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Schedule of Upcoming Meetings

Friday, August 16, 2024 
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. CDT
InterContinental Hotel
Chicago, IL 
Format: Hybrid

If you plan to attend virtually, please complete the Zoom registration process prior to the start of the Open Session on Friday, August 16, at 1 p.m. CDT. You will receive a link directly from Zoom with instructions on how to access the webinar.

Virtual Meeting Registration: 
https://americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a5GwlO1bT76f7ZxWMwLMfQ

Open Session Agenda

A. Approval of May 2024 Open Session Minutes

B. Standards Committee Report
1a. Take Action: Notice and Comment on Standards 206 and 405
1b. REVISED Memo - Notice and Comment on Standards 206 and 405
2. Take Action: Notice and Comment on Definitions for Branch Campus and Additional Location
3. Take Action: 2024-2025 Standards Committee Agenda
4. Take Action: Final Approval on Learning Outcomes and Clean Up/USDE Alignment

C. Executive Committee Report
1. Take Action: Notice and Comment on USDE-Required Arbitration Policy

D. Data Policy and Collection Committee Report
1. Memo: Data Policy and Collection Committee Report
2. Memo: Class of 2025 Employment Protocols and Employment Summary Report
3. Class of 2025 Employment Summary Report – Redlined
4. Class of 2025 Employment Protocols – Redlined
5. Class of 2024 Employment Protocols
6. 2025 Bar Admission Questionnaire Instructions

E. Finance Committee Report
1. Take Action: Budget for Fiscal Year 2025

F. Affiliate Organization Discussion: Accreditation of Online Law Schools
1. Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD)
2. Society of American Law Teachers (SALT)
3. AccessLex Institute
4. Law School Admission Council (LSAC)

Affiliate Organization Written Reports
1. AccessLex Institute
2. American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
3. Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
4. Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA)
5. Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
6. National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
7. National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)

Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

Past Meeting Materials

Friday, August 2, 2024
Annual Section Business Meeting
Chicago, IL

Meeting Materials
1. Agenda
2. 2023 Minutes
3. 2024-2025 Council Slate
4. Bylaw Amendments Memo
5. Report of the Managing Director

Friday, May 17, 2024
Format: Hybrid
Chicago, IL

Open Session Agenda

A. Approval of February 2024 Open Session Minutes

B. Standards Committee Report
1. Recommendation on Effective Date for New/Revised Standards and Rules
2. Update on Outstanding Matters
3. Discuss Collecting Data re Fully Online Law School
4. Take Action: Revisions for Notice and Comment
5. Take Action: Call for 2024-2025 Committee Agenda
6. Take Action: Final Approval for Rules 40-46 (Complaints)

C. Data Policy and Collection Committee Report
1. DPC Memo to Council
2. Class of 2023 Audit Plan
3. SEQ-SRT (redlined)
4. 2024-25 SEQ-SRT Updates Memo
5. AQ (redlined)
6. AQ (clean)
7. 2024 Major Changes to AQ
8. Distance Education Part of AQ
9. JD-Next Part of AQ
10. Teach-Out Plan Approval Form
11. Teach-Out Agreement Approval Form
12. Substantive Change Questionnaire Online Program Evaluation
13. Substantive Change Questionnaire

D. Bar Exam Task Force Report

E. Presentation: Law School Admission Council (LSAC)

F. Affiliate Organization Discussions
1. American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
2. Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
3. Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA)
4. National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
5. National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)

Affiliate Organization Written Reports
1. AccessLex Institute 
2. American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
3. Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
4. Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA)  
5. Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
6. National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
7. National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)

G. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

Thursday, February 22, 2024
Format: Hybrid 
New Orleans, LA

Open Session Agenda

A. Approval of November 2023 Open Session Minutes

B. Strategic Review Committee Report
1. Approval for Notice and Comment - Standards 204, 301, 302, 314, 315, and 403

C. Standards Committee Report
1. Approval for Notice and Comment – Standard 206
2. Approval for Notice and Comment – Rules 40-46 on Complaints
3. Discussion of Guidance Memo – Standard 205
4. Discussion and Decision on JD-Next
5. Recommended Revisions for Final Approval: Standard 304

D. Data Policy and Collection Committee Report 
1. Reporting Standardized Test Scores in AQ
2. Bar Passage Outcomes Reporting on Standard 509 Reports

E. Affiliate Organization Discussions and Written Reports
1. AALL
2. AALS
3. AccessLex
4. CLEA
5. LSAC
6. NALP
7. NCBE

F. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director 
6. Chair

Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Format: Hybrid
New Orleans, LA

Standards Committee Open Session Materials
1. Approval for Notice and Comment – Standard 206
2. Discussion on JD-Next

Friday, November 17, 2023
Format: Hybrid
Irving, TX

Open Session Agenda

A. Approval of August 2023 Open Session Minutes

B. Strategic Review Committee Report
1. Matters for Final Approval after Notice and Comment
2. Matters for Approval for Notice and Comment
3. Comments Received on Academic Freedom
4. Comments Received on Library Standards

