Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, April 24, 2015 - Saturday, April 25, 2015
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

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

April 24, 2015

2:00 p.m.* – 3:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
3:00 p.m.* – 3:30 p.m. Subcommittee on Examinations
3:30 p.m.* – 4:15 p.m. Subcommittee on Moral Character
4:15 p.m.*– 5:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Operations and Management


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Committee Meeting

April 24, 2015

1:00 p.m. –  2:00 p.m. Closed Session

April 25, 2015

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Closed Session

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 March 20, 2015 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes.
B. REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a.  Key Indicators.  Attachment "O-100."
b.  Schedule for June 19 and 20, 2015 Committee Meeting.  Attachment "O-101."
c.  Policy Regarding Release of Results.  Attachment "O-102."
d.  Update on Status of Two-Day Examination Proposal.
e.  Update on Pending Activities of the Office of Admissions.
II. Subcommittee on Examinations
A. ACTION

1. Tentative Dates for Conference Calls to Consider Testing Accommodations Appeals for the June 2015 First-Year Law Students' Examination and the July 2015 California Bar Examination (May 22, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. and June 12, 2015 at 12:00 p.m.)
B. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. 2014- 2015 Subcommittee Goals.  Attachment "O-200."  (Jeanne Vanderhoff)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION

1. Proposed Policy re Eligibility Documents Required from Refugees.  Attachment "O-300."  (Lee Wallach and Greg Shin)
B. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. 2015 Financial Analysis Report.  Attachment "O-301."  (Lee Wallach and Greg Shin)
2. 2014-2015 Subcommittee Goals.  Attachment "O-302."  (Lee Wallach)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. CONSENT

1. Notice of Changes in Law School Administrators.  Attachment "O-400."  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
B. ACTION

1. Proposed Amendments to Guideline 8.4 (Library Content), Guidelines for Accredited Law School Rules.  Attachment "O-401."  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
2. Publication of the Minimum, Cumulative Bar Examination Pass Rates of California-Accredited Law Schools.  Attachment "O-402."  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
C. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Amendments to Guideline 7.11 (Distance-Education Credit) of the Guidelines for Accredited Law School Rules.  Proposed by CALS.  Attachment "O-403."  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
2. Consensus of Issues Related to Rule and Law Changes Affecting Unaccredited and Accredited Law Schools.  Attachment "O-404."  (Larry Sheingold and Gayle Murphy)
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 March 20, 2015 Committee of Bar Examiners Confidential Meeting Minutes.  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), (4), and (6).)
B. ACTION

1. Meeting with Examination Development and Grading Team and Approval of Written Questions for Inclusion on July 2015 California Bar Examination.  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (6).)  [Special Set for 9:00 a.m., Saturday, April 25, 2015]
C. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Presentation from Expert Consultant on Processing of Testing Accommodation Petitions.  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2), (4), and (6).)  [Special Set for 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 24, 2015.]
2. 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.
D. REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a.  Release of Results from February 2015 California Bar Examination.  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (4) and (6).)
b.  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).)  (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Lisa Cummins)
2. Testing Accommodations Appeals.  Attachment "C-201."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2), (4), and (6).)  (Jeanne Vanderhoff 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).)  (Lee Wallach and Greg Shin)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. ACTION

1. St. Francis School of Law - Major Change Request re Administrative Offices Move.  Attachment "C-400."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
2. Oak Brook College of Law - Periodic Inspection Report.  Attachment "C-401."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
3. Monterey College of Law/San Luis Obispo College of Law - Inspection Report of Branch Campus.  Attachment "C-402."  (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 Decisions.  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.