Report 2020-030 Recommendation Responses
Report 2020-030: The State Bar of California: It Is Not Effectively Managing Its System for Investigating and Disciplining Attorneys Who Abuse the Public Trust (Release Date: April 2021)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To provide itself sufficient time to review the discipline report before considering the annual fee bill, the Legislature should amend state law to require the State Bar's discipline report to cover the 12 months from July 1 through June 30 of the previous year and to require that the State Bar submit the discipline report annually by October 31.
Description of Legislative Action
SB 211 (Chapter 723, Statutes of 2021) requires the State Bar to provide its Annual Discipline Report by October 31, rather than April 30, of each year and the report must cover the period from July 1 of the previous calendar year to June 30 of the year in which the report is issued.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Legislation Enacted
Description of Legislative Action
As of June 29, 2021, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: June 2021