C. Standards Committee Report
1. Matters for Final Approval after Notice and Comment
2. Matters for Approval for Notice and Comment
3. Bylaw Amendments for Approval
4. Discussion on Changes to Number of Required Experiential Credits

D. Data Policy and Collection Committee Report
1. Committee Report to Council and Discussion Items

E. Affiliate Organization Discussions and Written Reports
1. AALL
2. AALS
3. AccessLex
4. CLEA
5. LSAC
6. NALP
7. NCBE

F. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

Friday, August 18, 2023
Format: Hybrid
Chicago, IL

Open Session Agenda

A. May 2023 Open Session Minutes

B. Strategic Review Committee Report
1. Standards Revisions for Notice and Comment
2. Sanctions Revisions with Appendices for Final Approval

C. Standards Committee Report
1a. 2023-2024 Agenda
1b. Comments Received Re: 2023-2024 Agenda
2. Standards Revisions for Notice and Comment
3. USDE-Related Standards Revisions for Notice and Comment

D. Data Policy and Collection Committee Report
1. Committee Report
2. Committee Memo on Employment Protocols
3. Class of 2024 Employment Protocols Revisions Clean Version
4. Class of 2024 Employment Protocols Revisions Redlined Version
5. Class of 2024 Employment Summary Report Clean Version
6 Class of 2024 Employment Summary Report Redlined Version
7. Class of 2024 Records Validation Form
8. Class of 2023 Employment Protocols Clean Version
9. Class of 2023 Employment Protocols Redlined Version
10. Class of 2023 Records Validation Form

E. Standard 501 and Standard 503

F1. Affiliate Organization Discussions
1. Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD)
2. Society of American Law Teachers (SALT)
3. AccessLex Institute
4. Law School Admission Council (LSAC)

F2. Affiliate Organization Written Reports
1. AALL
2. AALS
3. AccessLex
4. AccessLex IDR Information
5. AccessLex IDR Infographic
6. LSAC
7. NALP 
8. NALP Press Release
9. NCBE

G. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

Friday, August 4, 2023 
Annual Section Business Meeting
Denver, CO

Meeting Materials
1. Agenda
2. Minutes
3. 2023-2024 Council Slate
4. Report of the Managing Director

Friday, May 12, 2023 
Format: Hybrid
LondonHouse Chicago

Open Session Agenda

A. Approval of February 2023 Open Session Minutes

B. Strategic Review Committee Report
1. Take Action on Proposed Revisions for Notice and Comment Related to Sanctions
2. Take Action on Final Approval of Proposed Revisions Related to Distance Education and Other Matters
3. Comments Received Related to Distance Ed and Other Matters

C. Standards Committee Report
1. Call for 2023-2024 Agenda Items 

D. Standards 501 and 503
1. Letter from Dean Ben Barros
2. April 12 Letter from Deans
3. April 13 Letter from Deans

E. Questionnaire and Template Committee Report
1. Questionnaire and Template Committee Memo
2. Advisory Group on Data Collection
3. Special Part of 2023 AQ for Collecting New Demographic Information on New First-Year Students
4. Form for Required New Demographic Information from New First-Year Students
5. 2023-2024 Memo Regarding SEQ-SRT Updates
6. Draft of 2023-2024 SEQ-SRT with Updates
7. Memo Regarding Major Changes to 2023 AQ
8. 2023 AQ Showing Changes from 2022 AQ

F. Affiliate Organization Reports
1. AccessLex Institute
2. American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
3. Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
4. Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD)
5. Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA)
6. Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
7. National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
8. National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)
9. Society of American Law Teachers (SALT)

G. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

Friday, February 17, 2023
Format: Hybrid
FOUND:RE Phoenix Hotel

Open Session Agenda

A. Approval of November 2022 Open Session Minutes

B. Strategic Review Committee Report
1. Take Action: Distance Education Limits and Other Topics (Approval for Notice and Comment)
2. Take Action on Application to Offer Distance Education

C. Standards Committee Report
1. Take Action: Standards 307 and 509 (Approval for Notice and Comment)
2. Take Action: Rules 13 and 32 (Final Approval after Notice and Comment)

D. Questionnaire and Template Committee Report

E. Affiliate Organization Reports
1. AccessLex Institute
2. American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
3. Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
4. Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD)
5. Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA)
6. Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
7. National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
8. National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)
9. Society of American Law Teachers (SALT)

F. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

Friday, November 18, 2022 
Format: Hybrid
Westin Buckhead Atlanta

Open Session Agenda

A. Approval of August 2022 Open Session Minutes

B. Strategic Review Committee Report
1. Memo: Final Recommendations on Standards 501 and 503
2. Public Comments on Standards 501 and 503
3. Memo from ABA Commission on Disability Rights - Proposed Standard 206

