COMMITTEE OF BAR EXAMINERS

NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA

 

Committee Roster

 

Friday, June 20, 2025

9:00 AM-

 

Teleconference

 

Members of the public may access this meeting as follows:

Zoom Link: https://calbar.zoom.us/j/87215351157
Webinar ID: 872 1535 1157
Call-In Number: 669-900-9128

 

Members of the public may also access this meeting at the following locations:

720 Olive Drive, Suite D1, Davis, CA 95616
6621 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030
845 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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OPEN SESSION

-- Call for Public Comment --

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1.

Chair's Report

 

1.1

Oral Report 

 

1.2

Adoption of Revisions to Committee of Bar Examiners’ 2025 Work Plan

 

1.3

Adoption of Charter and Membership of Subcommittee on Exam Administration and Subcommittee on Exam Development

 

2.

Open Session Minutes

 

2.1

Approval of April 8, 2025, Open Session Minutes

 

2.2

Approval of April 18-19, 2025, Open Session Minutes

 

2.3

Approval of May 5, 2025, Open Session Minutes

 

2.4

Approval of May 30, 2025, Open Session Minutes

 

3.

Consent Calendar

 

3.1

Action on Revised Moral Character Administrative Review Procedures Pursuant to Rule 4.46.1 of the Rules of the State Bar

 

3.2

Report on Administrative Updates Regarding Law Schools

 

3.3

Action on Major Change – Voluntary Termination of Registration May 31, 2025 – Western Sierra Law School

 

3.4

Recommendation to Board of Trustees to Extend Application Fee Waiver for Withdrawals Up to Date of July 2025 Bar Exam

 

3.5

Action on the Chapter 6 Conduct Violation Decisional Matrix

 

4.

Business

 

4.1

Discussion and Action on Mode and Method of Delivery for, and Content of, California Bar Examinations After July 2025, Including Consideration of Recommendations Related to the Supreme Court Order to Develop a California-Specific Bar Examination

 

4.2

Adoption of Criteria for Selection of Subject Matter Experts for Bar Examination Multiple-Choice Question Content Validation Process

 

4.3

Adoption of Criteria for Selection of Content Validation and Standard Validation Panelists

 

4.4

Action on Major Change – Teach Classes More than Fifty-Five Miles from Campus – The Colleges of Law

 

4.5

Action on Inspection Report – American Institute of Law

 

4.6

Discussion and Possible Action on Preliminary Review of Supreme Court Proposed Amendments to Rules of Court Related to Responsibilities of CBE

 

4.7

Action on Inspection Report – California Desert Trial Academy

 

4.8

Action on Proposed Amendments to Registered Military Spouse Rules to Comply with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.41.1, State Bar Rules 3.350 – 3.356)

 

5.

Staff Report

 

5.1

Oral Report

 

CLOSED SESSION

 

1.

Closed Session Minutes

 

1.1

Approval of April 18-19, 2025, Closed Session Minutes

 

1.2

Approval of May 5, 2025, Closed Session Minutes

 

1.3

Approval of May 30, 2025, Closed Session Minutes

 

2.

Closed Session Consent Calendar

 

2.1

Report of Staff Moral Character Determinations

*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(4)

 

2.2

Report on Status of Pending Moral Character State Bar Court Cases  

*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(4)

 

3.

Closed Business

 

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)

 

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)

 

 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

 

3.6

Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation

State Bar of California v. ProctorU, Inc. d/b/a Meazure Learning,

Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 25STCV13089

*Closed Pursuant to Government Code § 11126(e)(2)(A)

 

3.7

Discussion and Possible Action on Procedures for Conducting of Content and Standard Validation Processes to Ensure Exam Security and Exam Integrity

*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3) and Government Code § 11126(c)(1)

 

3.8

Action on Operation & Management Appeals

*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(4) and Government Code § 11126(f)(4)

 

3.9

Action on Testing Accommodation Appeals

*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(3)–(4) and Government Code § 11126(c)(1)

 

3.10

Action on Moral Character Cases Pending Administrative Review  

*Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.7(c)(4)

 

 

 

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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