83 FR 157 pgs. 40223-40224 - Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Maryland Advisory Committee

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FR document: [FR Doc. 2018-17401 Filed 8-13-18; 8:45 am]

Agency: Civil Rights Commission

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Maryland Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION:

Announcement of briefing meeting.

SUMMARY:

[top] 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 Maryland Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) on Friday, August 24, 2018 in the First Floor Lecture Hall of the Martin D. Jenkins Behavorial & Social Sciences Building, 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251. The purpose of the briefing is to hear from state and county officials, advocates, and others about the discipline, suspension, and expulsion rates for students of color and students with disabilities.

DATES:

Friday, August 24, 2018 (EDT).

Time: 9:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES:

First Floor Lecture Hall of the Martin D. Jenkins Behavorial & Social Sciences Building, 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Evelyn Bohor at ero@usccr.gov, or 202-376-7533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

If other persons who plan to attend the meeting require other accommodations, please contact Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@usccr.gov at the Eastern Regional Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

Time will be set aside at the end of the briefing so that members of the public may address the Committee after the formal presentations have been completed. Persons interested in the issue are also invited to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office by Monday, September 24, 2018. Written comments may be mailed to the Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425, faxed to (202) 376-7548, or emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376-7533.

Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing as they become available at https://facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=253 and clicking on the "Meeting Details" and "Documents" links. Records generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Eastern Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission's website, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Eastern Regional Office at the above phone number, email or street address.

Tentative Agenda

Friday, August 24, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

I. Welcome and Introductions

II. Briefing

Panel One: State and County Perspectives

Panel Two: Advocates

Panel Three: Students and Families

Panel Four: Opportunities Going Forward

III. Open Session

IV. Adjournment

Dated: August 9, 2018.

David Mussatt,

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.

[FR Doc. 2018-17401 Filed 8-13-18; 8:45 am]

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