[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27038-27039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12076]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Colorado Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: 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 (FACA), that a 
meeting of the Colorado Advisory Committee to the Commission will 
convene at 6 p.m. (MDT) on July 18, 2017 at the University of Denver, 
Bldg. 26, Sturm Hall (Building 26), Lindsey Auditorium (Room 281), 2000 
E. Asbury Ave., Denver, CO 80208. The purpose of the briefing meeting 
is to hear testimony on the impact of the Blaine Amendment (Colorado's 
No Aid Clause) in Colorado.

DATES: Tuesday, July 18, 2017, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. MDT.

ADDRESSES: University of Denver, Sturm Hall, Lindsey Auditorium (Rm. 
281), 2000 E. Asbury Ave., Denver, CO 80208.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Bohor at [email protected], or 
303-866-1040.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Colorado Advisory Committee will hear 
from individuals with expertise on Colorado's No Aid Clause. The 
Committee will examine the history of the Blaine Amendment, those in 
favor of continued use and those in favor of modifying or eliminating 
use of the Blaine Amendment in Colorado. Through testimony, the 
Committee will receive information on the effects of the Blaine 
Amendment on the civil rights of a wide range of families in Colorado's 
schools.
    The meeting is free and open to the public. If other persons who 
plan to attend the meeting require accommodations, please contact 
Evelyn Bohor at [email protected] at the Rocky Mountain 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 Friday, August 18, 2017. Written comments may be 
mailed to the Rocky Mountain Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil 
Rights, 1961 Stout Street, Suite 13-201, Denver, CO 80294, faxed to 
(303) 866-1050, or emailed to Evelyn Bohor at [email protected]. Persons 
who desire additional information may contact the Rocky Mountain 
Regional Office at 303-866-1040.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for

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public viewing as they become available at https://database.faca.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=238 and clicking on the ``Meeting Details'' 
and ``Documents'' links. Records generated from this meeting may also 
be inspected and reproduced at the Rocky Mountain 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 Web site, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Rocky 
Mountain Regional Office at the above phone number, email or street 
address.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

I. Welcome and Introductions
II. History and Background Information on Blaine Amendment: Colorado's 
No Aid Clause
III. Panel One: For Blaine
IV. Panel Two: Against Blaine
V. Open Session
VI. Adjournment

    Dated: June 7, 2017.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2017-12076 Filed 6-12-17; 8:45 am]
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