Board of Trustees
Notice and Agenda

Teleconference




The State Bar of California

www.calbar.ca.gov

Thursday, November 17, 2022—Friday, November 18, 2022
12:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m.

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:
Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/95658825154
Webinar ID: 956-5882-5154
Call-In Number: 669-900-9128

The Board of Trustees meeting will commence in open session at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2022. The full Board of Trustees will commence in open session at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 18, 2022.

Open Session

The Chair reserves the right to alter the order of items to run an effective meeting. If you wish to assure yourself of hearing a particular discussion, please attend the entire meeting.

-- 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 period.
10 Minutes
Approval of October 24, 2022, Open Session Minutes
Approval of September 22–23, 2022, Open Session Minutes
30 Chair's Report
30-1Oral Report
40 Executive Director's Report
40-1Oral Report
50 Consent Agenda
50-1Approval for Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6
50-2Approval of 2023 Changes to Schedule of License Fees, Penalties, Charges, and Deadlines
50-3Annual Recommendation to the Supreme Court of California for Expungement of Suspensions of Licensees Delinquent in Payment of License Fees, Penalties, and Charges
50-4Annual Recommendation for Expungement of Administrative Inactive Status for Minimum Continuing Legal Education Noncompliance in Accordance with Rule 9.31
50-5Approval of 2022 Quarter Three Financial Statement Report and Investment Report
50-6Approval of 2022 Quarter Three Board and Management Travel Expense Report
50-7Request to Approve Selected Administrative Fee Increases and to Distribute Other Proposed Administrative Fee Increases to Impacted Stakeholders for Comment - Withdrawn
50-8Proposed Amendment to Rule 2.13 (Due Date and Form of Payment, Licensee Fees): Return from Public Comment and Request for Approval
50-9Client Trust Account Protection Program: Request for Adoption of State Bar Rule 2.5
50-10Approval of Corrected Term of Member and Reappointment of Chair to the Lawyer Assistance Program Oversight Committee
50-11Annual Recommendation for Reappointment of Fee Arbitrators, Presiding Arbitrator, and Assistant Presiding Arbitrators
50-12Proposed Changes to Conflict of Interest Code for Designated Employees: Request for Approval
60 BOARD OF TRUSTEES SITTING AS THE REGULATION AND DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE
60-1Approval of September 22, 2022, Open Session Minutes
60-2Report on Random Audit of the Office of Chief Trial Counsel Files Closed Between September 1, 2020, and February 28, 2021, and Office of Chief Trial Counsel Response (Cardona)
60-3Discussion Regarding Office of Chief Trial Counsel Performance Metrics (Cardona)
60-4Rule of Procedure 2201: Case Status Update (Laguna)
700 Miscellaneous
701Recommendation to Supreme Court Regarding Pending Sunset of the Provisional Licensure Program (Wilson/Hershkowitz)
702Request for Adoption of Written and Verbal Public Comment Policy for Board of Trustees and State Bar Subentity Meetings (Stallings/Toney/Ayrapetyan/Boomer)
703Request for Approval and Ratification of Board Policy Manual (Ayrapetyan)
704Proposed Amendments to Rule 9.7 of the California Rules of Court and the Rules of Professional Conduct Based on Recommendations by the California Civility Task Force: Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Doherty)
705Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Minimum Continuing Legal Education: Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Difuntorum/Rahimitabar/Ongiri)
706Proposed Amendments to Admissions Rules Related to Testing Accommodations, Moral Character, Law Office Study, and the Practical Training of Law Students Program: Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Hershkowitz/Doell/Sher/Clark)
707Elimination of Five-Year Period of Validity for Passing Bar Exam Score: Return from Public Comment and Request for Submission to the Supreme Court for Approval (Hershkowitz)
708Proposed Amendments to State Bar Rules 3.671 (Primary Purpose), 3.672 (Civil Legal Services), 3.680 and Appendix A (Audit and Late Submissions), and 3.690 and 3.692 (Complaints); and Proposed New State Bar Rule 3.674 (Income and Indigent Persons): Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Nguyen/Carroll)
Closed Session
1000 Minutes
Approval of September 22, 2022, Regulation and Discipline Committee Closed Session Minutes
Approval of September 22–23, 2022, Closed Session Minutes
5000 Closed Consent
5001Approval of Contract Relating to the Preparation, Grading, or Administration of the California Bar Examination or the First-Year Law Students' Examination
7000 Miscellaneous
7001Los Angeles Times v. State Bar of California (California Supreme Court Case No. S269401 (filed June 17, 2021)
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1).
7002Discussion Regarding Audit of Closed Office of Chief Trial Counsel Files
*Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126(a)(1) and 11126(c).
7003Discussion Regarding Chief Trial Counsel Performance Evaluation
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(a).
7004Discussion Regarding General Counsel Performance Evaluation
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(a).
7005Discussion Regarding Executive Director Performance Evaluation
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(a).
Adjourn

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring modifications or accommodations to observe and address this meeting should notify Louisa Ayrapetyan at 213-765-1375. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting.

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to Secretary Louisa Ayrapetyan at 213-765-1375 or Chair Ruben Duran at 415-538-2300, the State Bar of California, 845 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Board members are requested to notify the secretary as early as possible in advance of the meeting if they wish to remove any item(s) from the consent agenda.

The notice and agenda are available at http://board.calbar.ca.gov/Board.aspx.