Council on Access and Fairness (COAF)
Notice and Agenda
Friday, June 7, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
State Bar of California
845 South Figueroa Street, Room 2CD, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Call-in #: 855-520-7605 | Passcode: 318-748-0903#

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Elizabeth Hom, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 at (415) 538-2143 or Chair, Hon. Holly Fujie at (415) 538-2143. 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.

The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Roll Call
B. 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.)

II. Consent
A. Approval of Meeting Summary and Action Items from March 1, 2019 meeting
III. State Bar Reports
A. Report on recent developments of the Office of Access & Inclusion

  1. Diversity & Inclusion Plan: 2019-2020 Biennial Report to the Legislature
B. Report on Approval of COAF Workplan
C. Update on Other Recent Board of Trustees Actions
D. Discussion on Results of Attorney Demographic Survey
IV. Discussion and Action Items
A. Update on Judicial Diversity Toolkit (Goal 4, Objective o)
B. Seek Volunteers for Workgroups on following workplan goals:

  1. Law School Retention (Goal 4, Objective h)
  2. Modification of Elimination of Bias MCLE Curriculum (Goal 4, Objective m)
  3. Attorney Data Review and Analysis [Identity Obstacles to Diverse Attorneys' Entry into, Retention, and Advancement in the Profession (Goal 4, Objective l); Annual Report Card (Goal 4, Objective n)]
C. Concurrent Workgroup Discussions
D. Report Back from Workgroup Discussions and Recommendations for Workplan Due Date Extentions
E. Discussion on Other Workplan Goals
V. Adjourn
Closed Session

None

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations at this meeting should notify Elizabeth Hom at 415-538-2143. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting.

 

Additional call-in locations (which the public may join): 303 H Street, Suite 400, Chula Vista, CA 91910; San Francisco Public Defender's Office, 555 Seventh Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.

 

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