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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION POLICY 1 3 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 2344) 1 4 (COMPANION TO HCR 118) 1 5 A Concurrent Resolution recognizing the League of Women 1 6 Voters of Iowa and Cornell College for their efforts 1 7 in creating an Internet-accessible system for 1 8 obtaining legislative information. 1 9 WHEREAS, an enlightened citizenry is an 1 10 indispensable ingredient of the infrastructure of 1 11 democracy; and 1 12 WHEREAS, the Internet, a federated system, composed 1 13 of allied computer networks, that connects 1 14 governmental, educational, scientific, and commercial 1 15 institutions, is rapidly expanding to serve as a 1 16 critical channel of communication which allows persons 1 17 immediate access to information, issues, and decisions 1 18 that have a profound impact upon the course of public 1 19 policy and the lives of Iowa's citizens; and 1 20 WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters of Iowa, 1 21 established in 1920, and Cornell College, founded in 1 22 1853, have been devoted to the public causes of 1 23 supporting learning, promoting democratic values, and 1 24 encouraging open access to information and the 1 25 expression of opinions essential for self-government; 1 26 and 1 27 WHEREAS, since 1994, the League of Women Voters of 1 28 Iowa and Cornell College have been jointly dedicated 1 29 to establishing an Internet-accessible system to allow 1 30 citizens of this state to access legislative 2 1 information, including statutes and legislative 2 2 proposals; and 2 3 WHEREAS, in 1996, the League of Women Voters of 2 4 Iowa and Cornell College presented this system for use 2 5 and operation by the General Assembly in order to 2 6 ensure free and open access of legislative information 2 7 to Iowa's citizenry; NOW THEREFORE, 2 8 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 2 9 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly 2 10 recognizes the contribution that the League of Women 2 11 Voters of Iowa and Cornell College have made to this 2 12 state, including affording citizens of the state a 2 13 greater opportunity to access law and legislation and 2 14 to participate in our democratic system of government; 2 15 and 2 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 2 17 resolution be sent by the Secretary of the Senate to 2 18 the President of the League of Women Voters of Iowa, 2 19 and to the President of Cornell College. 2 20 LSB 4390SV 76 2 21 da/jj/8
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