Puerto Rico civil rights Zoom calls: Join or just listen?
Published Date: 2/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The Puerto Rico Advisory Committee is hosting three fun and important virtual meetings in March 2025 to talk about how federal rules affect Puerto Rico’s people, especially around civil rights and race. Anyone interested can join online or by phone to listen and share their thoughts. These talks could lead to changes in how federal programs work for Puerto Rico, with no cost to join but possible phone charges.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Meetings available with language and captioning
The Puerto Rico Advisory Committee will hold three virtual public briefings on March 6, March 13, and March 14, 2025 via Zoom. The meetings will be in English with Spanish interpretation and closed captioning will be available so people who speak Spanish or who are deaf/hard of hearing can follow along.
Wireless callers may incur phone charges
You can join the meetings by phone using the toll-free number, but if you call from a wireless line you may incur regular wireless charges under your plan and the Commission will not refund them. Calls placed from land-line connections to the toll-free number will not incur a charge.
Accommodation requests require 10-business-day notice
If you need additional accommodations for the meetings, you must email the designated contact at least 10 business days before each meeting date. Missing that 10-business-day notice could limit your ability to get requested accommodations for the March 6, March 13, or March 14, 2025 meetings.
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