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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
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