Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, June 24, 2016 - Saturday, June 25, 2016
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The State Bar of California
845 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515
213-765-1500

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

June 24, 2016

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

June 25, 2016

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Subcommittee on Examinations

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COMMITTEE MEETING

June 24, 2016

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Open and Closed Sessions

June 25, 2016

9:45 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 (Lee Wallach)
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Welcome to New Member.
2. Meet with Office of the Chief Trial Counsel Representative re Status Report on the Appeals of Moral Character Application Denials. [Special Set for 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 24, 2016.]
3. Oral Reports from Committee Members on June 2016 Admissions Ceremonies for Successful February 2016 California Bar Examination Applicants Who Met All Requirements for Admission.
4. Draft April 29 and 30, 2016 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes.
B. REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. ACTION/CONSENT/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a.  Key Indicators.  Attachment "O-100."
b.  Schedule for August 26, 2016 Committee Meeting.  Attachment "O-101."
c.  July 2016 California Bar Examination.
d.  Status of Task Force on Admissions Regulation Reform Proposals.  Attachment "O-102."
e.  Oral Report on Pending Legislative Proposal Potentially Affecting Admissions' Operations.
f.  Update on Pending Activities of the Office of Admissions.
II. Subcommittee on Examinations
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Tentative Dates for Conference Calls to Consider Testing Accommodations Appeals for the July 2016 California Bar Examination (July 1, 2016 at 12:00 p.m., July 8, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. and July 15, 2016 at 12:00 p.m.)  (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Lisa Cummins)
2. Draft Report to the Supreme Court on the February 2016 General Bar Examination.  Attachment "O-200."  (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Gayle Murphy)
3. 2015 - 2016 Subcommittee Goals.  Attachment "O-201."  (Jeanne Vanderhoff)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Financial Analysis Report as of April 30, 2016.  Attachment "O-300."  (Joel Miliband and Greg Shin)
2. Review of Testing Accommodations Cost Trends.  Attachment "O-301."  (Joel Miliband and Greg Shin)
3. February 2016 California Bar Examination Cost Analysis.  Attachment "O-302."  (Joel Miliband and Greg Shin)
4. Oral Report on Admissions Budget Working Group Meeting.  (Joel Miliband)
5. 2015 - 2016 Subcommittee Goals.  Attachment "O-303."  (Joel Miliband)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Proposed Temporary Suspension of Guideline 12.1 (Minimum, Cumulative Bar Examination Pass Rate), Guidelines for Accredited Law School Rules.  Attachment "O-400."  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
2. Notice of Changes in Law School Administrators.  Attachment "O-401."  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
3. Trinity Law School - Request for Waiver of Guideline 7.11 Restricting the Number of Units Allowed to be Taught Through Distance Learning Technology.  Attachment "O-402."  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
4. American Institute of Law - Major Change Request Regarding Relocation of Administrative Offices.  Attachment "O-403."  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
5. San Luis Obispo College of Law - Major Change Request Regarding Relocation of Campus and Administrative Offices.  Attachment "O-404."  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
6. Abraham Lincoln University School of Law - Periodic Inspection Report.  Attachment "O-405."  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
7. Lady Justice Law School - Application for Registration Inspection Report.  Attachment "O-406."  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
8. American Heritage School of Law - Status Report.  Attachment "O-407."  (Larry Sheingold and Gayle Murphy)
9. Oral Report on Law School Rules Working Group II Meeting.  (Larry Sheingold)
10. 2015 - 2016 Subcommittee Goals.  Attachment "O-408."  (Larry Sheingold)
V. Subcommittee on Moral Character
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. 2015 - 2016 Subcommittee Goals.  Attachment "O-500."  (Alan Yochelson)
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Closed Session
I. Chair's Time (Lee Wallach)
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Draft April 29 and 30, 2016 Committee of Bar Examiners Confidential Meeting Minutes.
2. Report from Counsel.  (Destie Overpeck)
a.  Report on Pending Litigation
b.  Advice from Counsel on Open Session Agenda Items as Needed.
B. REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a.  Release of Applicant Information.  Attachment "C-100."  [Special Set for 1:30 p.m., Friday, June 24, 2016.]
b.  Update on Confidential Pending Items.
II. Subcommittee on Examinations
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Affirmation of Subcommittee on Examinations' Decisions Re. Testing Accommodations Appeals for the June 2016 First-Year Law Students' Examination and the July 2016 California Bar Examination.  Attachment "C-200."  (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Lisa Cummins)
2. Examinations Petitions.  Attachment "C-201."  (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Lisa Cummins)
3. Testing Accommodations Appeals.  Attachment "C-202."  (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Lisa Cummins)
4. Format of General Statistics.  Attachment "C-203."  (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Gayle Murphy)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Operations and Management Petitions.  Attachment "C-300."  (Joel Miliband and Greg Shin)
2. Revision of Examination Administration Protocols.  Attachment "C-301."  (Joel Miliband and Gayle Murphy)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Open Session Agenda Items Requiring Discussion in Closed Session.  (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
V. Subcommittee on Moral Character
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Information Conference Recommendations.  Attachment "C-500."  (Alan Yochelson and Kelly O'Haire)
2. Additional Moral Character Determination Matters.  Attachment "C-501."  (Alan Yochelson, Gayle Murphy and Kelly O'Haire)
3. State Bar Court Moral Character Determination Decisions.  Attachment "C-502."  (Alan Yochelson and Kelly O'Haire)
4. Status of Moral Character State Bar Court Cases.  Attachment "C-503."  (Alan Yocehlson and Kelly O'Haire)
*Closed pursuant to Title 6. Division 2, Chapter 2, Rule 6.62 of the Rules of the State Bar of California.
   
 
Close
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards:
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
Attachments: