Commission on Civil Rights 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 the meeting of the Arizona Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 12 p.m. (Arizona Time) Wednesday, May 1, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to share and discuss potential civil rights topics to study.

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 Connecticut Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 3:15 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to review and vote on work product for prosecutorial appointment project.

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 Illinois Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Thursday, April 18, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. Central Time for the purpose of discussing the implementation of the Committee's briefing on fair housing issues.

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 Colorado Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 2:00 p.m. (MDT) on Friday, April 12, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to review the draft outline of the report on the naturalization backlog and decide next steps for report drafting.

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 Indiana Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Thursday April 18, 2019, from 2-3 p.m. EDT for the purpose of discussing civil rights 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 that the Arkansas Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Tuesday April 23, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Central time. The Committee will hear public testimony regarding civil rights and mass incarceration 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 that the Florida Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 3.00 p.m. (EST) for the purpose of planning future public meetings on voting rights 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 Montana Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 12:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Tuesday, April 9, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to discuss the Bordertown Discrimination Report.

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 Nevada Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) Friday, May 3, 2019. The Nevada Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a community forum to hear from stakeholders and members of the public concerning policing practices and implications for the administration of justice on individuals on the basis of disability (individuals with mental health concerns), veteran status, and race. The Committee intends to view this topic through the lens of Pillar 4 (Community Policing & Crime Reduction) of the Report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing. The Committee welcomes the public to share their comments and opinions during open comment period.

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 community forum on Tuesday April 16, 2019, from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT for the purpose of hearing public 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 that the Ohio Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting via teleconference on Friday April 5, 2019, from 3-4 p.m. EDT 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 California Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) Friday, April 12, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to discuss project proposal examining Proposition 47.

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 Florida Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. (EST) for the purpose of discussing voting rights concerns 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 briefing meeting of the Vermont Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene at 5:30 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, March 29, 2019, in the Franklin Center, 1 Scale Avenue, #92, Rutland, VT 05701. The purpose of the briefing is to hear from community members about school discipline and civil rights in Vermont public schools.

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 Nebraska Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a series of public meetings, via conference call, in preparation to host a public hearing on civil rights and prison conditions for individuals with mental health conditions in the state. The Committee will discuss plans for the public hearing, in order to determine date, time, location, invited speakers, and discuss other necessary preparations. The Committee may also discuss other outreach strategies to collect additional testimony on the topic as a part of their current civil rights study.

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 briefing meeting of the Massachusetts Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene on Friday, March 29, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (EDT) at the Conference Room of Littler Mendelson, Suite 2700, 1 International Place, Boston, MA 02110. The purpose of the briefing meeting is to hear presentations from advocates and experts on hate crimes.

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 Mississippi Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting via web conference on Friday April 19, 2019, from 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. CST for the purpose of hearing public testimony on civil rights and prosecutorial discretion 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 New Mexico Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 1:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Thursday, March 21, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to discuss the project process and potential civil rights topics for study.

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 Virginia Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is for Committee members to announce meeting date and expert presenters who will be invited to participate at the in person meeting on its civil rights project titled, Hate Crimes in VAIncidences and Responses.

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 Kentucky Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, March 21, 2019, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. to discuss School to Prison Pipeline public hearing preparation.

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 Nevada Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 11:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) Tuesday, March 19, 2019, the purpose of meeting is for the committee to continue planning for a community forum in Northern Nevada focused on the impact of policing practices on individuals with mental health concerns and veterans.

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 Idaho Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 12:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Friday, March 15, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to plan the implementation of the Committee's project on Native American voting rights.

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 planning meeting of the New Jersey Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call, on Friday, March 15, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. (EDT). The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and vote to select the Committee's civil rights project.

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 Michigan Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. EST the purpose of the meeting is to continue discussing details for a 2019 briefing on voting rights.

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 Texas Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold meetings via web conference on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 and Thursday, April 18, 2019 both at 1:00 p.m. Central Time. The Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will host two webinars sharing findings, documented in a recent Advisory Memorandum that was featured in the Commission's 2018 Statutory Enforcement Report on voting rights in the U.S., focused on the experience of voters in the areas of voter registration, access to and administration of polling locations, and language access. The Committee will also share recommendations intended for federal, state, and local agencies and will answer questions from the community. The April 3 webinar will focus on voter registration and the April 18 webinar will focus on access to and administration of polling locations, and language access.