

Closed Session
1000 Minutes
March 15, 2019 - Closed Session Minutes
*Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126 - 11126.2.
April 9, 2019 - Closed Session Minutes
*Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126 - 11126.2.
April 22, 2019 - Closed Session Minutes
*Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126 - 11126.2.
5000 Consent
5001Approval for Contracts Relating to the Preparation, Grading, or Administration of the California Bar Examination or the First-Year Students' Examination

1. For Preparation, Approval, Grading, or Administration of the California Bar Examination or the First Year Law Students' Examination

*Closed pursuant to Government Code §11126(c)(1) and Business and Professions Code §6026.7(a)(3).

7000 Miscellaneous
7001Ibarra v. State Bar of California, S.F. Superior Court, Case No. CGC-18-566273, filed May 3, 2018
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1).
7002Fleck v. Wetch, U.S. Court of Appeal for the 8th Circuit, Case No. 16-1564, filed August 17, 2017
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1).
7003Discussion of State Bar Employee Performance

*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(a)(1).

Open Session
9:45 AM

Open session will begin at approximately 9:45 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
March 15, 2019 - Open Session Minutes
30 Chair's Report
30-1Board of Trustees Committee and Liaison Assignments
40 Staff Reports
41 Executive Director
1.Report from Executive Director
50 Consent Agenda
50-1Approval of Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6

1. For Bar Examination Testing, Crown Plaza San Francisco Airport
2. For Program Management Consulting Services, Brian Richart
3. For Online Legal Education Design & Development, Infopro Learning, Inc.
50-2Report of Action Taken by Programs Committee Regarding Bank Grants
Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 4.a.
50-3Report of Action Taken by the Audit Committee on Behalf of the Board of Trustees: Receive and Order Filed the Audited Financial Statement for Year Ending 2018
50-4Form 700 Reporting Requirements for Rule 2201 Administrator and Special Deputy Trial Counsel: Request for Approval
50-5Receipt and Filing of 2018 Annual Legal Services Trust Fund Program Report Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 6145 and 6222
54-111American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates, Annual Appointment of Members
Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 1.b.
54-112Judicial Council, Annual Appointment of Members
54-121Revisions to Sample Fee Agreement Forms - Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval
54-122Proposed Changes to State Bar Rules 5.4, 5.9, 5.10, 5.40 (Confidentiality) - Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval
54-123Amendments to Standards 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.13, 2.15, 2.21 (Standards for Attorney Sanctions for Professional Misconduct) - Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval
54-131Annual Recommendation to the Supreme Court of California for Suspension of Licensees Delinquent in Payment of License Fees, Penalties or Costs
54-132Annual Recommendation Regarding Licensees Not in Compliance with Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Requirements
54-133Proposed Changes to State Bar Rules to Accommodate Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Provider Course Upload Program - Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval
Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 2.c.
54-134Pilot Roll-out of Remote Proctoring for June First Year Law Students' Examination and July Bar Examination
54-141Q1 Financial Statement Report, Investment Report and Client Security Fund Report
54-142Licensee Requests for Adjustment of Fees, Penalties and Charges
54-143Enterprise Resource Planning System - Budget Amendment, Request for Approval of Change Order and New Contract

1. For Oracle Fusion implementation services, with Sierra-Cedar
2. For data conversion and integration services, with Solution Boost
54-181Q1 Board and Management Travel Expenses
100 Reports of Board Committees
110 Board Executive Committee
113Approval and Ratification of Updates to Board Book (DaSilva) - withdrawn
120 Regulation and Discipline Committee
130 Programs Committee
140 Finance and Planning Committee
180 Audit Committee
700 Miscellaneous
701Appendix I Review: (1) Implementation of Recommendations Regarding Lawyer Assistance Program; (2) Proposed Change to State Bar Rules Affecting the Committee of Bar Examiners, the California Board of Legal Specialization, the Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration, and the Client Security Fund Commission – Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval; and (3) Re-Approval of Rules Permitting Accreditation of Online Law Schools (Hershkowitz) (20 mins.)
Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 1.c.
702Receipt of 2019 Biannual State Audit Report and Impact on State Bar 2020 Funding Needs (Wilson/Adams) (20 mins.)
Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 3.l.
703Fee Scaling Options for Implementation of State Bar Fee Increase (Adams/Katz) (30 mins.)
7042020 Governance in the Public Interest Task Force Planning (Lee) (15 mins.)
Adjourn

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations at this meeting should notify Sarah Cohen at 415-538-2363. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting.

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

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Secretary, Sarah Cohen at 415-538-2363, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or Chair, Jason Lee at 415-538-2000. Trustees are requested to notify the Secretary 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.