83 FR 40223 - Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Maryland Advisory Committee

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 157 (August 14, 2018)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40223-40224]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17401]


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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.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules

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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 [email protected], or 202-
376-7533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If other persons who plan to attend the 
meeting require other accommodations, please contact Evelyn Bohor at 
[email protected] 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 [email protected]. 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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