C. Standards Committee Report
1. Memo: Recommended Revisions to Standard 304, Rules 13 and 32, and IOP 18 for Notice and Comment

D. Questionnaire and Template Committee 
1. Memo: Questionnaire and Template Committee Report

E Affiliate Organizations
1. AccessLex Institute
2. AALL
3. AALS
4. ALWD
5. CLEA
6. LSAC
7. NALP
8. NCBE
9. SALT

F. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AccessLex Institute
2. AALL
3. AALS
4. ALWD
5. CLEA
6. LSAC
7. NALP
8. NCBE
9. SALT

G. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

Friday, August 19, 2022 
Format: Hybrid
Fairmont Chicago Millenium Park 

Open Session Agenda

A. Approval of May 2022 Open Session Minutes

B. Standards Committee Report

C. Strategic Review Committee Report

D. Questionnaire and Template Committee Report
1. Questionnaire and Template Committee Memo
2. LSAC DEI Advisory Group on DEI Categories Work Summary
3. Employment Summary Report for the Class of 2023 Memo
4. Employment Protocols for the Class of 2023 Memo
5. Employment Protocols for the Class of 2023 (clean version)
6. Employment Protocols for the Class of 2023 (redlined version)

E. Finance Committee Report
Approve 2022-2023 Section and Accreditation Budget

F. Affiliate Organizations
1. AALL
2. AALS
3. AccessLex
4. ALWD
5. CLEA
6. LSAC
7. NALP
8. NCBE
9. SALT

G. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AALL
2. AALS
3. AccessLex
4. ALWD
5. CLEA
6. LSAC
7. NALP
8. NCBE
9. SALT

H. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

August 5, 2022 (Chicago, IL)

Annual Section Business Meeting Materials
1. Agenda
2. Minutes
3. 2022-2023 Council Slate
4. Bylaw Amendments Memo 
    a. Amendments Submitted to BOG in February 2022
    b. Amendments Submitted to BOG in June 2022
5. Report of the Managing Director

Friday, May 20, 2022 (Chicago, IL/Hybrid)

Open Session Agenda

A. Approval of February 2022 Open Session Minutes

B. Standards Committee Report
1. Memo: Revisions to Standards 501 and 503
2 Notice for Revisions to Standards and Rules for 2022-2023

C. Strategic Review Committee Report
1. Memo: Creation of Strategic Review Committee

D. Questionnaire and Template Committee Report
1. Memo: 2022-23 Annual Questionnaire
2. 2022-2023 Site Evaluation Questionnaire-Site Report Template

E. Oral Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AALS
2. AccessLex
3. ALWD
4. LSAC
5. NCBE
6. SALT

F. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AALL
2. AALS
3. AccessLex
4. ALWD 
5. CLEA
6. LSAC
7. NALP
8. NCBE
9. SALT

G. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

February 18, 2022 (San Deigo, CA/Virtual)

Open Session Agenda

A. Approval of November 19, 2021 Open Session Minutes

B. Standards Committee Report
1. Proposed Changes
    a. Proposed Changes to Definition (7) and (8)
    b. Proposed Changes to Standards 206, 306, 311(c) and (e), and 405(b)
    c. Proposed Changes to Rules 19 and 29
    d. Comments on Proposed Changes - PDF
2. Proposed Bylaw Amendments
     a. Young Lawyer Representation on the Council

C. Questionnaire and Template Committee Report
     a. Report on Committee’s Work on 2021-2022 Agenda

D. Oral Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AccessLex
2. AALL
3. AALS
4. CLEA
5. LSAC
6. NALP
7. NCBE

E. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AccessLex
2. AALL
3. AALS
4. CLEA
5. LSAC
6. NALP
7. NCBE
8. SALT

F. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

November 19, 2021 (San Francisco, CA / Virtual)

Open Session Agenda

A. Approve August 2021 Open Session Minutes

B. Standards Committee Report
1. Recommendations on Bylaw Amendments
2. Recommendations for Approval for Notice and Comment on Standard 206 Revisions
3. Recommendations for Approval for Notice and Comment on Rules and Standards Requiring Clarifications and Definitions and Standards related to the Definition of “Distance Education Course” 
4. Recommended Bylaw Amendments for Council Discussion Regarding Young Lawyers 

C. Oral Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AccessLex
2. AALS
3. ALWD
4. LSAC
5. NALP
6. NCBE
7. SALT

D. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AccessLex 
2. AALL
3. AALS
4. ALWD
5. CLEA
6. LSAC
7. NALP
8. NCBE
9. SALT

E. Reports
1. House of Delegates
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

August 20, 2021 (Chicago, IL/Virtual)  

Open Session Agenda

A. Approve May 2021 Open Session Minutes

B. Standards Committee Report 
1. 2021-2022 Proposed Standards Committee Agenda
2a. Final Recommendations on Standards 205, 303, 507, and 508
2b. October 2021 Addendum to Standards Memo
3. May 2021 Comments
4. Guidance on Revisions to Standard 206
5. July 2021 Roundtable Report

