California Bar Signs $8 Million Kaplan Licensing Exam Contract

The California State Bar’s board signed an $8.25 million, five-year contract with Kaplan for the company to help develop a state-specific licensing exam to replace the national standardized test, the state bar said Tuesday.

The agreement authorizes Kaplan to create multiple-choice, essays, and performance test questions for the California Bar Exam, and develop study guides for faculty and students. The agreement will help aid the transition to remote and test center-based exam administration, the state bar said.

With the state bar’s admissions fund facing insolvency by 2026, the plan to replace the Multistate Bar Exam is expected to save up ...