Board of Trustees Meeting
Notice and Agenda

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

Thursday, November 14, 2019
12:30 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
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.
March 15, 2019 - Closed Session Minutes
*Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126 - 11126.2.
September 19, 2019 - Closed Session Minutes
*Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126 - 11126.2.
September 20, 2019 - Closed Session Minutes
*Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126 - 11126.2.
7000 Miscellaneous
7001Discussion Regarding Status of Collective Bargaining over Successor Memoranda of Understanding
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(c)(17).
7002Discussion Regarding Executive Director Performance Evaluation
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(a)(1).
7003Discussion Regarding Chief Trial Counsel Appointment
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(a)(1).
7004Discussion Regarding Administration and Grading of the July 2019 Bar Examination
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(c)(1) and Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3).
Open Session
2:00 PM

Open session will begin at approximately 2:00 PM. 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
September 19, 2019 - Open Session Minutes
September 20, 2019 - Open Session Minutes
30 Chair's Report
30-1Approval of Revised Board Committee and Liaison Assignments
40 Staff Reports
41 Executive Director
41-1Report from Executive Director
50 Consent Agenda
50-1Approval for Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6
1. For Bar card printing, with: Softfile dba Altec
2. For February 2021 Bar Exam Testing Accommodations Testing Rooms and Meeting Space, with: Hilton Sacramento Arden West
3. For July 2021 Bar Exam Testing Accommodations Testing Rooms and Meeting Space, with: Hilton Sacramento Arden West
4. For February 2021 Bar Exam Meeting Space, with: The Pasadena Center
5. For July 2021 Bar Exam Meeting Space, with: The Pasadena Center
6. For February 2021 Bar Exam Testing Rooms and Meeting Space, with: Doubletree Hotel-Orange
7. For July 2021 Bar Exam Testing Rooms and Meeting Space, with: Doubletree Hotel-Orange
8. For February 2020 Bar Exam Meeting Space, with: McClellan Conference Center
9. For Los Angeles office Janitorial Maintenance and Services, with: ABM Business & Industry
10. For Los Angeles office Engineering Maintenance and Services, with: ABLE Services
11. For Los Angeles office 2019 Engineering Maintenance and Services, with: ABLE Services
12. For Los Angeles office reconfiguration, with: The Sheridan Group - withdrawn
13. For Los Angeles office reconfiguration, with: Driver SPG - withdrawn
14. For San Francisco office reconfiguration, with: Team Construction - withdrawn
15. For San Francisco office reconfiguration, with: KBM Hogue - withdrawn
16. For Network Printer Maintenance and Support, with: Office Depot
50-2Annual Recommendation to Supreme Court for Expungement of Suspensions of Licensees Delinquent in Payment of License Fees, Penalties and Charges
50-3Annual Recommendation for Expungement of Administrative Inactive Status for Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Non-Compliance in Accordance with Rule 9.31
50-4Conform State Bar Rule to Statutory Change to Fee Scaling Income Threshold
50-5Proposed Changes to Conflict of Interest Code for Designated Employees: Request for Approval
50-6Appointment of Office of General Counsel as Counsel for Legal Services Trust Fund Commission Pursuant to State Bar Rule of Procedure 4403
Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 4.a.
50-7Adoption of Employee and Judge Pay Schedules
50-8Recommendation Regarding Licensees Not in Compliance with Fingerprinting Requirement
50-9Proposed Correction to Changes to State Bar Rule 2.16 Adopted in January of 2019
Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 1.b.
50-10Conform Schedule of Charges and Deadlines Regarding Multijurisdictional Practice Program (MJP) Fees and Foreign Legal Consultant Fees with Licensee Fees
54-111Annual Recommendation for Appointment and Reappointment of Fee Arbitrators and Reappointment of Presiding Arbitrator and Assistant Presiding Arbitrators
54-121Proposed State Bar Rule on Monetary Sanctions: Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval
Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 2.d.
54-122Amendment to Rule of Procedure 2201 (Appointment and Authority): Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval
154-123Voluntary Resignation Form Revision: Request for Approval
54-124Proposed Additions to Board Policy Regarding Consumer Alerts
54-141Annual Review of Investment Policy
54-142Q3 Financial Statement Report, Investment Report, Client Security Fund Report
54-181Q3 Board and Management Travel Expenses
100 Reports of Board Committees
110 Board Executive Committee
112Approval and Ratification of Revisions to State Bar of California Board of Trustees Policy Manual (Board Book) (Steinbrecher) - withdrawn
120 Regulation and Discipline Committee
140 Finance Committee
180 Audit Committee
700 Miscellaneous
701Authority to Extend Retiree Health Benefits and Modify Eligibility Requirements (Wilson/Adams)
702Admissions Information Management System (AIMS) - Budget Amendment and Contract Approval (Nunez/Frias)
Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 2.l.
703Enterprise Resource Planning System - Budget Amendment and Contract Approval (Mazer)
Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 3.g.
704Fingerprinting Update (MacLeod/Almarante)
705Report on Disparities in the Discipline System (Pi/Farkas)
706Proposed Amendments to Strategic Plan Objectives: (1) Access and Inclusion Objectives; (2) Due Date for Report from Task Force on Access through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS); and Planning for the January 2020 Strategic Planning Session (Wilson)
Updated 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Rev. 2: 4.c., 4.g., 4.h., 4.i., 4.m.
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, Alan Steinbrecher 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.