Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, January 20, 2017 - Saturday, January 21, 2017
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hyatt Palm Springs
285 North Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262

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 20, 2017

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
10:30 a.m.* – 12:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Moral Character
3:30 p.m.* – 5:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Educational Standards

January 21, 2017

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Examinations

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Committee Meeting

January 20, 2017

1:00 p.m.* – 3:30 p.m. Open and Closed Sessions

January 21, 2017

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 (Karen Goodman)
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Committee Planning Session - Trends in Enrollment and Programming in ABA Law Schools. [Special Set for 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2017.]
2. Committee Planning Session - Standardized Testing 101 and Potential Bar Examination Studies. [Special Set for 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2017.] Attachment "O-100."
3. Committee Planning Session - An Update on National Conference of Bar Examiners' Activities. [Special Set for 3:15 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2017.]
4. Special Joint Meeting of the Committee of Bar Examiners and the Board of Trustees' Committee on Admissions and Education - February 15, 2017 in San Francisco.
5. Draft December 2 and 3, 2016 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes.
6. Report on Other Pending Activities.
B. REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. ACTION/CONSENT/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a. Key Indicators. Attachment "O-101."
b. Schedule for March 17, 2017 Committee Meeting. Attachment "O-102."
c. February 2017 California Bar Examination.
d. Update on Pending Office of Admissions Activities.
II. Subcommittee on Examinations
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Tentative Date for Subcommittee Conference Call to Consider Testing Accommodations Appeals for the February 2017 California Bar Examination - February 10, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. (Traci Belmore and Lisa Cummins)
2. 2016 - 2017 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-200." (Traci Belmore)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. October 2016 First-Year Law Students' Examination Cost Analysis. Attachment "O-300." (Erika Hiramatsu and Greg Shin)
2. Financial Analysis Report as of November 30, 2016. Attachment "O-301." (Erika Hiramatsu and Greg Shin)
3. Program Fees for Admissions Activities Unrelated to Registration, Examinations and Moral Character. (Erika Hiramatsu, Dag MacLeod and Andrew Conover)
4. Update on 2017 Office of Admissions Budget. (Erika Hiramatsu and Gayle Murphy)
5. 2016 - 2017 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-302." (Erika Hiramatsu)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. San Joaquin College of Law - Petition for Waiver of Non-Classroom Unit Limitations. Attachment "O-400." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
2. Southern California Institute of Law - Petition for Waiver of Guidelines 12.1 and 12.2. Attachment "O-401." (Larry Sheingold and Gayle Murphy)
3. University of West Los Angeles School of Law - Periodic Inspection Report. Attachment "O-402." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
4. American Heritage University School of Law - Major Change Request re Change of Ownership. Attachment "O-403." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
5. California Desert Trial Academy College of Law - Major Change Request re Distance Learning Curriculum. Attachment "O-404." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
6. Summaries of 2016 Annual Compliance Reports submitted by California-Accredited Law Schools. Attachment "O-405." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
7. 2016 - 2017 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-406." (Larry Sheingold)
V. Subcommittee on Moral Character
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. 2016 - 2017 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-500." (Jeanne Vanderhoff)
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Closed Session
I. Chair's Time (Karen Goodman)
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Committee Planning Sessions:
a. Open Session Agenda Items Requiring Discussion in Closed Session
2. Report from Counsel. (Destie Overpeck)
a. Report on Pending Litigation.
b. Advice from Counsel on Open Session Agenda Items as Needed.
3. Draft December 2 and 3, 2016 Committee of Bar Examiners Confidential Meeting Minutes.
B. REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a. Update on Confidential Pending Items.
II. Subcommittee on Examinations
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Examination Petitions. Attachment "C-200." (Traci Belmore and Lisa Cummins)
2. Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment "C-201." (Traci Belmore and Lisa Cummins)
3. Technical Report on the June 2016 First-Year Law Students' Examination. Attachment "C-202." (Traci Belmore and Lisa Cummins)
4. Technical Report on the October 2016 First-Year Law Students' Examination. Attachment "C-203." (Traci Belmore and Lisa Cummins)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Operations and Management Petitions. Attachment "C-300." (Erika Hiramatsu and Greg Shin)
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. Informal Conference Recommendations. Attachment "C-500." (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Kelly O'Haire)
2. Additional Moral Character Determination Matters. Attachment "C-501." (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Kelly O'Haire)
3. State Bar Court Moral Character Determination Decisions. Attachment "C-502." (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Kelly O'Haire)
4. Status of Moral Character State Bar Court Cases. Attachment "C-503." (Jeanne Vanderhoff 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.
   
 
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IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards:
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
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