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COMMITTEE OF BAR EXAMINERS NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA |
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Friday, April 18, 2025—Saturday, April 19, 2025 9:00 AM- |
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Teleconference |
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Members of the public may access this meeting as follows: Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/89067713976
Members of the public may also access this meeting at the following locations: 1110 Alameda de Las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002 [Saturday only] The Committee of Bar Examiners meeting will commence in open session at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, April 18, 2025. The Committee of Bar Examiners meeting will commence in open session at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Public comment is heard at the start of the Committee of Bar Examiners meeting on Friday, April 18, 2025. |
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OPEN SESSION |
-- Call for Public Comment -- Members of the public are encouraged to use this form for public comment. Completing this form is not required; however, those that sign up in advance will be called first. Public comment typically occurs at the beginning of each meeting; the chair has the discretion to move the public comment period or allow for additional public comment periods during the meeting. Members of the public wishing to submit written comments may email them to [email protected]. Deadline to sign up and submit written comments is 24 hours before the start of the meeting. View the State Bar’s Public Comment Policy. |
1. | Chair's Report |
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1.1 | Discussion of Committee of Bar Examiners’ Work Plan |
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2. | Open Session Minutes |
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2.1 | Approval of March 14, 2025, Open Session Minutes |
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3. | Consent Calendar |
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3.1 | Report on Administrative Updates Regarding Law Schools |
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4. | Business |
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4.1 | Discussion and Action, if Appropriate, on Potential Non-Score Adjustment Remedies Related to the February 2025 California Bar Exam |
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4.2 | Discussion of Bar Exam Multiple-Choice Question Development Process |
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5. | Director's Report |
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5.1 | July 2025 Bar Examination Updates – Locations and Vendors |
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5.2 | February 2025 Bar Examination |
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CLOSED SESSION |
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1. | Closed Session Minutes |
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1.1 | Approval of March 14, 2025, Closed Session Minutes *Closed pursuant to Business & Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3)-(4) and Government Code §§ 11126(c)(1), (e)(1) |
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2. | Closed Session Consent Calendar |
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2.1 | Report of Staff Moral Character Determinations *Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(4) |
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2.2 | WITHDRAWN – Report on Status of Pending Moral Character State Bar Court Cases *Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(4) |
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3. | Closed Business |
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3.1 | Conference with Legal Counsel– Existing Litigation Brewer v. State Bar, et. al, E.D. Cal. Case No. 2:23-cv-00860-TLN-JDP; 9th Circuit Case No. 24-2151 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1) |
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3.2 | Conference with Legal Counsel– Existing Litigation Flinders v. State Bar of California, D. Mass., Case No. 1:24-cv-12919-JEK *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1) |
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3.3 | Conference with Legal Counsel– Existing Litigation Hill v. Peoples College of Law et al., C.D. Cal., Case No. 2:23CV1298 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1) |
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3.4 | Conference with Legal Counsel– Existing Litigation Kohn v. State Bar, et al., N.D. Cal., Case No. 4:20-cv-04827-PJH; Ninth Cir. Case No. 20-17316; U.S.S.C. Case No. 24-6921 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1) |
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3.5 | Conference with Legal Counsel– Existing Litigation Santillan v. The California Bar Examiners, E.D. Cal. Case No. 2:24-cv-0571-DJC-JDP-PL; Ninth Cir. Case No. 24-6342 *Closed pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(1)
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3.6 | Discussion on the California Bar Examination Multiple-Choice Question Preparation and Development *Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Government Code § 11126(c)(1)] |
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3.7 | Discussion and Action on Grading of Examination Materials, Including Scoring Adjustments for November 2024 Bar Exam Study Participants *Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Government Code § 11126(c)(1)
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3.8 | Discussion and Action on Grading of Examination Materials, Including Recommendations on Scoring Adjustments for February 2025 Bar Exam Test Takers Related to Exam Disruptions *Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Government Code § 11126(c)(1)] |
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3.9 | Discussion and Action on Recommendation on Scoring Adjustment for November 2024 Bar Exam Study for Individuals Who Requested But Were Not Granted Testing Accommodations in Advance of the Study *Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3)-(4); Government Code § 11126(c)(1) |
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3.10 | Discussion and Action to Set the Raw Passing Score for the February 2025 Bar Exam Based on the Standard Validation Study *Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Government Code § 11126(c)(1) |
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3.11 | Action on Operation & Management Appeals *Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Government Code § 11126(c)(1) |
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3.12 | Action on Testing Accommodation Appeals *Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3)–(4) and Government Code § 11126(c)(1) |
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3.13 | Action on Moral Character Cases Pending Administrative Review *Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(4) |
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3.14 | Discussion and Approval of Written Questions for Inclusion on July 2025 California Bar Examination [Special Set for Saturday, April 19] *Closed pursuant to Business & Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Government Code § 11126(c)(1).]
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ADJOURNMENT |
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Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the committee coordinator Devan McFarland by calling 415-538-2548, via email at [email protected], or in writing to the State Bar of California, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.
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