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Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, January 30, 2015 - Saturday, January 31, 2015
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Embassy Suites Hotel Napa Valley
1075 California Blvd.
Napa, CA 94559
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 30, 2015 Subcommittee Meetings
3:00 p.m.* – 3:45 p.m. Subcommittee on Examinations
3:45 p.m.*– 5:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
January 31, 2015 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 30, 2015
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Open and Closed Sessions
January 31, 2015
10:00 a.m. – Open and Closed Sessions
* 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 (Patricia White)
A.
CONSENT
1.
Draft December 12 and 13, 2014 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes.
B.
ACTION
1.
Committee Planning Session - Bar Examination Administration Rules and Policies. Attachment "O-100." [Special Set for 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 30, 2015.]
2.
Recognition of Contributions of Retired Psychometric Consultant Stephen P. Klein. Attachment "O-101."
C.
DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
1.
Committee Planning Session - The Future of Licensing Lawyers and the Format/Content of the Bar Examination in California. [Special Set for 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 30, 2015.]
D.
REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)
1.
DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a.
Key Indicators. Attachment "O-102."
b.
Schedule for March 20, 2015 Committee Meeting. Attachment "O-103."
c.
Oral Report on January 2015 Board of Trustees Meeting.
d.
Site Passes for February 2015 California Bar Examination.
e.
Update on Pending Activities of the Office of Admissions.
II.
Subcommittee on Examinations
A.
ACTION
1.
Tentative Date for Subcommittee Conference Call to Consider Testing Accommodations Appeals for the February 2015 California Bar Examination - February 13, 2015, 12:00 p.m.
(Jeanne Vanderhoff and Lisa Cummins)
2.
Draft Report to the Supreme Court of California on the July 2014 California Bar Examination. Attachment "O-200."
(Jeanne Vanderhoff and Gayle Murphy)
B.
DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
1.
2014-2015 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-201."
(Jeanne Vanderhoff)
III.
Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A.
DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
1.
2014 Year-To-Date Financial Analysis Report. Attachment "O-300."
(Lee Wallach and Greg Shin)
2.
2014-2015 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-301."
(Lee Wallach)
IV.
Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A.
ACTION
1.
Proposed Amendments to Guidelines for Accredited Law School Rules, Guidelines 12.1 and 12.2 (Minimum, Cumulative Bar Examination Pass Rate) - Return from Public Comment. Attachment "O-400." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
2.
Proposed Amendments to Accredited Law School Rules, Rules 4.160 and 4.165 and New Guidelines 15.1 - 15.4 (Opening and Operating Branch or Satellite Campuses) - Return from Public Comment. Attachment "O-401." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
3.
Proposed Amendments to the: 1) California Rules of Court - Chapter 3. Legal Education, Rule 9.30. Law School Study in Schools Accredited or Registered by The Committee of Bar Examiners, 2) Business And Professions Code Sections 6046.7 and 6060.7, 3) Article 4 Admission to the Practice of Law, Section 6060, Qualifications, Examination and Fees, 4) Title 4. Admissions and Educational Standards, Division 2. Accredited Law School Rules and 5) Title 4. Admissions and Educational Standards, Division 3. Registered Law School Rules - Return from Public Comment. Attachment "O-402." (Larry Sheingold and Gayle Murphy)
B.
DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
1.
Summaries of Data Reported in the 2014 Annual Compliance Reports Submitted by California Accredited Law Schools. Attachment "O-403."
(Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
2.
Empire College of Law - Notice of Resignation of Dean and Change in Law School Administrator. Attachment "O-404."
(Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
3.
2014 - 2015 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-405."
(Larry Sheingold)
V.
Subcommittee on Moral Character
A.
DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
1.
2014 - 2015 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-500."
(Alan Yochelson)
VI.
ADJOURNMENT
Closed Session
I.
Chair's Time (Patricia White)
A.
CONSENT
1.
Draft December 12 and 13, 2014 Committee of Bar Examiners Confidential Meeting Minutes. (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), (4), and (6).)
B.
DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
1.
Committee Planning Session - Bar Examination Administration Rules and Policies. Attachment "C-100." [Special Set for 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 30, 2015.] Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (4), and (6).)
2.
Committee Planning Session - Consideration of Moral Character Determination Applications and Moral Character Determination Application Review Procedures. [Special Set for 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 30, 2015.] (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), (4), and (7).)
3.
Report from Counsel. (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7).)
(Rachel Grunberg)
a.
Report on Pending Litigation.
b.
Advice from Counsel on Open Session Agenda Items as Needed.
C.
REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)
1.
DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a.
Contract with Psychometric Consultant. (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (5), and (6).)
b.
Update on Confidential Pending Items. (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), (4), (5), and (6).)
II.
Subcommittee on Examinations
A.
CONSENT
1.
Affirmation of Subcommittee on Examinations' Decisions Re Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment "C-200." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (4), and (6).)
(Jeanne Vanderhoff and Lisa Cummins)
B.
ACTION
1.
Examinations Petitions. Attachment "C-201." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (4) and (6).)
(Jeanne Vanderhoff and Lisa Cummins)
2.
Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment "C-202." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2), (4), and (6).)
(Jeanne Vanderhoff and Lisa Cummins)
3.
Draft Report: "Analysis of the July 2014 California Bar Examination" Prepared by Roger Bolus, Ph.D., Research Solutions Group. Attachment "C-203." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (4), and (6).)
(Jeanne Vanderhoff and Gina Crawford)
4.
Technical Report on October 2014 First-Year Law Students' Examination. Attachment "C-204." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (4), and (6).)
(Jeanne Vanderhoff and Gina Crawford)
III.
Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A.
ACTION
1.
Operations and Management Petitions. Attachment "C-300." (closed pursuant to Section (A) (4) and (6).)
(Lee Wallach and Greg Shin)
IV.
Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A.
ACTION
1.
San Francisco Law School - Inspection Report of San Diego Branch Campus. Attachment "C-400." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)
(Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
2.
International Pacific School of Law - Major Change Request re Relocation of Administrative Offices. Attachment"C-401." (closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)
(Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
3.
Irvine University College of Law - Major Change Request re Relocation of Law School Campus. Attachment "C-402." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)
(Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
4.
Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law - Major Change Request re Proposed Branch Campus. Attachment "C-403." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)
(Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
5.
Monterey College of Law - Major Change Request re Proposed Branch Campus. Attachment "C-404." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)
(Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
B.
DISCUSSION
1.
Summaries of the 2014 Annual Compliance Reports Submitted by California Accredited Law Schools. Attachment "C-405." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)
(Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
V.
Subcommittee on Moral Character
A.
CONSENT
1.
Affirmation of Informal Conferences Decisions. Attachment "C-500." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), and (4
).) (Alan Yochelson and Debra Lawson)
B.
ACTION
1.
Consideration of Current Investigation Reports. Attachment "C-501." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2) and (4).)
(Alan Yochelson and Debra Lawson)
2.
State Bar Court Moral Character Determination Matters. Attachment "C-502." (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2) and (4).)
(Alan Yochelson 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).)
(Alan Yochelson and Debra Lawson)
*Closed pursuant to Title 6. Division 2, Chapter 2, Rule 6.62 of the
Rules of the State Bar of California.
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
:
A. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
O-301
Attachments:
None
