Legal Services Corporation Committee Meetings - March 2026
Summary
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced that its Institutional Advancement, Delivery of Legal Services, and Operations and Regulations committees will hold virtual meetings from March 16-19, 2026. The Operations and Regulations Committee will consider proposed rulemakings for cost standards and purchasing procedures.
What changed
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has issued a public notice announcing upcoming virtual meetings for three of its Board of Directors' committees: Institutional Advancement, Delivery of Legal Services, and Operations and Regulations. These meetings are scheduled to take place on March 16, 18, and 19, 2026, respectively. The notice details the times, virtual meeting locations (via YouTube streams), and the general topics to be discussed, including updates on various LSC initiatives and council memberships.
The Operations and Regulations Committee meeting on March 19, 2026, is of particular note as it will consider and act on the 2026-2027 regulatory agenda and a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning 45 CFR parts 1630 (Cost Standards and Procedures) and 1631 (Purchasing and Property Management). While most meetings are open to the public, a portion of the Institutional Advancement Committee meeting may be closed to consider specific invitees. Interested parties can find non-confidential meeting materials on the LSC website at least 24 hours in advance.
What to do next
- Review meeting materials for the Operations and Regulations Committee on proposed rulemaking for 45 CFR parts 1630 and 1631.
- Monitor LSC's YouTube channel for public observation of committee meetings.
- Access non-confidential meeting materials on the LSC website at least 24 hours prior to the meetings.
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TIME AND DATE:
The Institutional Advancement, Delivery of Legal Services, and Operations and Regulations committees of the Legal Services
Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors will meet on March 16, March 18, and March 19, 2026, respectively. The Institutional
Advancement Committee meeting will begin on March 16 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Delivery of Legal Services Committee meeting
will begin on March 18 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The Operations and Regulations Committee meeting will begin on March 19
at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Each meeting will continue until the conclusion of the Committee's agenda.
PLACE:
Public Notice of Virtual Meeting.
LSC will conduct its March 16, March 18, and March 19, 2026, meetings virtually via videoconference.
Public Observation: Unless otherwise noted herein, the committee meetings will be open to public observation via LSC's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalServicesCorp/streams.
STATUS:
Open, except as noted below.
Institutional Advancement Committee —Open, except that, upon a vote of the Board of Directors, the meeting may be closed to the public to consider and act on
the approval of invitees to the Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council.
Delivery of Legal Services Committee —Open.
Operations and Regulations Committee —Open.
Any portion of the closed sessions consisting solely of briefings does not fall within the Sunshine Act's definition of the
term “meeting” and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine Act do not apply to such portion of the closed session.
A verbatim written transcript will be made of the closed session of the Institutional Advancement Committee. The transcript
of any portions of the closed session falling within the relevant provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(6), (7), (9) and (10), will not be available for public inspection. A copy of the General Counsel's Certification
that, in his opinion, the closing is authorized by law will be available upon request.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Meeting Schedule
1. Monday, March 16, 2026—Institutional Advancement Committee Meeting
Start Time—4:00 p.m. ET
a. Matters to be discussed include a Chairman's Report and update on the Leaders Council and Emerging Leaders Council; a development
update; privately funded project highlights; and a strategic communications and social media update.
2. Wednesday, March 18, 2026—Delivery of Legal Services Committee Meeting
Start Time—3:30 p.m. ET
a. Matters to be discussed include an update on LSC's learning management system for grant recipient staff and board members;
an update on Performance Criteria 1 and 3; a presentation on LSC grantee oversight and compliance; and comments from the Client
Leadership Council.
3. Thursday, March 19, 2026—Operations and Regulations Committee Meeting
Start Time—10:00 a.m. ET
a. Matters to be discussed include considering and acting on the 2026-2027 regulatory agenda; and considering and acting on
the notice of proposed rulemaking for 45 CFR parts 1630—Cost Standards and Procedures and 1631—Purchasing and Property Management.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Kimberly Little, Board and Executive Coordinator, at (202) 295-1500. Questions may also be sent by electronic mail to the
Office of the Corporate Secretary at updates@lsc.gov.
Non-Confidential Meeting Materials: Non-confidential meeting materials will be made available in electronic format at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting
on the LSC website, at https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/board-meeting-materials.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.)
Dated: March 5, 2026. Stefanie Davis, Deputy General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation. [FR Doc. 2026-04634 Filed 3-6-26; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7050-01-P
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