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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATION AND
1 3 INFORMATION POLICY BY CHAIRPERSON DVORSKY)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution recognizing the League of Women
1 5 Voters of Iowa and Cornell College for their efforts
1 6 in creating an Internet-accessible system for
1 7 obtaining legislative information.
1 8 WHEREAS, an enlightened citizenry is an indispensable
1 9 ingredient of the infrastructure of democracy; and
1 10 WHEREAS, the Internet, a federated system, composed of
1 11 allied computer networks, that connects governmental,
1 12 educational, scientific, and commercial institutions, is
1 13 rapidly expanding to serve as a critical channel of
1 14 communication which allows persons immediate access to
1 15 information, issues, and decisions that have a profound impact
1 16 upon the course of public policy and the lives of Iowa's
1 17 citizens; and
1 18 WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters of Iowa, established in
1 19 1920, and Cornell College, founded in 1853, have been devoted
1 20 to the public causes of supporting learning, promoting
1 21 democratic values, and encouraging open access to information
1 22 and the expression of opinions essential for self-government;
1 23 and
1 24 WHEREAS, since 1994, the League of Women Voters of Iowa and
1 25 Cornell College have been jointly dedicated to establishing an
1 26 Internet-accessible system to allow citizens of this state to
1 27 access legislative information, including statutes and
1 28 legislative proposals; and
1 29 WHEREAS, in 1996, the League of Women Voters of Iowa and
1 30 Cornell College presented this system for use and operation by
1 31 the General Assembly in order to ensure free and open access
1 32 of legislative information to Iowa's citizenry; NOW THEREFORE,
1 33 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1 34 CONCURRING, That the General Assembly recognizes the
1 35 contribution that the League of Women Voters of Iowa and
2 1 Cornell College have made to this state, including affording
2 2 citizens of the state a greater opportunity to access law and
2 3 legislation and to participate in our democratic system of
2 4 government; and
2 5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be
2 6 sent by the Secretary of the Senate to the President of the
2 7 League of Women Voters of Iowa, and to the President of
2 8 Cornell College.
2 9 LSB 4390SC 76
2 10 da/jj/8
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