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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 District of Columbia Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, October 3, 2019. The purpose of the planning meeting is to continue project planning for the scheduled briefing meeting (hearing) on the Committee's civil rights project examining the intersection of homelessness, mental health and the criminal justice system, including a review of the DC Mental Health Court. The briefing meeting is scheduled in DC for November 7, 2019 at the agency's offices in downtown Washington, DC.

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, October 4, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss next steps post-report publication.

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 Rhode Island State Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call, on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The purpose of the meeting is to review and vote on the hate crimes advisory memorandum and get an update on the licensing 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 (FACA), that a planning meeting of the North Dakota Advisory Committee to the Commission will by teleconference at 2:00 p.m. (CDT) on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to review and vote on their hate crimes memorandum and to consider the possibility of an interim housing 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 (FACA) that the meetings of the Utah Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 12:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) September 20 and 27, 2019. The purpose of these meetings is for the Committee to continue planning for their briefing on the gender wage gap.

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 of the Wyoming Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Friday, November 1, 2019. The purpose of the briefing is to receive testimony from diverse stakeholders regarding civil rights concerns related to hate crimes in Wyoming. The Committee will consider the sufficiency of current equal protection laws in Wyoming, estimating the prevalence of alleged hate crime by using available data and testimonies, the prevalence of hate groups (if any) in the state, and challenges or barriers which may prevent law enforcement from addressing alleged hate crimes. The Committee will also consider best practices and recommendations for addressing related equal protection concerns.

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 of the California Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) Wednesday, October 16, 2019. The purpose of the briefing is to receive testimony from diverse stakeholders regarding federal immigration enforcement impacting California children. The Committee will examine the impact of ICE enforcement practices on access to public education for California K-12 students; access to equal protection under the law for individuals based on their perceived national origin; and the extent to which due process is afforded to K-12 students and their families.

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) Monday, September 23, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to continue planning their briefing on the impact of immigration enforcement on California children.

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 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday, September 6, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and vote to submit the Committee's collateral consequences report to the Staff Director for publication.

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 York Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on: Friday, September 13, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss progress on the report regarding Education Funding in New York.

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 Alabama Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 3, and Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at 2 p.m. (Central) for the purpose discussing civil rights topics 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 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) Tuesday, August 27, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to continue planning their October 16, 2019 briefing focused on the impact of immigration enforcement on California children.

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 Friday, August 30, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. EST the purpose of the meeting will be to review the first draft of their voting rights report.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the Tennessee Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Thursday, August 29, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, to continue discussion of its report on legal financial obligations.

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 Wyoming Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting via web conference on Thursday, August 29, 2019, from 12:00 p.m.2:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Public Call Information: (audio only) Dial: (866) 740-1260; Access Code: 7550833. Web Access Information: (visual only) The online portion of the meeting may be accessed through the following link: https:// cc.readytalk.com/r/dj5cec7tim0r&eom. To participate, please access webinar and call into conference line.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Illinois Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Thursday, August 8, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. Central Time for the purpose of discussing the Committee's report on fair housing issues.

The Commission on Civil Rights published a notice in the Federal Register concerning a meeting of the South Dakota Advisory Committee. The meeting scheduled for Monday, July 22, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. (MDT) is cancelled. The notice is in the Federal Register of Friday, July 5, 2019, in FR Doc. 2019-14341, on page 32120-32121.

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) Monday, July 29, 2019, the purpose of meeting is for the Committee to vote on the final draft of their report on policing practices.

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 will hold a meeting on Tuesday July 23, 2019; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to hear testimony on Voter Suppression and Disenfranchisement 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 that the Arkansas Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Tuesday July 30, 2019 at 2 p.m. Central time. The Committee will discuss next steps in their study of 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 (FACA), that a meeting of the New York Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on: Friday, July 12, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss testimony received at the hearing regarding Education Funding in New York.

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 South Dakota Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene at 12:00 p.m. (MDT) on Monday, July 22, 2019 via teleconference. The purpose of the meeting is to review and vote on a revised Advisory Memorandum to wrap up the Committee's work on subtle racism in South Dakota.

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 meeting on Monday July 15, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. Central time. The Committee will discuss next steps for their study of civil rights and prison conditions for incarcerated individuals with mental illness.

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 on Tuesday July 16, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. Central time. The Committee will discuss next steps in their study of 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 West Virginia Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 12 p.m. (EST) on Friday, July 12, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the status of the Committee's draft report on its civil rights project that examined the collateral consequences of a felony record on West Virginians' access to employment, housing, professional licenses and public benefits.