Board of Trustees
Notice and Agenda

The State Bar of California
845 South Figueroa Street
Boardroom, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
www.calbar.ca.gov

Thursday, September 21, 2023—Friday, September 22, 2023
10:30 a.m.—

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:
Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/91886639445
Webinar ID: 918-8663-9445
Call-In Number: 669-900-9128

The Board of Trustees meeting will commence in open session at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 21, 2023. The full Board of Trustees will commence in open session at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, September 22, 2023. Public comment is heard at the start of the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, September 21, 2023.

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.

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10 Minutes
Approval of July 20–21, 2023, Open Session Minutes
30 Chair's Report
30-1Oral Report
40 Executive Director's Report
40-1Update Regarding Case Processing and Operational Metrics
50 Consent
50-1Approval of Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6.
50-2Report on Action Taken by the Board Executive Committee Approving Specified Contracts Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 6008.6
50-3Approval of Quarter Two 2023 Investment Report
50-4Approval of Quarter Two 2023 Board and Management Travel Expenses Report
60 Board of Trustees Sitting as Regulation and Discipline Committee
60-1Ad Hoc Commission on the Discipline System Recommendations: Status Update Regarding Board Directed Follow Up Work (State Bar Staff)
60-2Report on Random Audit of Office of Chief Trial Counsel Files Closed Between September 1, 2021, and February 28, 2022, and Office of Chief Trial Counsel Response – Presentation and Discussion Only (Cardona)
60-3Proposed Amendments to California Rules of Court (Rules 9.8.5, 9.9, 9.32, and 9.49) and Rules of the State Bar (Rules 2.2, 2.5, 2.15, 2.30, 2.51, 2.53, 2.71, 2.111 and New State Bar Rules 2.140–2.153) Relating to Regulatory Function of the State Bar: Return from Public Comment and Request for Adoption (Moawad)
60-4Annual Discipline Report Review and Approval Timeline and Discussion of Inclusion of Demographic Data in Report (Xiang) – to be considered on September 22, 2023
60-5Discussion Regarding State Bar Diversion Program – Discussion and Presentation Only (Cardona/Lawrence/Zuniga) – to be considered on September 22, 2023
60-6Complaint Review Unit Overview and Recent Process Improvements – Discussion and Presentation Only (Davtyan/Andresen) – to be considered on September 22, 2023
700 Business
701Approval of 2024 Admissions Fee Increases and Fee Setting Policy; Update on February 2024 Bar Exam Locations; Discussion of July 2024 Bar Exam Administration (Hershkowitz/Montoya-Chico)
702Report from the Alternative Pathway Working Group: Request to Circulate for Public Comment (Ching)
703Approval of 2023 Midyear Budget Variance Report (Including Quarter Two Financial Statements Report) and Projection (Montoya-Chico)
704Proposed Amendments to Rules 9.11 and 9.90 of the California Rules of Court: Return from Public Comment and Approval; Update on Conflict of Interest Code for the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California (Davtyan/King/Retana) – to be considered on September 22, 2023
Closed Session
1000 Minutes
Approval of July 20–21, 2023, Closed Session Minutes
7000 Miscellaneous
7001Discussion Regarding Sale Price and Terms and Leasing Price and Terms for 180 Howard Street, San Francisco
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(c)(7).
7002Discussion Regarding Special Audit Committee Directed Audit of Closed Office of Chief Trial Counsel Files – to be considered on September 22, 2023
*Closed pursuant to Government Code §§ 11126(a)(1) and 11126(c)(2).
7003Conference with Legal Counsel—Existing Litigation
Agaton et al. v. State Bar of California et al. (L.A. Super. Ct. Case No. 23STCV21606)
*Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(2)(A).
Adjourn

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations at 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 Board Secretary Louisa Ayrapetyan or Chair Brandon Stallings 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.