Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, January 26, 2024
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Teleconference



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

Open Session

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I. Remarks from the Chair
A. Welcome/Roll Call
B. Approval of December 1, 2023, Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes
C. Approval of December 14, 2023, Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes
D. Chair’s Report
II. Consent Agenda
A. Report of Administrative Updates Regarding Law Schools (Natalie Leonard and Paul Kramer)
B. Approval of Technical Report on the October 2023 First-Year Law Students’ Exam (FYLSX) (Tammy Campbell)
C. Approval of Report to the Supreme Court on the July 2023 California Bar Exam (CBX) (Amy Nuñez)
III. Operations and Management
A. Action on Revisions to the Practical Training of Law Students Rules: Recommendation to Circulate Revised Rules for Public Comment (Tara Clark)
IV. Educational Standards
A. Action on Profile of California Law Schools (Dr. Lisa Chavez, Natalie Leonard, and Paul Kramer)
B. Action on Major Change – Voluntary Termination of Registration – Irvine College of Law (Natalie Leonard and Paul Kramer)
V. Moral Character
A. Action on Revisions to the Moral Character Rules: Recommendation to Circulate Revised Rules for Public Comment (Tara Clark, David Lane, and Bethany Peak)
VI. Report from Director
A. Oral Report
Closed Session

I. Chair's Time
A. Report from Counsel (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 December 1, 2023, 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)]
II. Consent Agenda
A. Report on Security Incidents from the July 2023 California Bar Examination (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code § 11126(c)(1)]
B. Report on Security Incidents from the October 2023 First-Year Law Students' Examination (Tammy Campbell) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Gov. Code § 11126(c)(1)]
C. Report and Discussion of Staff Moral Character Determinations (Christian Harvey and David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(4)]
D. Report on State Bar Court Decisions (David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code §6026.7(c)(4)]
E. 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. 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. Moral Character
A. Action on Moral Character Cases Pending Administrative Review (Christian Harvey and David Lane) [Closed pursuant to Bus. & Prof. Code § 6026.7(c)(4)]
Adjourn






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Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s) Ms. Devan McFarland at (415) 538-2548 or Chair, Dr. Michael Cao at (415) 538-2300, care of the Office of Admissions, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. 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.

All times indicated and the order of business are approximate and subject to change.

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