Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, March 17, 2017
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

March 17, 2017

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Joint Meeting [Closed Session]
Subcommittee on Operations and Management and Subcommittee on Examinations
11:15 a.m.* – 12:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
12:30 p.m.* – 1:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Examinations
1:00 p.m.* – 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Moral Character
2:00 p.m.* – 3:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Educational Standards

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Committee Meeting

March 17, 2017

3:00 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 (Karen Goodman)
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Presentation on Psychological Interventions and the Bar Examination. [Special Set for 3:00 p.m., Friday, March 17, 2017.]
2. Bar Examination History and Studies. Attachment "O-100."
3. Recognition of Outgoing Member. Attachment "O-101."
4. Designation of Representatives for Admission Ceremonies for Successful February 2017 California Bar Examination Applicants. Attachment "O-102."
5. Recognition of Retiring Veteran Office of Admissions Staff Members. Attachment "O-103."
6. Pending Legislation. Attachment "O-104."
7. Law School Assembly Meeting - April 6, 2017
8. Draft January 20 and 21, 2017 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-105."
b. Schedule for April 28 and 29, 2017 Committee Meeting. Attachment "O-106."
c. March 18, 2017 Grading Calibration Session.
d. Oral Report on March 2017 Board of Trustees Meeting.
e. Update on Pending Office of Admissions Activities.
II. Subcommittee on Examinations
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. 2016 - 2017 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-200." (Michelle Domingo)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Financial Analysis Report as of December 31, 2016. Attachment "O-300." (Erika Hiramatsu and Greg Shin)
2. 2016 - 2017 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-301." (Erika Hiramatsu)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Larry H. Layton School of Law - Request to Withdraw Registration. Attachment "O-400." (Lee Wallach and George Leal)
2. 2016 Annual Compliance Report Summaries re Registered, Unaccredited Law Schools. Attachment "O-401." (Lee Wallach and George Leal)
3. American Heritage University School of Law - Inspection Report and Major Change Request. Attachment "O-402." (Lee Wallach, Gayle Murphy and Greg Shin)
4. Notice of Changes in Law School Administrators. Attachment "O-403." (Lee Wallach and George Leal)
5. Application for Registration of San Francisco International University College of Law. Attachment "O-404." (Lee Wallach and Gayle Murphy)
6. Humphreys College Laurence Drivon School of Law - Major Change Request re Name Change. Attachment "O-405." (Lee Wallach and George Leal)
7. 2016 - 2017 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-406." (Lee Wallach)
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. Oral Reports on Committee Member Visits To February 2017 California Bar Examination Test Centers.
2. Report from Counsel. (Destie Overpeck)
a. Report on Pending Litigation.
b. Advice from Counsel on open Session Agenda Items as Needed
3. Draft January 20 and 21, 2017 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. Affirmation of Subcommittee on Examinations' Decisions re Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment "C-200." (Michelle Domingo and Lisa Cummins)
2. Examinations Petitions. Attachment "C-201." (Michelle Domingo and Lisa Cummins)
3. Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment "C-202." (Michelle Domingo and Lisa Cummins)
4. In Conjunction with Subcommittee on Operations and Management, Report on Administration of the February 2017 California Bar Examination. Attachment "C-203." [Special Set for 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 17, 2017 in Closed Session.]
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Operations and Management Petitions. Attachment "C-300." (Erika Hiramatsu and Greg Shin)
2. In Conjunction with Subcommittee on Examinations, Report on Administration of the February 2017 California Bar Examination. Attachment "C-203." [Special Set for 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 17, 2017 in Closed Session.]
3. Report on Administration of the February 2017 California Bar Examination - Administration Matters for Operation and Management Subcommittee Only. (Erika Hiramatsu and Greg Shin)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

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

1. Informal Conference Recommendations. Attachment "C-500." (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Gayle Murphy)
2. Additional Moral Character Determination Matters. Attachment "C-501." (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Gayle Murphy)
3. State Bar Court Moral Character Determination Decisions. Attachment "C-502." (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Gayle Murphy)
4. Status of Moral Character State Bar Court Cases. Attachment "C-503." (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Gayle Murphy)
5. Moral Character Petitions. Attachment "C-504." (Jeanne Vanderhoff 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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