The Advisory Committee appointed by (NY) Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman to study the potential adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination in New York will hold public hearings in January and February, 2015. The official Request for Public Comment is here.
Those interested in testifying may send an email to UniformBarExam at nycourts.gov.
Thanks for this, Bridget. In case anyone is wondering about what's tested on the Uniform Bar exam essays, here's a link to the NCBE's outline of topics: http://www.ncbex.org/assets/media_files/MEE/MEE-Subject-Matter-Outline.pdf