Committee of Bar Examiners Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, October 13, 2017 - Saturday, October 14, 2017
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

October 13, 2017

1:30 p.m.* – 2:45 p.m. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
2:45 p.m.* – 3:30 p.m. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
3:30 p.m.* – 5:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Moral Character

October 14, 2017

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

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COMMITTEE MEETING

October 13, 2017

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Open and Closed Sessions

October 14, 2017

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 (Erika Hiramatsu)
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Welcome to New Members and 2017 - 2018 Committee Year.
a. Subcommittee and Other Assignments. Attachment "O-100."
2. Content Validation Study and Scope of California Bar Examination. Attachment O-101." (Gayle Murphy and Ron Pi) [Special Set for 12:30 p.m., October 13.]
3. Oral Report on Status of Performance Study.
4. Oral Report on Law School Council October 12, 2017 Meeting.
5. Governance in the Public Interest Task Force Recommendations re Committee of Bar Examiners. Attachment "O-102." [Special Set for 1:00 p.m., October 13.]
6. Draft August 31, 2017 Committee of Bar Examiners Public Meeting Minutes. Attachment "O-103."
B. REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. ACTION/CONSENT/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a. Key Indicators. Attachment "O-104."
b. Schedule for December 1 and 2, 2017 Committee Meeting. Attachment "O-105."
c. Pending Legislation.
d. Update on Pending Office of Admissions Activities.
II. Subcommittee on Examinations
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Proposed 2017 - 2018 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-200." (Dolores Heisinger)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Financial Analysis Report as of August 31, 2017. Attachment "O-300." (Karen Goodman and Greg Shin)
2. Proposed Amendments to Law School Fees - Return from Public Comment. Attachment "O-301." (Karen Goodman, Gayle Murphy, George Leal and Andrew Conover)
3. Review of Proctor Salary Rates. Attachment "O-302." (Karen Goodman and Greg Shin)
4. Proposed Amendments to Statute re Application Deadlines. Attachment "O-303." (Karen Goodman and Gayle Murphy)
5. Admissions Training Videos. Attachment "O-304." (Karen Goodman and Amy Nunez)
6. Proposed 2017 - 2018 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-305." (Karen Goodman)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Governance in the Public Interest Task Force Recommendations re the Committee's Law School Regulation Responsibilities - Presentation on Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Requirements. Attachment "O-400." (Larry Sheingold, Gayle Murphy and George Leal)
2. Proposed Amendments to the Law School Regulation Rules re Requiring Six Units of Competency Training to the J.D. Degree Accreditation Standard - Return from Public Comment. Attachment "O-401." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
3. Proposed Amendments to the Accredited Law School Rules, Guidelines for Accredited Law School Rules, Rules of the California Supreme Court and Statutes re the Mandatory Accreditation of Law Schools - Return from Public Comment. Attachment "O-402." (Larry Sheingold, Gayle Murphy and George Leal)
4. Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law - Major Change Request re J.D. Curriculum Content and Petition for Waiver of Guideline 7.11. Attachment "O-403." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
5. Concord Law School - Major Change Request re Relocation of Administrative Offices. Attachment "O-404." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
6. Pinnacles School of Law - Voluntary Request for Termination of Registration. Attachment "O-405." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
7. Notice of Changes in Law School Administrators. Attachment "O-406." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
8. Request from Peking University School of Transnational Law re Eligibility of Graduates. Attachment "O-407." (Larry Sheingold, Gayle Murphy and Greg Shin)
9. Reactivation of Minimum Bar Passage Rate Accreditation Standard. Attachment "O-408." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
10. Proposed 2017 - 2018 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-409." (Larry Sheingold)
V. Subcommittee on Moral Character
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Revision of Admission Applicants Fingerprint Protocol. Attachment "O-500." (James Efting and Amy Nunez)
2. Proposed 2017 - 2018 Subcommittee Goals. Attachment "O-501." (James Efting)
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Closed Session
I. Chair's Time (Erika Hiramatsu)
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Appointment of Members to Advisory Committee on California Accredited Law School Rules. Attachment "C-100."
2. Report from Counsel. (Destie Overpeck)
a. Report on Pending Litigation.
b. Advice from Counsel on Open Session Agenda Items as Needed.
3. Draft August 31, 2017 Committee of Bar Examiners Confidential Meeting Minutes. Attachment "C-101."
B. REPORT FROM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS (Gayle Murphy)

1. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
a. July 2017 California Bar Examination Grading. Attachment "C-102."
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 in Connection with October 2017 First-Year Law Students' Examination (September 19, 2017 and October 10, 2017 Conference Calls.) Attachment "C-200." (Dolores Heisinger and Lisa Cummins)
2. Examinations Petitions. Attachment "C-201." (Dolores Heisinger and Lisa Cummins)
3. Testing Accommodations Appeals. Attachment "C-202." (Dolores Heisinger and Lisa Cummins)
III. Subcommittee on Operations and Management
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Operations and Management Petitions. Attachment "C-300." (Karen Goodman and Greg Shin)
IV. Subcommittee on Educational Standards
A. ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION

1. Lincoln Law School of San Jose - Petition for Waiver of Guideline 6.5 re Extension of Time to Award J.D. Degree. Attachment "C-400." (Larry Sheingold and George Leal)
2. 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." (James Efting and Mark Torres-Gil)
2. Additional Moral Character Determination Matters. Attachment "C-501." (James Efting and Mark Torres-Gil)
3. State Bar Court Moral Character and Determination Decisions. Attachment "C-502." (James Efting and Mark Torres-Gil)
4. Status of Moral Character State Bar Court Cases. Attachment "C-503." (James Efting 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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