Council on Access and Fairness (COAF) Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, February 5, 2021
12:30 p.m. - 5:00 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 Esther Kim at 415-538-2300, 180 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105. 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/94315140510
Call-In Numbers:
669-900-9128
Webinar ID: 943-1514-0510

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. Chair's Report
IV. Consent
A. Approval of Meeting Summary and Action Items from December 4, 2020 Meeting
V. State Bar Reports
A. Update on Office of Access & Inclusion Activities and Staffing
B. Update on Initiatives to Improve the Attorney Discipline System
VI. Discussion And Action Items
A. Review of COAF Work Plan, approved May 14, 2020
B. Update on Diversity Summit Planning for 2021 (Goal 4, Objective l)
C. Update on Attorney Pandemic Survey (Goal 4, Objective k)
D. Update on Plan to Address Law School Retention (Goal 4, Objective h)
E. Update on Efforts to Institutionalize Diversity and Inclusion Goals in Bar Exam Question Development and Grading (Goal 4, Objective i)
F. Update on Committee on State Bar Accredited and Registered Schools (CSBARS) Proposed Rules Revisions (Goals 4, Objective h)
G. Update on Modification of Elimination of Bias MCLE Rules and Implicit Bias Online Training Module (Goal 4, Objective m)
H. Update on Early Pipeline to the Profession Outreach Materials Development (Goal 4, Objective l)
I. Update on Judicial Council Requests for Assistance on Judicial Diversity Initiatives (Goal 4, Objective o)
J. Review Draft 2021 COAF Work Plan

  1. Update on Law School Loan Repayment
K. Discussion on additional Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
VII. Liaison Reports
A. California Lawyers Association (CLA) Report on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
B. California Leadership Access Workforce (LAW) Report on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
C. Judicial Council Report on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
VIII. 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.