Council on Access and Fairness (COAF) Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
State Bar of California
180 Howard Street, Room 4A-C
San Francisco, CA 94105
Call-In#: 855-520-7605 | Passcode: 800-482-3252#

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. Brenda Harbin-Forte 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.)

C. Welcome and Introductions

  1. Recognition of Outgoing Members
  2. Welcome New Members
II. Consent
A. Approval of Meeting Summary and Action Items from June 7, 2019 Meeting
III. State Bar Reports
A. Update on Diversity Summit
IV. Discussion And Action Items
A. Update from Data Work Group and Approval of Next Steps (Strategic Plan, Goal 4, Objective i and Goal 4, Objective n)

  1. Review and Provide Feedback on Proposed Attorney Report Card
  2. Review Bar Brief
B. Update on Judicial Diversity Toolkit (Goal 4, Objective o)
C. Update from Law School Retention Working Group and Approval of Next Steps (Goal 4, Objective h)
D. Update from Modification of Elimination of Bias MCLE Working Group and Approval of Next Steps (Goal 4, Objective m)
E. Update on Bar Exam Question Development and Grading Analyses (Goal 4, Objective i)
F. Discussion of Early Pipeline Proposal for Board of Trustees and Approval of Next Steps
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): Reed Smith LLP, 10 South Wacker Drive, 40th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606; 95 South Market Street, Suite 400, San Jose, CA 95113

 

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