Council on Access and Fairness (COAF) Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, May 29, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Conference Call
The State Bar of California

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.

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:
Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/92772502785
Call-In Numbers:
669-900-9128
253-215-8782
346-248-7799
312-626-6799
646-558-8656
301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 927-7250-2785

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 February 14, 2020 Meeting
IV. State Bar Reports
A. Discussion regarding Bar Exam Differential Item Functioning Report
B Discussion regarding Department of Consumer Affairs Report, “Review of the California Bar Examination Administration and Associated Components”
V. Training
A. Overview of Prop. 209 and Related Restrictions on Diversity Activities
VI. 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 Plan to Address Law School Retention (Goal 4, Objective h)
D. Update on Efforts to Institutionalize Diversity and Inclusion Goals in Bar Exam Question Development and Grading (Goal 4, Objective i)
E. Update on Request from Committee on State Bar Accredited and Registered Schools (CSBARS) for Feedback on Proposed Rules Revisions (Goals 4, Objective h)
F. Update on Modification of Elimination of Bias MCLE Rules (Goal 4, Objective m)
G. Update on Judicial Diversity Toolkit (Goal 4, Objective o) and Other Judicial Diversity Initiatives
H. Update on Request to Board of Trustees to Revise 2020 COAF Work Plan
I. Discussion on Additional Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
VII. Adjourn
Closed Session

None

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

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