Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, August 28, 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

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Joint Meeting: Subcommittee on Operations and
Management and Subcommittee on Examinations [Closed Session]

12:30 p.m.* – 1:15 p.m. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
1:15 p.m.* – 1:45 p.m. Subcommittee on Examinations
1:45 p.m.* – 3:15 p.m. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
3:15 p.m.*– 4:15 p.m. Subcommittee on Moral Character

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Committee Meetings

11:30 a.m.* – 12:00 p.m. Closed Session
4:15 p.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 June 19 and 20, 2015 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes.
B. ACTION

1. Recognition of Outgoing Officer.
2. Recognition of Retiring State Bar Deputy Executive Director.
3. Designation of Representatives for Admission Ceremonies for Successful July 2015 California Bar Examination Applicants.  Attachment "O-100."
4. Oral Report on July 2015 Board of Trustees Action re Two-Day Examination.
5. ACLU Correspondence.  Attachment "O-101."
C. REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. CONSENT
a.  2016 Schedule for Committee Meetings.  Attachment "O-102."
b.  Key Indicators.  Attachment "O-103."
2. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a.  Schedule for October 16 and 17, 2015 Committee Meeting.  Attachment "O-104."
b.  Oral Report on July 2015 Board of Trustees Meeting.
c.  Two-Day Examination Notice.  Attachment "O-105."
d.  Update on Pending Activities of the Office of Admissions.
II. Subcommittee on Examinations
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

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

1. 2015 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/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Proposed Amendments to Law School Rules re Additional Disclosures.  Attachment "O-400."  (Larry Sheingold and Gayle Murphy)
2. Amendments to State Bar Rules re Access to State Bar Records and Committee's Law School Confidentiality Policies.  Attachment "O-401."
3. Proposed Amendments to Guideline 7.11 (Distance Education Credit - Return from Public Comment).  Attachment "O-402."  (Larry Sheingold and Gayle Murphy)
4. California Accredited Law School Branch Campuses/Satellite Campuses.  Attachment "O-403."  (Larry Sheingold, Gayle Murphy and George Leal)
5. Notices of Changes in Law School Administrators.  Attachment "O-404."  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
6. Actions Related to Law School Matters Considered in Closed Session.  (Larry Sheingold)
7. 2014 - 2015 Subcommittee Goals.  Attachment "O-405."  (Larry Sheingold)
V. Subcommittee on Moral Character
A. ACTION/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 June 19 and 20, 2015 Committee of Bar Examiners Confidential Meeting Minutes.  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), (4), and (6).)
B. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Report from Counsel.  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7).)  (Rachel Grunberg)
a.  Advice from Counsel re ACLU Correspondence.
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. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a.  July 2015 California Bar Examination.  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), (4), (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 for the July 2015 California Bar Examination.  Attachment "C-200."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (4) and (6).)  (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Lisa Cummins)
B. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. July 2015 California Bar Examination Report (In Conjunction with Subcommittee on Operations and Management).  Attachment "C-201."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A0 (4) and (6).)  (Jeanne Vanderhoff, Lee Wallach and Greg Shin)  [Special Set for 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 28, 2015.]
2. Examinations Petitions.  Attachment "C-202."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (4) and (6).)  (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Lisa Cummins)
3. Testing Accommodations Appeals.  Attachment "C-203."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2), (4), and (6).)  (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Lisa Cummins)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Operations and Management Petitions.  Attachment "C-300."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (4) and (6).)  (Lee Wallach and Greg Shin)
2. June 2015 First-Year Law Students' Examination Report.  Attachment "C-301."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (4) and (6).)  (Lee Wallach and Greg Shin)
3. July 2015 California Bar Examination Report (In Conjunction with Subcommittee on Examinations).  Attachment "C-201."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (4) and (6).)  (Lee Wallach and Greg Shin)  [Special Set for 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 28, 2015.]
4. Items from July 2015 California Bar Examination Administration Report Requiring Subcommittee Review and Action.  Attachment "C-302."  (Closed Pursuant to Section (A) (6).)  (Lee Wallach and Greg Shin)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Advice from Counsel Relative to California Accredited Law School Branch Campuses/Satellite Campuses.  Attachment "C-400."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7).)  (Rachel Grunberg)
2. Report on Submission of California Accredited Law Schools 2015 Annual Compliance Reports and Cumulative Bar Examination Pass Rates.  Attachment "C-401."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
3. Northwestern California University School of Law - Periodic Inspection Report.  Attachment "C-402."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
4. Lincoln Law School San Jose - Request for Approval of a Major Change.  Attachment "C-403."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
5. Empire College of Law - Petition for Waiver Guideline 6.5(A).  Attachment "C-404."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
6. Response from School Re Notice of Noncompliance.  Attachment "C-405."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
7. Response from School Re Notice Of Noncompliance.  Attachment "C-406."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
8. Communication from School.  Attachment "C-407."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1) and (4).)  (Larry Sheingold and Gayle Murphy)
9. San Francisco Law School - Major Change Request.  Attachment "C-408."  (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 Gayle Murphy)
B. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Participation in the Lawyers Assistance Program as a Condition of Abeyance for Moral Character Determination Applicants.  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2) and (4).)  (Alan Yochelson, Gayle Murphy and Richard Carlton)  [Special Set for 3:30 p.m., Friday, August 28, 2015.]
2. Consideration of Current Investigation Reports.  Attachment "C-501."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2) and (4).)  (Alan Yochelson and Gayle Murphy)
3. Review of Prior Decisions.  Attachment "C-502."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2) and (4).)  (Alan Yochelson and Gayle Murphy)
4. State Bar Court Moral Character Determination Decisions.  Attachment "C-503."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (2) and (4).)  (Alan Yochelson and Gayle Murphy)
5. Status of Moral Character State Bar Court Cases.  Attachment "C-504."  (Closed pursuant to Section (A) (1), (2), and (4).)  (Alan Yochelson and Gayle Murphy)
*Closed pursuant to Title 6. Division 2, Chapter 2, Rule 6.62 of the Rules of the State Bar of California.
   
 
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IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards:
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
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