Commission on Civil Rights February 8, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Congress has mandated the United States Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) create advisory committees (committees) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. These committees assist in the examination of civil rights issues and policies by conducting public meetings to hear testimony and by providing reports with findings and recommendations to the Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The Commission is requesting applications to those advisory committees whose members' terms expire in the next 12 months and to those advisory committees in need of interim appointments. The Commission is accepting applications and appointing members for four-year terms for the following 12 advisory committees: Virginia, Kentucky, Oregon, South Carolina, Illinois, Massachusetts, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Maryland, West Virginia, Georgia, and Maine. The Commission is also accepting applications to fill the remaining of the terms for the following 6 advisory committees: California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Washington, and Wyoming.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Ohio Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting via teleconference on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, from 12-1 p.m. EST for the purpose of reviewing received testimony and planning for future testimony on education funding in the state.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that a meeting of the West Virginia Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 12 p.m. (EST) on Friday, February 15, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss plans for preparing the Committee report on the collateral consequences of a felony record on West Virginians' access to employment, housing, professional licenses and public benefits.