August Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Thursday, August 31, 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

August 31, 2017

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Joint Meeting [Closed Session]
Subcommittee on Operations and Management and Subcommittee on Examinations
9:15 a.m.* – 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
1:30 p.m.* – 2:15 p.m. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
2:15 p.m.* – 3:15 p.m. Subcommittee on Moral Character
3:15 p.m.* – 4:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Examinations

* 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.

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COMMITTEE MEETING

August 31, 2017

10:00 a.m.* – 1:00 p.m. Open and Closed Sessions
4:00 p.m.* – Open and Closed Sessions

* Times are estimates. The meeting of the Committee will commence immediately upon conclusion of the meeting scheduled to meet just prior.


* 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. Joint Meeting with Board Committee on Admissions and Education re California Bar Exam Pass Line and Report on "Conducting a Standard Setting Study for the California Bar Exam" - Return from Public Comment. Attachment "O-100." [Special Set for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 31. 2017.]
2. Joint Meeting with Board Committee on Admissions and Education re California Bar Exam Content Validation Report - Request to Circulate for Public Comment. Attachment "O-101." [Special Set to follow item I.A.1. above.]
3. Oral Report on August 30, 2017 Law School Council Meeting.
4. Recognition of Outgoing Officers and Members. Attachment "O-102."
5. Designation of Representatives for Admission Ceremonies for Successful July 2017 California Bar Examination Applicants. Attachment "O-103."
6. Draft June 23 and 24, 2017 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes.
B. REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. ACTION/CONSENT/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a. 2018 Schedule for Committee Meetings. Attachment "O-104."
b. Key Indicators. Attachment "O-105."
c. Schedule for October 13 and 14, 2017 Committee Meeting. Attachment "O-106."
d. Pending Legislation.
e. Update on Pending Office of Admissions Activities.
II. Subcommittee on Examinations
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Tentative Dates for Subcommittee Conference Calls to Consider Testing Accommodations Appeals for the October 2017 First-Year Law Students' Examination - September 19, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. and October 10, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. (Traci Belmore and Lisa Cummins)
2. 2016 - 2017 Subcommittee Accomplishments. Attachment "O-200." (Traci Belmore)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Financial Analysis Report as of June 30, 2017. Attachment "O-300." (Erika Hiramatsu and Greg Shin)
2. February 2017 California Bar Examination Cost Analysis. Attachment "O-301." (Erika Hiramatsu and Greg Shin)
3. 2016 - 2017 Subcommittee Accomplishments. Attachment "O-302." (Erika Hiramatsu)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. John F. Kennedy University College of Law - Periodic Inspection Report. Attachment "O-400." (Larry Sheingold and Gayle Murphy)
2. Central California University School of Law - Voluntary Request for the Termination of its Registration. Attachment "O-401." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
3. Monterey College of Law - Notice Substantial Compliance for Kern County College of Law Prior to Opening of New Branch Campus. Attachment "O-402." (Larry Sheingold and George leal)
4. 2016 - 2017 Subcommittee Accomplishments. Attachment "O-403." (Larry Sheingold)
V. Subcommittee on Moral Character
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

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

1. Report from Counsel. (Destie Overpeck)
a. Report on Pending Litigation.
b. Advice from Counsel on Open Session Agenda Items as Needed.
2. Draft June 23 and 24, 2017 Committee or Bar Examiners Confidential Meeting Minutes.
3. Oral Reports from Committee Members on Visiting July 2017 California Bar Examination Test Centers.
B. REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a. July 2017 California Bar Examination Grading.
b. Update on Confidential Pending Items.
II. Subcommittee on Examinations
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Joint Meeting with Operations and Management Subcommittee re Administration of July 2017 California Bar Examination. Attachment "C-200." [Special set for 9:00 a.m., Thursday, August 31, 2017.]
2. Affirmation of Subcommittee on Examinations' Decisions re Testing Accommodations Appeals for the July 2017 California Bar Examination. Attachment "C-201." (Traci Belmore and Lisa Cummins)
3. Examinations Petitions. Attachment "C-202." (Traci Belmore and Lisa Cummins)
4. Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment "C-203." (Traci Belmore and Lisa Cummins)
5. Technical Report on the June 2017 First-Year Law Students' Examination. Attachment "C-204." (Traci Belmore and Lisa Cummins)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Joint Meeting with Examinations Subcommittee re Administration of July 2017 California Bar Examination. Attachment "C-200." [Special set for 9:00 a.m., Thursday, August 31, 2017.'
2. Operations and Management Petitions. Attachment "C-300." (Erika Hiramatsu and Greg Shin)
3. Report on Administration of the June 2017 First-Year Law Students' Examination. Attachment "C-301." (Erika Hiramatsu and Greg Shin)
4. Items from the July 2017 California Bar Examination Administration Report Requiring Subcommittee Review and Action. Attachment "C-302." (Erika Hiramatsu and Greg Shin)
5. Items from June 2017 First-Year Law Students' Examination Administration Report Requiring Subcommittee Review and Action. Attachment "C-303." (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 Mark Torres-Gil)
2. Additional Moral Character Determination Matters. Attachment "C-501." (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Mark Torres-Gil)
3. State Bar Court Moral Character Determination Decisions. Attachment "C-502." (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Mark Torres-Gil)
4. Status of Moral Character State Bar Court Cases. Attachment "C-503." (Jeanne Vanderhoff and Mark Torres-Gil)
*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:
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