C. Questionnaire and Template Committee Report
1a. Employment Summary Report for the Class of 2021
1b. Employment Protocols for the Class of 2021
2a. Employment Summary Report for the Class of 2022
2b. Employment Protocols for the Class of 2022 
3. Questionnaire and Template Committee Memo

D. Oral Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AALL
2. AccessLex
3. CLEA
4. LSAC
5. NALP
6. NCBE

E. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AALL
2. AccessLex
3. CLEA
4. LSAC
5. NALP
6. NCBE 
7. SALT

F. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair 
7. Board of Governors

August 6, 2021  (Virtual)

Annual Section Business Meeting Materials
1. Agenda
2. Minutes
3. 2021-2022 Council Slate
4. Bylaw Amendment
5. Report of the Managing Director

May 14, 2021 (Virtual)

Open Session Agenda

A. Approve the February Open Session Minutes

B. Questionnaire and Template Committee Report
1. Memo – 2021-2022 Updates to AQ
2. Report Updates 2021-22
3. 2021-2022 Final AQ
4. Memo – 2021-2022 Updates to SEQ/SRT
5. 2021-2022 Final SEQ/SRT

C. Standards Committee Report
1. Memo - Final Recommendations on Rules 2 and 13
2. Memo - Proposed Changes to Standards 205, 206, 303, 508, and 507
3. March 2021 Notice and Comment Submissions

D. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AALL
2. AALS
3. AccessLex
4. ALWD
5. CLEA
6. LSAC
7. NALP
8. NCBE
9. SALT

E. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director 
6. Chair

February 19, 2021 (Virtual)

Open Session Agenda

A. Approve the November Open Session Minutes

B. Standards Committee Report
1. Final Recommendations on Standards 104 and 506 and Rules 4 and 8
2. Revisions to Rule 13 and New IOP 18
3. Revisions to Rules of Procedure related to “Written” and “In Writing” and Notifications to Law School Parent Institution President
4. Standards 303 and 508
5. Letter from Law School Deans Regarding Standard 316
6. SALT Statement on Standards 316 and 206

C. Oral Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AccessLex
2. ALWD
3. LSAC
4. NALP
5. NCBE
6. SALT

D. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AALL
2. AALS
3. AccessLex
4. ALWD
5. CLEA
6. LSAC
7. NALP
8. NCBE
9. SALT

E. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director 
a. Letter from NY, NJ, and CA Law Deans Re Job Placement Data Reporting
b. Letter from LST Re Job Placement Data Reporting
6. Chair

November 20, 2020 (Virtual)

Open Session Agenda

A. Approve the August Open Session Minutes

B. Standards Committee Report
1. October Roundtable Summary
2. Rule 29 Memo
3. Teach-Out Agreement Approval Form
4. Teach-Out Plan Approval Form
5. Proposed Changes to the Standards, Rules, and IOP's Memo 
6. SALT Statement on Standard 316

C. Questionnaire and Template Committee Report
1. 2021 Bar Passage Questionnaire Memo 
2. 2021 Bar Passage Questionnaire

D. Governance Committee Report
1. Proposed Changes to the Bylaws

E. Oral Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AccessLex
2. AALL
3. AALS
4. CLEA
5. LSAC
6. NALP
7. NCBE

F. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. Accesslex
2. AALL
3. AALS
4. CLEA
5. LSAC
6a. NALP
6b. NALP Employment and Salary Data
7. NCBE 
8. SALT

G. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

August 14, 2020 (Virtual)

Open Session Agenda

A. Approval of May 2020 Open Session Minutes

B. Standards Committee Report
1. Rule 2 Memo
2. Proposed SRS Agenda for 2020-21
3. Summary of Comments and Recommendations
4. Comments on SRS Agenda for 2020-21 
5. Letter to Council Regarding Bias, Cultural Awareness, and Anti-Racist Practices Education and Training
6. SALT Statement on ABA Standard 316 and 206

C. Employment Questionnaire/Employment Summary Report
1. Employment Summary Report for the Class of 2020
2. Employment Protocols for the Class of 2020

D. Questionnaire, Data Reporting, and COVID-19 Issues
1. Standard 509 Report Mockup
2. 2020-2021 SEQ-SRT Instructions

E. Finance Committee Report

F. Oral Report from Affiliate Organizations
1. AALS
2. AccessLex
3. LSAC
4. NALP
5. NCBE
6. SALT

G. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AALL
2. AALS
3. AccessLex
4. CLEA
5. LSAC
6a. NALP 
6b. NALP Class of 2019 Summary
7. NCBE
8. SALT

H. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

July 31, 2020  (Virtual)

Annual Section Business Meeting Materials
1. Agenda
2. Minutes
3. 2019-2020 Council Slate
4. Revised Bylaws
5. Report of the Managing Director

Friday, May 15, 2020 (Virtual)

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related governmental and employer restrictions regarding travel and meeting size, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (the “Council”) held its May 2020 meeting by video conference and held a brief open session conference call on Friday, May 15. 

