Legal Services Trust Fund Commission Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, February 26, 2021
12:00 p.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), Doan Nguyen, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 at 415-538-2545 or Chair, Banafsheh Akhlaghi at 415-538-2545, Eric Isken at 415-538-2545. 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/94981715507
Call-In Numbers:
669-900-9128
253-215-8782
346-248-7799
312-626-6799
646-558-8656
301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 949-8171-5507

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 15, 2020 Meeting
B. Comment from Commission Member Boschelli
IV. State Bar Reports
A. Report from Managers of the Office of Access & Inclusion
B. Update on Board of Trustees Actions
C. Report on IOLTA and Justice Gap Fund Revenue
D. Staff Updates on Grants Administration
E. Review of Recusal Procedures
V. Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act Training
VI. Executive Committee
A. Report on 2021-2022 Provisionally Licensed Lawyers (PLL) Grants
VII. IOLTA And Equal Access Fund (EAF) Grants
A. Review and Approve Late Submitted 2020 IOLTA/EAF Budget Revisions and Carryover Requests
B. Discuss Approach to 2021 IOLTA/EAF Budget Revisions and Carryover Requests
C. Review and Approve Modification to Tests for Eligibility for Pro Bono Allocation for 2022 Funding
VIII. Rules Committee
A. Update on IOLTA Statutory Change to Increase Income Threshold from 125% of Federal Poverty Level
B. Discussion on Request to Legislature Regarding Increase to Equal Access Funds
C. Update on Rules Committee Work Plan
IX. Bank Community Stabilization And Reinvestment (BCSR) Grants
A. Discuss and Approve Bank Grants Committee Recommendation for 2020 Budget Revisions and Carryover Requests
B. Discuss and Approve Bank Grants Committee Recommendation for Timing of Final Bank Settlement Funds Request for Proposal
X. Termination Of Subcommittee Of The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission
A. Approval of Meeting Summary and Action Items from January 12, 2021 Meeting
B. Approval of Meeting Summary and Action Items from September 22, 2020 Meeting
C. Approval of Meeting Summary and Action Items from September 8, 2020 Meeting
XI. Liaison Reports
A. Judicial Council Report on Program Developments
B. Legal Aid Association of California Report on Program Developments
XII. 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 Doan Nguyen at 415-538-2545. 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.