Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Vermont Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION:

Announcement of briefing meeting.

SUMMARY:

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 community forum of the Vermont Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene at 3:00 p.m. (EST) on Monday, March 4, 2019, in the Community Room at the Brattleboro Savings and Loan located at 221 Main Street, in Brattleboro, VT 05301. The purpose of the community forum is to hear from advocates and community members about school discipline and civil rights in Vermont public schools.

DATES:

Monday, March 4, 2019 (EST).

TIMES: 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

Community Room, Brattleboro Savings and Loan, 221 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@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 Thursday, April 4, 2019. 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://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?id=a10t0000001gzmXAAQ,, 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

Monday, March 4, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.

I. Welcome and Introductions

II. Community Form

IV. Adjournment