Open Session Agenda

A. Approval of February 2020 Minutes

B. Standards Review Subcommittee Report
1. Preliminary Recommendations on Proposed Changes related to Distance Education
2. Final Recommendations on Proposed Changes related to Distance Education
3. Proposed Changes to Rule 2
4. SALT Statement Regarding Standard 316 
5. AASE Statement Regarding Standard 316 
6. CLEA Statement Regarding Standard 316

C. Governance Committee Report
1. Memo on Bylaw Changes

D. Questionnaire Related to Law School Responses to COVID-19 
1. Emergency Questionnaire

E. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations 
1. AccessLex
2. Association of American Law Schools
3. Law School Admission Council
4. National Association for Law Placement
5. National Conference of Bar Examiners

F. Reports 
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

February 21, 2020
Tampa, FL

Open Session Agenda

A. Welcome

B. November 2019 Minutes

C. Standards Review Subcommittee
1. Preliminary Recommendations on Proposed Changes to the Standards and Rules
2. Proposed Changes to Standards on Distance Education

D. Written Reports of Affiliate Organizations
1. AccessLex
2. American Association of Law Libraries
3. Association of American Law Schools
4. Clinical Legal Education Association
5. Law School Admission Council
6. National Association for Law Placement
7. National Conference of Bar Examiners

E. AQ and Self Study Questionnaires for 2020-2021
1. Memo to Council: 2020-2021 Drafts of SEQ, Site Report Template and the Annual Questionnaire
2. 2020-2021 Draft of SEQ
3. 2020-2021 Draft of Site Report Template
4. 2020-2021 Draft of AQ
5. Report 4 Teaching Resources
6. 2020-2021 Non-SAT Score Chart

F. Report on 2019 Employment Questionnaire Outcomes and Process
1. Memo: Employment Questionnaire: Class of 2018 Random Graduate Reviews and Elevated
Reviews

G. Report on 2020 Bar Pass Questionnaire Outcomes
1. Bar Passage News Announcement
2. 2017 Ultimate Outcomes
3. 2019 First Time Outcomes

H. Reports
1. Managing Director Search
2. House of Delegates Representatives
3. Section Director
4. Young Lawyers Division
5. Law Student Division
6. Managing Director
7. Chair

I. Other Information

November 22, 2019
Austin, TX

Open Session Agenda

A. Welcome

B. Action Items
1. Approve August 2019 Minutes

C. Standards Review Subcommittee Report
1. Memo on Proposed Changes to the Standards, Rules, and IOP's
2. Memo on Proposed Change to Rule 27
3. IOP 13: Conflicts of Interest Memo 
4. Rule 2: Council Responsibility and Authority with Regard to Accreditation Status

D. Presentation and Discussion Items

1. Oral Reports of Affiliate Organizations
a. American Association of Law Schools
b. Association of Legal Writing Directors
c. Law School Admission Council
d. National Association for Law Placement
e. National Conference of Bar Examiners
f. Society of American Law Teachers

E. Revisions to Standard 509 Guidance Memo
1. ABA Memo

F. Discussion of State Task Force Reports on Regulatory Reform in the Profession and Implications for the Council’s Work, Legal Education and Bar Admissions
1. Council Discussion of State Regulatory Reform Initiatives – Memo
2. AZ Supreme Court Task Force on the Delivery of Legal Services Report
3. CA State Bar Study of Online Delivery of Legal Services –Landscape Analysis
4. IL Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism Regulatory Sandboxes for the Legal Industry
5. A Regulatory Sandbox for the Industry of Law - Jiménez & Hagan
6. Utah Work Group on Regulatory Reform - Narrowing the Access-to-Justice Gap by Reimagining Regulation

G. Reports

1. Written Reports of Affiliate Organizations
a. AccessLex Institute
b. Association of American Law Libraries
c. Association of American Law Schools
d. Association of Legal Writing Directors
e. Law School Admission Council
f. National Association for Law Placement
g. National Conference of Bar Examiners
h. Society of American Law Teachers

2. Council Reports
a. Section Director
b. Delegates to the House
c. Young Lawyers Division
d. Law Student Division
e. BOG Liaison
f. Managing Director
g. Chair

August 23, 2019
Chicago, IL

Open Session Agenda

A. Welcome

B. Action Items
 1. May 2019 Council Open Session Minutes

C. Presentation and Discussion Items
1. Oral Reports of Affiliate Organizations
    a. American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
    b. American Association of Law Schools (AALS)   
    c. AccessLex
    d. Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA)   
    e. Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
    f. National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
    g. National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)

