00-7898. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Rhode Island Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, that a meeting of the Rhode Island Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene at 2:00 p.m. and adjourn at 8:00 p.m. on April 18, 2000, at the Providence Marriott, One Orms Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02904. The Committee will be briefed on police-community relations issues in Providence by invited civil rights advocates in preparation of its next proposed project, Police-Community Relations in Rhode Island. The Committee will also discuss and plan for the release of the report, The Impact of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 on Legal Immigrants in Rhode Island.

Persons desiring additional information, or planning a presentation to the Committee, should contact Committee Chairperson Olga Noguera, 401-464-1876, or Ki-Taek Chun, Director of the Eastern Regional Office, 202-376-7533 (TDD 202-376-8116). Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Regional Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, March 20, 2000.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.