California state lawmakers are calling for an audit of the state's February bar exam that was plagued with technical issues, concerns over AI-generated questions, and now, one of the highest pass rates of any spring exam since 1965.

The State Bar of California released the results of February's bar exam, which saw 55.9% of applicants pass the General Bar Examination (GBX) compared to 34% in February of 2024. It's an impressive jump that comes on the heels of arguably one of the most controversial licensing exams in recent history.

"There are typos, there are grammatical errors, there were questions that didn't make sense. How did that happen?" said Sen. Tom Umberg as he questioned the leadership of the State Bar of California.

Senator Tom Umberg has now introduced Senate Bill 47, a measure that would authorize the California State Auditor to conduct an audit on the February Bar Exam.

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