D. Standards Subcommittee
1. Memo on Proposed Changes to the Criteria for Foreign Programs
2. Memo on Proposed Changes to the Standards and Rules  
3. Proposed Standards Review Agenda for 2019-20 
4. Memo on Comments Received on Standards Review Agenda for 2019-20
5. Comments Received on Standards Review Agenda for 2019-20 
    a. Request for Change Regarding Non-Compliance with Standard 205(b)
    b. Comments on Substance Abuse and Well-Being
    c. Request for Changes to ABA Standard 306
    d. Request to Change ABA Standard 501 Admissions Standards
    e. Request for Change to ABA Standard 501 (Inter. 501-3)
    f. Request for Change to Standard 507  
6. August 21 Notice and Comment Hearing Transcript

E. Bar Passage Outcomes Reporting
1. 2019-2020 Bar Passage Outcomes Questionnaire and 509 Reporting Form Memo
2. Bar Pass Questionnaire and 509 Form

F. Employment Data Collection Process & Council Action
1. ABA Guidance Document: Employment Protocols for the Class of 2019 (Marked Up Copy)
2. Memo: Updates to the ABA Guidance Document: Employment Protocols for the Class of 2019
3. ABA Guidance Document: Employment Protocols for the Class of 2019 (Clean Copy)

G. 509 Reporting of Admission Test Scores
1. 2019 509 Mockup Without Non-LSAT Section
2. 2019 509 Mockup With Non-LSAT Section

H. FY20 Budget

I. Reports
1. Written Reports of Affiliate Organizations
    a. AALL
    b. AALS
    c. CLEA
    d. LSAC
    e. NALP
    f. NALP-Class of 2018-Preliminary ERSS Findings
    g. NCBE

2. Council Reports
    a. Section Director
    b. Delegates to the House
    c. Young Lawyers Division
    d. Law Student Division
    e. BOG Liaison

J. Managing Director

K. Chair

August 9, 2019
San Francisco, CA

Section Business Meeting Materials
1. Agenda
2. Minutes
3. 2019-2020 Council Slate
4. Revised Bylaws

May 17, 2019
Chicago, IL

Open Session Agenda

A. Welcome

B. Action Items
1. February 2019 Open Session Minutes

2. Standards
a. Standard 316 
  1. Resolution 105
  2. Standard 316 Memorandum
  3. Standard 316 FAQ's
  4. ABA Diversity Groups Letter
  5. Dean Pierre Letter
  6. SALT Letter
  7. CLEA Letter
  8. Video of HOD Debate
  9. MSBA YLS Letter
  10. CLEA SALT Memo
  11. Memo from ABA Entities, CLEA, SALT, HBCU Deans, HNBA
  12. Legal Writing Institute Statement
  13. Elon Letter
  14. Wegner Comment
  15. Patton Comment
  16. Howarth Comment
  17. SALT May 2019 Letter
  18. Letter from ABA-Accredited Law School Leaders re Task Force
  19. Statement from Puerto Rico Law Schools

Bar Pass Data
1. 2016 Ultimate Bar Pass Data
2. 2018 1st Time Pass Rate

b. Standards Subcommittee Reports
  1. Memo to Council on Standards
  2. Memo to Council on Proposed Rules
  3. Appendix 1: Appeals Process Timeline
  4. Memo to Council on Proposed Interpretation to Standard 206

c. Proposed Changes to Foreign Summer and Semester Abroad Programs
  1. Foreign Program memo
  2. Criteria for Programs Offered by ABA-Approved Law Schools Outside the U.S.

3. Questionnaires
  a. Memo to Council re AQ and BPQ
  b. 2019 Annual Questionnaire (clean)
  c. 2019 Annual Questionnaire (redlined)
  d. 2020 Bar Pass Questionnaire
  e. 2019 Employment Summary Report

C. Presentation and Discussion Items
1. Oral Reports of Affiliate Organizations
  a. American Association of Law Schools
  b. AccessLex
  c. Association of Legal Writing Directors
  d. Law School Admission Council
  e. National Association for Law Placement
  f. National Conference of Bar Examiners

D. Reports
1. Section Director
2. Delegates to the House
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

E. Additional Documents and Information
1. Affiliate written reports
  a. Association of American Law Schools
  b. AccessLex
  c. Association of Legal Writing Directors
  d. Law School Admission Council
  e. National Association for Law Placement
  f. National Conference of Bar Examiners

February 22, 2019
Marina del Rey, CA

Open Session Agenda

A. Welcome

B. Action Items
 1. November 2018 Open Session Minutes

 2. Standards Committee Report
    a. Memo to Council on Standards
    b. Memo to Council on Proposed Rules
    c. Appendix 1: Appeals Process Timeline

3. Standard 316
    a. Resolution 105
    b. Standard 316 Memorandum
    c. ABA Diversity Groups Letter
    d. Dean Pierre Letter
    e. SALT Letter
    f. CLEA Letter
    g. Video of HOD Debate

4. Self-Study Questionnaire

C. Presentation and Discussion Items 
1. Oral Reports of Affiliate Organizations
    a. American Association of Law Libraries
    b. Association of American Law Schools
    c. Clinical Legal Education Association
    d. Law School Admission Council
    e. Society of American Law Teachers

