📅Notice of Public Meeting on Accessibility in DC Education
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 District of Columbia Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss post-report activities on the committee's topic of accessibility and provision of special education for students with disabilities in DC public schools.
Learn More📜Notice on Civil Rights Records Release by Review Board
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 632 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) related to eight civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2024-003-009, 2024-003- 015, 2024-003-024, 2024-003-030, 2024-003-033, 2024-003-034, 2024-003- 043, and 2024-003-058. NARA did not propose any postponements of disclosure. On January 10 and 17, 2025, the Review Board determined that the records should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. By issuing this notice, the Review Board complies with section 7(c)(4) of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 that requires the Review Board to publish in the Federal Register its determinations on the disclosure or postponement of records in the Collection no more than 14 days after the date of its decision.
Learn More🏛️Notice of Renewal for State Advisory Committees - January 2025
The Commission on Civil Rights announces the charter renewal of the Agency's 51 State advisory committees, Federal advisory committees in each State and the District of Columbia that advise the Commission on civil rights issues within their respective geographical jurisdiction.
Learn More📊Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection Notice by Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
Learn More🎓Post-9/11 VA Educational Assistance Regulations Overview
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulations that govern VA's administration of educational assistance programs to implement the provisions of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, which modified the manner in which payments of educational assistance are determined and expanded the types of programs students may pursue under the Post-9/11 GI Bill; section 1002 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009, which authorized the "Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship;" and a select number of provisions of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017.
Learn More📢Notice of Public Briefing by Guam Advisory Committee on Civil 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 Guam Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual, public briefing via Zoom at 9:30 a.m. ChST on Friday, February 7, 2025 (6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 6, 2025). The purpose of this briefing is to hear testimony on the topic, Overrepresentation of FAS Members in the Criminal Justice System on Guam.
Learn More📅Notice of Public Meeting - Wyoming Advisory Committee, 2025
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) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual business meeting via Zoom at 1 p.m. mountain time (MT) on Monday, January 13, 2025. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Committee's project, "Housing Discrimination and Fair Housing Practices in Wyoming".
Learn More📅Public Meeting Notice
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 Utah Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom at 3 p.m. mountain time (MT) on Thursday, January 23, 2025. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Committee's project, "The Civil Rights Implications of Disparate Outcomes in Utah's K-12 Education System".
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