{"id":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-059","kind":"context","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Hawaii; Supreme Court of Hawaii (bar admission)","state":"HI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRADE-BOARDS","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of Hawaii (Communications and Community Relations Office release)","authority":"RSCH Rule 1","instrument":"Press release: Supreme Court Announces Further Adjustments to Bar Exam in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (passing score temporarily 133 for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam; health screening for entry; deferral or provisional license option)","title":"Supreme Court Announces Further Adjustments to Bar Exam in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic","dateIssued":"2020-07-24","effective":"2020-07-24","end":"Sept. 2020 administration","startDate":"2020-07-24","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q3"],"types":["GATH","EMP","OTHER"],"addressees":["Hawaii bar applicants"],"clause":"The Supreme Court announced today that for those applicants sitting for the Hawaii bar examination scheduled to begin on September 9, 2020, the passing score will be temporarily modified to 133. This adjustment is one of several steps the court has taken in response to the impact of COVID-19. The court also announced that all applicants will be subject to meeting applicable health screening criteria in order to enter exam rooms.... Any applicant who does not meet the criteria will be allowed to elect the option of deferring the taking of the exam to a future date and/or pursuing a provisional license as set forth in the court\u0027s July 22, 2020 Order","enforcement":"Court order","functions":["HR admission of new lawyers (July exam moved to September; screening conditions; provisional license)","GATH exam sitting under screening"],"notes":"Companion to Ex. 071 (the July 22, 2020 order).","sourceUrl":"https://www.courts.state.hi.us/news_and_reports/2020/07/supreme-court-announces-further-adjustments-to-bar-exam-in-response-to-covid-19-pandemic","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":162970,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-059","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-059","citation":"Supreme Court of Hawaii (Communications and Community Relations Office release), Press release: Supreme Court Announces Further Adjustments to Bar Exam in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (passing score temporarily 133 for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam; health screening for entry; deferral or provisional license option) (July 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-059)","stateName":"Hawaii","related":["SEC-12-GM-133"]}