Committee of Bar Examiners
Notice and Agenda
Friday, December 1, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


Teleconference
The State Bar of California

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Open Session
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I. REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR
A. Welcome/Roll Call
B. Approval of October 13, 2023, Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes
C. Chair's Report
D. Planning Session Discussion: Changes to be Implemented in 2024, Training Topics for 2024, Upcoming Initiatives, Review of 2023 Accomplishments, and Recommendations for Additions, Deletions, and Amendments to the Workplan, including 2024 Training Topics
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Report on Administrative Updates Regarding Law Schools (Natalie Leonard and James Efting)
III. Examinations
A.

Action on Implementation Plan to Change Format of the First-Year Law Students’ Examination to an all Multiple-Choice Exam (Lisa Cummins and Amy Nuñez)


IV. OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT
A. Action on Revisions to the Admissions Rules Pertaining to Chapter 6 Conduct Violations: Recommendation to Circulate for Public Comment (Tammy Campbell, James Efting, Bethany Peak, and Ashley Silva-Guzman)
V. Educational Standards
A. Action on Major Change – Addition of Pre-Admissions Program – Purdue Global Law School (Natalie Leonard and James Efting)
VII. Report from Director
A. Oral Report
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)]
Brewer v. State Bar, et al., E.D. Cal., Case No. 2:23-cv-00860
Diviacchi v. State Bar, Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals, Case No. 23-16170
Flinders v. State Bar et al., Sixth Appellate District Ct. of Appeal, Case No.H050562; Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals, Case No. 22-17014
Hill v. Peoples College of Law et al., C.D. Cal., Case No. 2:23CV1298
Kohn v. State Bar et al., Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals, Case No. 20-17316
Pell v. Amy Nuñez, Ninth Circuit Ct. of Appeals, Case No. 23-55188


B. Approval of October 13, Committee of Bar Examiners Closed Meeting Minutes [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(3)-(4) and Gov. Code §§11126(c)(1) and 11126(e)(1).]
C. Discussion and Approval of Written Questions for Inclusion on February 2024 California Bar Examination [Special Set for Saturday, December 2 in Closed Session] [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code § 11126(c)(1).]
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Report and Discussion of Staff Moral Character Determinations (Christian Harvey and David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(4)]
B. Report on Status of Pending Moral Character State Bar Court Cases (Christian Harvey and David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(4)]
III. TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY (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)]
IV. Examinations
A. Review and Approval of First Year Law Students’ Examination Content Maps (Lisa Cummins and Amy Nuñez) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code § 11126(c)(1)]
V. MORAL CHARACTER
A. Action on Moral Character Cases Pending Administrative Review (Tara Clark, Christian Harvey, and David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(4)]
Adjourn


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