2. Report on 2019 Employment Outcomes Report Review Process

3. Discuss Formation of Working Group to Study Appropriate Council Oversight of Non-JD Programs

D. Reports
1. Section Director
2. Delegates to the House
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair

E. Additional Documents and Information
1. Affiliate Written Reports
    a. American Association of Law Libraries
    b. Association of American Law Schools
    c. Clinical Legal Education Association
            1. CLEA Externship Committee Report
    d. National Association for Law Placement
            1. NALP Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms
    e. National Conference of Bar Examiners

November 16, 2018
Atlanta, GA

Open Session Agenda

A. Welcome

B.  September Meeting Open Session Minutes

C.  Before the JD Study Presentation 

D.  Affiliate Written Reports
1.  AccessLex
2. American Association of Law Libraries
3. Association of Legal Writing Directors
4. Law School Admission Council
5. National Association for Law Placement
6. National Conference of Bar Examiners

E.  Standards Matters
1. Standards for the 2018-2019 Work Agenda
   1a. Proposed Standards Review Agenda for 2018-19 Memo
   1b. Appendix A – Summary of Comments of ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure - 2018-19 
2. Standard 316
   2a. Standard 316 Memo
   2b. Bar Passage Data 

F.  Reports (materials coming soon)
1.  Section Director
2.  Delegates to the House
3.  Board of Governors Liaison  
4.  Young Lawyers Division
5.  Law Student Division
6.  Managing Director
7.  Chair

G.  Additional Information 
1.  NALP/NALP Foundation Job Satisfaction Study
2. Class of 2014 Alumni Study
3. Political Ideologies of American Lawyers
4. Under and  Over Performing

September 14, 2018
St. Louis, MO

Open Session Agenda

A. Welcome and Introductions

B. August Meeting Open Session Minutes

C. Employment Outcomes Review Matters
    1. Winek Overview Memo
    2. Winek Changes Memo
    3. Final Protocol
    4. University of Detroit Mercy Reporting Question

D. Non-JD Certificate Matters

E. Standards Matters (no materials)

F. Section Matters (no materials)

G. Model In-House Counsel Matter

H. ROLI Cooperation (no materials)

I. Section Director Matters
   1. Section Director's Report

J. Reports (no materials)
1. Delegates to the House
2. Board of Governors
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Chair
    i. Litigation Work Group

Affiliate Written Reports
1. LSAC
2. NALP
3. NCBE

August 3, 2018
Chicago, IL 

Open Session Agenda

A. May 2018 Open Session Minutes

B. Approve FY19 Budget (no materials)

C. Report on NACIQI and Outcome of USDE Process (materials coming soon)

D. Affiliate Oral Reports (see written reports under K)
1. American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
2. Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
3. National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
4. National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)

E. ABA Presidential Commission on the Future of Legal Education (materials coming soon)

May 11, 2018
Washington, DC

Open Session Agenda

A. Greetings and Introductions

B. February 2018 Open Session Minutes

C. Report of Standards Review Committee

1. Standards 205, 206, 501,503 
2. Standards 303, 304, 306, 307, and 601
3. Revisions to Rules of Procedure
4. Global Review of the Standards and Transparency
4a.Memo – Global Review of Standards and Transparency
4b. Appendix- Special Committee on Transparency
5. Comments Received and Hearing Transcript
6. Reorganization Rules
7. Reorganization Standards
8. Reorganization Bylaws
9. Reorganization IOP's

E. Annual Questionnaire and Self-Study Forms Review and Approval

1. Overview of 2018 AQ Changes
2. Part I School Information
3. Part II Admissions and Enrollment
4. Part III Non-J.D.
5. Part IV Financial Aid
6. Part V Faculty and Courses
7. Part VI Fiscal
8. Part VII Foreign Study

F. Data Collection and Dissemination Discussion

1. Syllabus Article: Transparency and its Limits
2. Data Collection and Reporting Memo

G. Reports

1. Affiliate Organization Written Reports

February 9, 2018
San Antonio, TX

Open Session Agenda

A. Call to Order (no written materials)

B. November 2017 Open Session Minutes

C. Standards Review Committee Report
1. SRC Memo re Standard 306
2. SRC Memo re Standard 307
3. SRC Memo re Rule 53
4. Memo re Proposed Change to Rule 53
5. Overview of Revised Self Study
6. 2018-2019 Self Study Questionnaire

D. Reports on Bar Pass and Employment Outcomes Questionnaires (no written materials)

E. Affiliate Organizations Oral Reports (see written reports below)

F1. Standards Review Committee Report on Employment Outcomes Reporting Form
a. SRC Memo re Employment Outcomes Form
b. 2016 Employment Summary Form
c. 2017 Employment Summary Form

