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📅Notice of Public Meeting of Florida 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 Florida Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom at 3:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 27, 2025. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Committee's project, Voting Rights in Florida.

🚫Executive Order on Ending Illegal Discrimination in the Workplace

Executive Order 14173 addresses illegal discrimination practices within the federal government and the private sector, emphasizing a commitment to merit-based opportunities. It revokes previous DEI initiatives and mandates compliance with civil rights laws across federal contracting and employment practices. The order aims to establish a fairer approach to opportunity while ensuring individual merit is prioritized over identity-based preferences.

📅Texas Advisory Committee Virtual Briefing on Maternal Mortality 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 (FACA) that the Texas Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual briefing via ZoomGov on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. central time (CT). The purpose of the briefing is to hear testimony on maternal mortality.

📅Notice of Public Meeting of the Texas 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 (FACA) that the Texas Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual business meeting via ZoomGov on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. central time (CT). The purpose of the meeting is to debrief their online panel on racial disparities in maternal mortality.

📅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.

📜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.

🌾USDA's 2025 Information Collection Requirements for Businesses

🏛️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.

📊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).

🎓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.