<P> The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) is a U.S. based non-profit organization that develops national ("multistate") standardized tests for admission to the bar in individual states . The organization was founded in 1931 . The best known exams developed by NCBE are the Multistate Bar Examination (1972), the Multistate Essay Examination (1988), the Multistate Performance Test (1997), and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (1980). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article uses citations that link to broken or outdated sources . Please improve the article or discuss this issue on the talk page . Help on using footnotes is available . (February 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article uses citations that link to broken or outdated sources . Please improve the article or discuss this issue on the talk page . Help on using footnotes is available . (February 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> NCBE has developed a Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), which consists solely of the MBE, MEE, and MPT, and offers portability of scores across state lines . Missouri became the first state to adopt the UBE; both that state and North Dakota were the first to administer the UBE, doing so in February 2011 . Following Missouri's lead, several other jurisdictions, all of which were among the 22 that already were using all three components of the UBE, are expected to adopt that examination . However, many of the largest legal markets--California, Florida, Illinois and Texas--have so far chosen not to adopt the UBE . Among the concerns cited with the adoption of the UBE were its absence of questions on state law and the fact that it would give the NCBE much greater power in the bar credentialing process . </P>

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