F2. Recent Communications on the Employment Outcomes Reporting Form
a. Letter from NALP
b. Letter from Interested Deans/Career Services Professionals
c. Letter from Yale Law Students
d. Letter from Faculty
e. Email from Dean Alan Michaels
f. Letter from the Judiciary
g. Letter from Public Interest Organizations
h. Letter from Dean William Treanor
i. Letter from the Student Bar Association
j. Letter from the Law Student Division Council

G. Restructuring of Council and Work (no written materials)

H. Section Director’s Report

I. Reports

1. Affiliate Organization Written Reports
a. American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
b. Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
c. Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
d. National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
e. National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)

2. Member and Staff Reports 
a. Law Student Division Report
b. Young Lawyer’s Division
c. Board of Governor’s Liaison
d. House of Delegates Representative
e. Managing Director
f.  Chair

J. Information Items
1. Raymond Pierce at Southern Education Foundation
2. AccessLex Gallup Study
3. ACE Outline of PROSPER Act
4. Bar Examiner Training for Tomorrow
5. IHE Article on PROSPER
6. The Changing Lawyer
7. US House of Representatives PROSPER Act Bill Summary

November 2-4, 2017
Boston, MA

Open Session Agenda

A. Greetings and Introductions (no written materials)

B. August 2017 Open Session Minutes

C. Employment Outcomes Reporting Form
1. Cover Memo with Form

D. ABA Young Lawyers Division Request

E.  Internal Operating Practices 14 & 15

F. Affiliate Organizations Oral Reports (See written reports below)

G. Standards
1. Standards Previously Posted for Notice and Comment 
a. Standards 106, 403 and 503
Comments Received on Proposals out for Notice and Comment
b. Standard 316
i.  Standard 316 Memo to Council
ii. 2017 HOD Report on Std 316
iii. Bar Outcomes Survey
iv. Law Schools Participating in Summer/Fall 2017 Bar Outcomes Survey 
v. Supreme Court Letter re California Bar Exam

2. Memo from SRC on Proposed Changes to the Standards

3. Memo from SRC on Proposed Changes to Rules of Procedure

H. Council Restructuring
1. Restructuring Project Memo
2. Revised Standards for Reorganization
3. Revised Rules of Procedure for Reorganization

I. Section Director's Report

J. Reports
1. Affiliate Written Reports
a. AccessLex
b. American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
c. Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
d. Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD)
e. National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
f. National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)
g. Society of American Law Teachers (SALT)

K. Information Items
1. Report of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being
2. Civility Matters - ABOTA Foundation
3. ABA - IU McKinney Law Diversity Pipeline Initiative

August 11, 2017
New York, NY

Open Session Agenda

A. June 2017 Open Session Minutes

B. Standards Review Matters
1. Proposed changes to 106(b)(1)
2. Report on recent public hearings and roundtables
3a. Committee agenda for 2017-2018 year
3b. Comments on agenda for 2017-2018 year

C. Employment outcomes reporting form matter
1. Murphy Memo on Employment Reporting Form
2. Currier Memo: Implementation of Council actions on Employment Questionnaire and reports

3. Comments
a. Norberg (Florida International University)
b. Pietruszkiewicz (Stetson University)
c. Diller (Fordham University)
d. Rodriguez (Northwestern University)
e. Gerken (Yale Law School)
f. University of California Deans
g. Fourteen Deans
h. Guzman (University of Southern California)
i. Peters (University of Akron)
j. Reynolds (Wake Forest University)
k. Amar (University of Illinois)
l. Leiter (University of Chicago)
m. Merritt (Law School Cafe)
n. Gerkman (IAALS ETL)
o. McEntee (Law School Transparency)
p. Organ (University of St. Thomas)
q. Organ Petition Endorsers
r. NALP
s. Miles (University of Chicago)
t. Muller (Pepperdine University)
u. Levi (Duke University)
v. Goluboff (University of Virginia)
w. Newton (Notre Dame)
x. Carpenter (University of New Hampshire)

4. Report Forms
  Employment Questionnaire Data Entry Questions
  Employment Questionnaire Definitions and  Instructions

D. Comments from Director of Law Society of Eng/Wales and Solicitors Regulatory Authority

F. Report on Changes to IOP 4 & 5

G. Update on Bar Pass Outcomes Survey

H. Restructuring Proposal

I. General Business and Reports
1. Section Director's Report

J. Affiliate Written Reports
1. AALL
2. AALS
3. CLEA
4. LSAC
5. NALP
6. NCBE

K. Additional Information
1. California Rules of Court
California News Item on Bar Exam
California Bar Standard Setting Report
California Bar July Agenda Memo

2. Public Service Loan Forgiveness Articles
3. Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law
4. HLC Partners for Transformation Project
5. CHEA Op-Eds on the Future of Accreditation
6. NCBE, UBE Overview

Section Business Meeting Materials
1. Agenda
2. Minutes
3. Report of the Managing Director
4. 2017-2018 Council Slate