[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 121 (Thursday, June 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40847-40848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14857]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Public Meeting of the Indiana Advisory Committee To Discuss
Findings and Recommendations Regarding Civil Rights and the School to
Prison Pipeline in Indiana
AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
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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 that the Indiana
Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, July
20, 2016, from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. EDT. The Committee will discuss
findings and recommendations regarding school discipline policies and
practices which may facilitate disparities in juvenile justice
involvement and youth incarceration rates on the basis of race, color,
disability, or sex, in what has become known as the ``School to Prison
Pipeline,'' in preparation to issue a report to the Commission on the
topic. This meeting is open to the public via the following toll free
call in number 888-471-3843 conference ID 4507232. Any interested
member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting.
The conference call operator will ask callers to identify themselves,
the organization they are affiliated with (if any), and an email
address prior to placing callers into the conference room. Callers can
expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless
lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund
any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they
initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free telephone number.
Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the proceedings by
first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-8339 and providing
the Service with the conference call number and conference ID number.
Members of the public are invited to make statements during the
designated open comment period. In addition, members of the public may
submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional
office within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be
mailed to the
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Regional Programs Unit, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 55 W. Monroe
St., Suite 410, Chicago, IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the
Commission at (312) 353-8324, or emailed to Carolyn Allen at
[email protected]. Persons who desire additional information may contact
the Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353-8311.
Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be
available for public viewing prior to and following the meeting at
https://database.faca.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=247 and following
the links for ``Meeting Details'' and then ``Documents.'' Records
generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the
Regional Programs Unit, as they become available, both before and after
the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are
directed to the Commission's Web site, http://www.usccr.gov, or may
contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above email or street
address.
Agenda
1. Welcome and Roll Call
2. Findings and Recommendations: ``Civil Rights and the School to
Prison Pipeline in Indiana''
3. Open Comment
4. Adjournment
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday July 20, 2016, from 10:00
a.m.-11:00 a.m. EDT.
Public Call Information:
Dial: 888-471-3843
Conference ID: 4507232
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at 312-353-
8311 or [email protected]
Dated: June 20, 2016.
David Mussatt,
Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2016-14857 Filed 6-22-16; 8:45 am]
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