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Apr. 14, 2023

Bar needs fee hike to sustain operations, State Auditor says

The report mentions failure of administrative offices to meet metrics for their work mandated by law, a high rate of vacant positions, a drawdown on the general fund reserve and uncertainty over the sale of the agency’s San Francisco headquarters.

The State Bar will need a mandatory fee increase next year to successfully maintain its operations, State Auditor Grant Parks declared in a report Thursday to the governor and Legislature.

The report mentions failure of administrative offices to meet metrics for their work mandated by law, a high rate of vacant positions, a drawdown on the general fund reserve and uncertainty over the sale of the agency’s San Francisco headquarters.

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