Council on Access and Fairness (COAF) Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, February 14, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Videoconference
State Bar of California
180 Howard Street, Room 8B, San Francisco, CA 94105
845 South Figueroa Street, Room 2A, 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, Judge 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. Roll Call
II. 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.)

III. Consent
A. Approval of Meeting Summary and Action Items from December 6, 2019 Meeting
IV. State Bar Reports
A. Presentation from the Board of Trustees Strategic Planning Panel: Ensuring Effective and Fair Attorney Discipline System
B. Update on Board of Trustees Strategic Planning Panel: COAF Scope of Work
C. Presentation on California Justice Gap Study
V. Discussion And Action Items
A. Update on Diversity Report (Strategic Plan, Goal 4, Objective i and Goal 4, Objective n)
B. Update on Diversity Summit Planning for 2020
C. Update on Judicial Diversity Toolkit (Goal 4, Objective o) and Other Judicial Diversity Initiatives
D. Update on Plan to Address Law School Retention (Goal 4, Objective h)
E. Approval of Next Steps for Modification of Elimination of Bias MCLE Rules (Goal 4, Objective m)
F. Update on Efforts to Institutionalize Diversity and Inclusion Goals in Bar Exam Question Development and Grading (Goal 4, Objective i)
G. Update on COAF Appointments for 2020-2021
H. Approve 2020 Work Plan
I. Discussion of Additional Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
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.

 

Call-in locations (which the public may join): 

400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766

One Capitol Mall, Suite 640, Sacramento CA, 95814

4010 Fairmount Avenue, San Diego, CA 92105

 

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