Geogia Senate Bill 630

[Lotus Cirilo <lotus@BUTTERFLY.NET>]

>Subject: Geogia Senate Bill 630
>
>Just got this in on the ALAOIF listserv.  We were just talking about this...
>
>--Jim Maroon
>
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>On February 19, 1996, the Georgia Senate passed a bill that (1) restricts
>the access of minors to materials in public and school libraries that
>violate the state's "harmful to minors" statute; (2) removes the exemption
>for public and school libraries that shields them from personal criminal
>liability if they  exhibit" such materials to minors.
>
>Needless to say, this legislation will have a devastating impact on library
>service in Georgia. The bill is now in the House Judiciary Committee. Please
>run to your phone and contact the following
>the members of the committee and voice your strong opposition to this
>legislation--particularly
>the removal of the personal exemption for librarians.
>
>Tommy Chambless
>Chairman
>656-5125
>
>Henry Bostick
>Vice-Chairman
>657-8442
>
>Roy Barnes
>Secretary
>656-0314
>
>Thurbert Baker
>651-7737
>
>Tom Bordeaux
>651-7737
>
>Tom Campbell
>656-0152
>
>Mack Crawford
>656-0137
>
>Max Davis
>656-0109
>
>Bettianne Hart
>656-7859
>
>Greg Kinnamon
>656-0116
>
>Jim Martin
>6565943
>
>Ken Poston
>656-0305
>
>Robert Reichen
>656-0254
>
>John Simpson
>656-0183
>
>Larry Walker
>656-5024
>
>Please use all your contacts and get as many librarians (and others concerned
>citizens) to speak to
>these committee members TODAY.
>
>If you have any questions, please call OIF at (312) 280-4223 or contact us by
>e-mail at
>dliebow@smtp.ala.org.
>
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Lotus Cirilo                                    lotus@butterfly.net
Executive Director, Tyler ISD Foundation        http://www.butterfly.net/lotus/

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