Legal Services Trust Fund Commission Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, March 11, 2022
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 415-538-2445 or Chair, Richard Reinis at 415-583-2545, Kim Savage 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/93803824105

Call-In Numbers:
669-900-9128
253-215-8782
346-248-7799
312-626-6799
646-558-8656
301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 938-0382-4105

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 13, 2021 Meeting
IV. State Bar Reports
A. Report from Managers of the Office of Access & Inclusion
B. Staff Updates on Grants Administration
C. Report on IOLTA and Justice Gap Fund Revenue
V. Executive Committee
A. Review of Legal Services Trust Fund Commission Committee Assignments
B. Update on Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) Strategy Working Group
C. Consideration of Alternatives to Recommend for $5 Opt Out for Provisional Licensure Grants
D. Approval of Recommendations Regarding Timeline and Distribution Plan for $12 Million Funding Opportunity from California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA)
VI. Nominations Committee
A. Discuss Recruitment of New Commissioners
B. Approval of Recommendations Regarding Process for Approving Appointments of New Commissioners
VII. Homelessness Prevention Grants
A. Approval of Request to Revise 2021-2023 Homelessness Prevention Formula Grant Budget
B. Approval of Updates to Homelessness Prevention Grant Reporting
VIII. Partnership Grants
A. Approval of Late 2021 Partnership Grant Budget Revision Request
B. Approval of Recommendations for Partnership Grant 2.0 Funding
IX. Bank Grants
A. Approval of Recommendations for Administration of 2023 Bank Grant Funding
X. Rules Committee
A. Approval of Recommendations Addressing Late Submissions of Grant Applications, Budget Materials, and Evaluation Reports
B. Approval of Recommendations Regarding Process for Developing Distribution Plan and Grant Review for Discretionary Grants
C. Discuss Updates to the Functional Matrix
XI. Liaison Reports
A. Judicial Council Report on Program Developments
B. Legal Aid Association of California Report on Program Developments
XII. Presentation By Grantees
A. Informational Presentation by East Bay Community Law Center
B. Informational Presentation by Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino
XIII. 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 are available at http://board.calbar.ca.gov/Committees.aspx.