Committee of Bar Examiners
Notice and Agenda
Friday, December 2, 2022 - Saturday, December 3, 2022
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The State Bar of California
845 South Figueroa Street
Boardroom, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017

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Open Session
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I. Chair's Time
A. Welcome/Roll Call.
B. Instructions and Call for Public Comment.
C. Approval of October 14, 2022, Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes. Attachment O-100.
D. Planning Session: Review of 2022: Initiatives Implemented, Training Topics, Goals and Work Plans, and Discussion and Recommendations for 2023. [Special Set for December 2, 2022, 10:00 a.m.]
II. Report from Director
A. Updates on Office of Admissions and State Bar Activities:

i. Provisional Licensure Program Update (Donna Hershkowitz)
ii. October 2022 First- Year Law Students’ Examination (Audrey Ching)
iii. February 2023 California Bar Examination (Audrey Ching)
iv. Bar Exam Features Experiment (Amy Nuñez)
v. Seeking Volunteers for Rules Revision for Special Admissions and Eligibility (Amy Nuñez)
vi. Orientation on Rosenberg’s Rules of Order and Other Recent Revisions to the Board of Trustees Policy Manual (Caroline Holmes and Jean Krasilnikoff)
vii. Recent Developments

a. Status Update on the Condition of the Admissions Budget


III. Examinations
A. Discussion of Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam Recommendations and Next Steps. O-200. (Esther Lin and Alex Chan)
B. Approval of Technical Report on the June 2022 First-Year Law Students’ Examination. Attachment O-201. (Alex Lawrence and Christina Doell)
IV. Operations and Management
A. Approval of Report on the June 2022 First-Year Law Students’ Exam Cost-Analysis. Attachment O-300. (Bethany Peak and Tammy Campbell)
B. Approval of Report on the July 2022 California Bar Exam Cost-Analysis. Attachment O-301. (Bethany Peak and Tammy Campbell)
V. Educational Standards
A. Action to Impose Probation or Withdrawal of Registration of – Peoples College of Law. Attachment O-400. (James Efting and Natalie Leonard)
B. Hearing and Action under Rule 4.264 on Whether to Impose Probation or Withdrawal of Registration of American Heritage University School of Law. Attachment O-401. [Special Set, December 3, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]
C. Administrative Updates from Accredited and Unaccredited Law Schools. Attachment O-402. (James Efting and Natalie Leonard)
VI. Moral Character
A. Approval of Revised Procedures Governing Informal Conferences and Procedures Regarding Requests for Administrative Review. Attachment O-500. (Dolores Heisinger and Tara Clark)
Closed Session
I. Chair's Time
A. Report from Counsel (Caroline Holmes and Jean Krasilnikoff)

Report on Pending Litigation [Closed pursuant to Gov. Code §11126(e)(1)
Childs v. State Bar, First District Ct. of Appeals, Case No. CGC-21-590115
Flinders v. State Bar et al., Santa Clara County Superior Ct., Case No. 22-CV-397095; USDC Northern District, Case No. 5:22-cv-04072-VKD
Guinses v. State Bar, DFEH Case No. 202204-16740319
Jahn v. State Bar, DFEH Case No. 202103-12845809
Kohn v. State Bar et al., Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals, Case No. 20-17316
Moran v. State Bar, DFEH Case No. 202107-14091306
Pell v. Amy Nuñez, USDC Central District, Case No. 2:22-cv-03732-AS
Piercy v. State Bar, DFEH Case No. 202202-16125312
Tuma v. State Bar, First District Ct. of Appeals., Case No. A161037
Tran v. State Bar, LA County Superior Ct., Case Nos. 22STCP01836; 22STCV16290
Threatened Litigation Concerning Bar Exam Testing Accommodation Requests


B. Approval of October 14, 2022 Committee of Bar Examiners Closed Meeting Minutes. [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(5) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
C. Discussion and Approval of Written Questions for Inclusion on February 2023 California Bar Examination. [Special Set for Saturday, December 3 in Closed Session.] [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
II. Examinations
A. Action on Pending Testing Accommodation Appeals. (Christina Doell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3), and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
III. Operations and Management
A. Report on Security Incidents from the July 2022 California Bar Examination (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code §11126(c)(1).]
IV. Moral Character
A. Report and Discussion of Staff Moral Character Determinations. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
B. Action on Moral Character Cases Pending Administrative Review. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
C. Report on State Bar Court Decisions. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
D. Report on Status of Pending Moral Character State Bar Court Cases. (Tara Clark) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4).]
Adjourn


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