Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, October 16, 2020
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


Teleconference
The State Bar of California

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Call-In Number: 669-900-9128
Meeting ID: 979 0888 4535
Open Session

Note: Public comment is welcome. Because the time for public comment during the meeting could be limited, you may choose to submit written comment instead. If you want to ensure that your written comment is considered by the committee prior to the discussion of an agenda item, please email your written comment to the Committee Coordinator at Kim.Wong@calbar.ca.gov by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

I. Chair's Time
A. Welcome/Roll Call.
B. Call for Public Comment. (The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment period.)
C. Welcome Committee Members and 2020-2021 Committee Year Subcommittee Assignments. Attachment O-100.
D. Recognition of Outgoing Officer and Member. Attachment O-101. [Special Set for 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.]
E. Orientation for Committee Members – [Special Set for 9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.]
F. Approval of August 21 and 22, 2020 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes. Attachment O-102.
II. Report from Director
A. Review Schedule for December 4 and 5, 2020 Committee Meeting. Attachment O-103.
B. Updates on Office of Admissions and State Bar activities:

Blue Ribbon Commission (Amy Nuñez)

October 2020 California Bar Examination (Audrey Ching)

Provisional Licensing Working Group (Paul Kramer and Dolores Heisinger)

February 2021 California Bar Examination


III. Examinations
A. Approval of Technical Report on the June 2020 First-Year Law Students’ Examination. Attachment O-200. (Lisa Cummins and James Efting)
IV. Educational Standards
A. Action on Proposal for New Rules to Replace the Rules for Accredited Law Schools. Attachment O-400. (Paul Kramer and Natalie Leonard)
Closed Session
I. Chair's Time
A. Report from Counsel (Caroline Holmes)

1. Report on Pending Litigation [Closed pursuant to Gov. Code §11126(e)(1)]:

Delacruz v. State Bar, USDC Northern District, Case No. C 1903241
DFEH/State Bar, DFEH Matter No. 201906-06397706
Gordon et al. v. State Bar et al., USDC Northern District, Case No. 20-06442; Ninth Circuit, Case No. 20-16899
Kohn v. State Bar, U.S. District Ct., Northern District, Case No. 20-4827
Tuma v. State Bar, SF Super. Ct., Case No. 20-517092

B. Approval of June 19, 2020 Committee of Bar Examiners Amended Closed Meeting Minutes. [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(5).]
C. Approval of August 21 and 22, 2020 Committee of Bar Examiners Closed Meeting Minutes. [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(5).]
D. Approval of September 4, 2020 Subcommittee on Examinations Closed Meeting Minutes. [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(5).]
E. Approval of September 16, 2020 Subcommittee on Examinations Closed Meeting Minutes. [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(5).]
F. Approval of September 24, 2020 Subcommittee on Examinations Closed Meeting Minutes. [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(5).]
II. Examinations
A. Action on Pending Testing Accommodation Appeals. (Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
B. Action on Pending Examinations Petitions. (Lisa Cummins) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).] WITHDRAWN
III. Operations and Management
A. Discussion Regarding Examination Security for Remote-Proctored Examinations and Action on Related Revisions to the Administrative Hearings Outcomes and Decisional Matrix. (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
B. Action on Pending Operations and Management Appeals. (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
IV. Moral Character
A. Action on Moral Character Cases Pending Administrative Review. (Tara Clark and David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
Adjourn


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