2023-08692. President's Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics

AGENCY:

President's Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics, U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION:

Announcement of an open meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice sets forth the agenda for the May 10, 2023, meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics (Commission) and provides information on how members of the public may attend the meeting and submit written comments pertaining to the work of the Commission. Notice of this meeting is required by the Federal Advisory Committees and is intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend.

DATES:

The meeting of the Commission will be held on May 10, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES:

Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20504. Members of the public can attend the meeting virtually.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Emmanuel Caudillo, Designated Federal Official for the Commission, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 7E324, Washington, DC 20202, telephone: [phone], or email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Commission's Statutory Authority and Function: The Commission is established by Executive Order 14045 (September 13, 2021) and continued by Executive Order 14048 (September 30, 2021). The Commission is also governed by the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Chapter 10, which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. The Commission's duties are to advise the President, through the Secretary of Education, on matters pertaining to educational equity and economic opportunity for the Hispanic and Latino community in the following areas: (i) what is needed for the development, implementation, and coordination of educational programs and initiatives at the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and other agencies to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for Hispanics and Latinos; (ii) how to promote career pathways for in-demand jobs for Hispanic and Latino students, including registered apprenticeships, internships, fellowships, mentorships, and work-based learning initiatives; (iii) ways to strengthen the capacity of institutions, such as Hispanic-serving Institutions, to equitably serve Hispanic and Latino students and increase the participation of Hispanic and Latino students, Hispanic-serving school districts, and the Hispanic community in the programs of the Department and other agencies; (iv) how to increase public awareness of and generate solutions for the educational and training challenges and equity disparities that Hispanic and Latino students face and the causes of these challenges; and (v) approaches to establish local and national partnerships with public, private, philanthropic, and nonprofit stakeholders to advance the mission and objectives of this order, consistent with applicable law.

Meeting Agenda: The agenda for the Commission meeting includes the swearing in of members of the Commission; presentations from leaders from the White House, U.S. Department of Education and other federal agencies on topics related to Executive Order 14045; and discussion regarding next steps towards advancing the members' duties as outlined in Executive Order 14045 and referenced in this notice.

Access to the Meeting: Members of the public may register to attend the meeting virtually by completing the link at https://www.ed.gov/​hispanicinitiative or emailing [e-mail] by 5 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Instructions on how to access the meeting will be emailed to members of the public that register to attend the meeting and will be posted to https://www.ed.gov/​hispanicinitiative by Tuesday, May 9, 2023 by 6 p.m. EDT.

Submission of written public comments: Written comments pertaining to the work of the Commission may be submitted electronically to [e-mail]. Include in the subject line: “Written Comments: Public Comment.” The email must include the name(s), title, organizations/affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the person(s) making the comment. Comments should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or in a medium compatible with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) that is attached to the email) or provided in the body of an email message. Please do not send material directly to members of the Commission.

Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the official report of the meeting on the Commission's web page at https://www.ed.gov/​hispanicinitiative no later than 90 days after the meeting. Pursuant to U.S.C. 1009(b), the public may request to inspect meeting materials and other records of the Commission at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, by emailing [e-mail] or by calling (202) 453–5529 to schedule an appointment.

Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting platform and access code are accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or service for the meeting ( e.g., interpreting service, assistive listening device, or materials in an alternate format), notify the contact person listed in this notice at least one week before the meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a request received after that date, we may not be able to make available the requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to arrange it.

Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register . Free internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/​fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You also may access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department.

Authority:Executive Order 14045 (September 13, 2021) and continued by Executive Order 14048 (September 30, 2021).

Donna Harris-Aikens,

Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Office of the Secretary.