Meeting Agenda

Council on Access and Fairness
Notice and Agenda
Friday, December 3, 2021
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, Ryan Harrison 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/95355049202
Call-In Number: 669-900-9128
Webinar ID: 953-5504-9202

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

Approval of Meeting Summary and Action Items from August 27, 2021 Meeting

V. State Bar Reports

Update on Office of Access & Inclusion staffing

Update on Efforts to Reform the Attorney Discipline System

VI. Training

Overview of Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act Requirements

Overview of Proposition 209 and Related Restrictions on Diversity Activities

VII. Discussion And Action Items

Update on Plan to Address Law School Retention (Goal 4, Objective h)

Update on Efforts to Institutionalize Diversity and Inclusion Goals in Bar Exam Question Development and Grading (Goal 4, Objective i)

Update on Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam (Goal 4, objective i)

Update on Diversity Report Card (Goal 4, Objective k)

Update on 2020 Impact Survey (Goal 4, Objective l)

Update on Implicit Bias Online Training Module (Goal 4, Objective m)

Update on Addressing Retention in the Legal Profession through Law School Loan Repayment (Goal 4, Objective l)

Update on Early Pipeline to the Profession Outreach Materials Development (Goal 4, Objective l)

Update on Judicial Council Requests for Assistance on Judicial Diversity Initiatives (Goal 4, Objective o)

Discussion of Additional Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Review COAF Work Plan, approved March 2021

Discussion of 2022 Work Plan

VIII. Liaison Reports

California Lawyers Association (CLA) Report on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

California Leadership Access Workforce (LAW) Report on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Judicial Council of California Report on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

IX. Adjourn

Closed Session

None

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