Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, January 24, 2014 - Saturday, January 25, 2014
Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel
1230 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Kim Wong at (415) 538-2319 or Interim Director, Admissions, Amy Nuñez at (415) 538-2376.

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.
Subcommittee Meetings

January 24, 2014 Subcommittee Meetings

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Subcommittee on Examinations
3:30 p.m.* – 5:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Educational Standards

January 25, 2014 Subcommittee Meetings

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Subcommittee on Moral Character
9:30 a.m.* – 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
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Committee Meeting

January 24, 2014

11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Planning Session

January 25, 2014

10:00 a.m.* – Open and Closed Sessions
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* Times are estimates. The meeting of a Subcommittee will commence immediately upon conclusion of the meeting of the Subcommittee scheduled to meet just prior. Subcommittee meetings will include both open and closed portions.
Open Session
I. Chair's Time
A. CONSENT

1. Draft December 6 and 7, 2013 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes.
B. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Committee Planning Session – Presentation from Psychometrician on Examination Validity, Reliability and Fairness. [Special Set for 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 24, 2014.]
2. Oral Report on Rules Working Group Activities.
3. Oral Report on Board of Trustees Task Force on Admissions Regulation Reform Implementation. (Richard Frankel and Patricia White)
4. Update on Pending Activities of the Committee of Bar Examiners.
C. REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a.   Key Indicators. Attachment “O-100.”
b.   Schedule for March 14, 2014 Committee Meeting. Attachment “O-101.”
c.   Oral Report on Board of Trustee’s January 2014 Planning Meeting.
d.   Update on Pending Activities of the Office of Admissions.
II. Subcommittee on Examinations
A. ACTION

1. Tentative Dates for Subcommittee Conference Calls to Consider Testing Accommodations Appeals Related to Administration of the February 2014 California Bar Examination – February 3 and 14, 2014, 12:00 p.m. (Alan Yochelson and Lisa Cummins)
B. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Format of the First-Year Law Students’ Examination. Attachment “O-200.” (Alan Yochelson, Gayle Murphy and Lisa Cummins)
2. 2013 – 2014 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment “O-201.” (Alan Yochelson)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION

1. 2013 Year-To-Date Financial Analysis Report. Attachment “O-300.” (J. Scott Bovitz and Greg Shin)
B. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. 2014 Office of Admissions Budget. Attachment “O-301.” (J. Scott Bovitz and Gayle Murphy)
2. 2013 – 2014 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment “O-302.” (J. Scott Bovitz)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. CONSENT

1. Notice of Change of Name of Corporate Ownership re Concord Law School. Attachment “O-400.” (Patricia White and George Leal)
B. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Proposed Revision to Rule 4.165(B) of the Accredited Law School Rules to Provide a Comprehensive Definition of a “Branch” Campus. Attachment “O-401.” (Patricia White and George Leal)
2. Proposed Interpretation of Guideline 12.1 to Allow California-Accredited Law Schools to Calculate and Report Accurately Their Respective Cumulative Bar Examination Pass Rates (CBEPR). Attachment “O-402.” (Patricia White and George Leal)
3. Consider Whether Certification/Graduation Should be Conditioned upon the Completion of Certain Non-classroom Related Activities and the Role of Commercial Bar Review Courses in Awarding Credit for Bar Review Courses. Attachment “O-403.” (Patricia White and George Leal)
4. 2013 – 2014 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment “O-404.” (Patricia White)
V. Subcommittee on Moral Character
A. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. 2013 – 2014 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment “O-500.” (Richard Frankel)
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Closed Session
I. Chair's Time
A. CONSENT

1. Draft December 6 and 7, 2013 Committee of Bar Examiners Confidential Meeting Minutes. (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), (4), and (6).)
B. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Committee Planning Session – The Anatomy of a Moral Character Investigation. (Closed pursuant to Section (a)(2)(4) and (7).) (Gayle Murphy and Debra Lawson) [Special Set for 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 24, 2014.]
2. Committee Planning Session – Presentation from Psychometrician on Examination Validity, Reliability and Fairness. Attachment “C-100.”  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (6).) [Special Set for 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 24, 2014.]
3. Report from Counsel. (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), (4), (5), (6) and (7).) (Rachel Grunberg)
a.   Supreme Court Decisions.
b.   Report on Pending Litigation.
c.   Advice from Counsel on Open Session Agenda Items as Needed.
C. REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a.   Update on Confidential Pending Items. (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), (4), (5) and (6).)
II. Subcommittee on Examinations
A. ACTION

1. Examinations Petitions. Attachment “C-200.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (4) and (6).) (Alan Yochelson and Lisa Cummins)
2. Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment “C-201.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2), (4) and (6).) (Alan Yochelson and Lisa Cummins)
3. Affirmation of Testing Accommodations Appeals Decisions. Attachment “C-202.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2), (4) and (6).) (Alan Yochelson and Lisa Cummins)
B. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Format of the First-Year Law Students’ Examination. Attachment “C-203.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (6).) (Alan Yochelson, Gayle Murphy and Lisa Cummins)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION

1. Operations and Management Petitions. Attachment “C-300.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (4) and (6).) (J. Scott Bovitz and Greg Shin)
2. Request for Reconsideration of Committee Decision re Petition from Applicant Seeking a Waiver to Permit Filing a Moral Character Determination Application. Attachment “C-301.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (4) and (6).) (J. Scott Bovitz and Gayle Murphy)
3. Request for Waiver of MPRE Score Requirement. Attachment “C-302.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (4) and (6).) (J. Scott Bovitz and Gayle Murphy)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. ACTION

1. California Desert Trial Academy – Request for Approval of Major Change. Attachment “C-400.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).) (Patricia White and George Leal)
2. Larry H. Layton School of Law Response to Periodic Inspection Report Recommendations. Attachment “C-401.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).) (Patricia White and George Leal)
3. University of Honolulu School of Law – Report of Periodic Inspection. Attachment “C-402.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).) (Patricia White and George Leal)
4. Summaries of the 2013 Annual Reports Submitted by California Accredited Law Schools. Attachment “C-403.” (Patricia White and George Leal)
V. Subcommittee on Moral Character
A. CONSENT

1. Report on and Affirmation of Informal Conferences Decisions. Attachment “C-500.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2) and (4).) (Richard Frankel and Debra Lawson)
B. ACTION

1. Consideration of Current Investigation Reports. Attachment “C-501.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2) and (4).) (Richard Frankel and Debra Lawson)
2. State Bar Court Moral Character Determination Decisions. Attachment “C-502.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2) and (4).) (Richard Frankel and Debra Lawson)
C. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Status of Moral Character State Bar Court Cases. Attachment “C-503.” (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2) and (4).) (Richard Frankel and Debra Lawson)
*Closed pursuant to Title 6. Division 2, Chapter 2, Rule 6.62 of the Rules of the State Bar of California.