Legislative Committee
Current Committee Members | Previous Committee Chairs | Helpful Links
Current Committee Members
Donna McDonald, Chair
Arkansas River Valley Regional Library System
501 N. Front Street
Dardanelle, AR 72834
479-229-4418
arvrls@centurytel.net
Carolyn Ashcraft
Arkansas State Library
900 West Capitol, Suite 100
Little Rock, AR 72201
cashcraft@asl.lib.ar.us
501-682-1526
Sarah Ernst
ARVRLS
6927 Ridge Rd.
Charleston, AR 72933
479-965-7819
faestehrh@centurytel.net
Previous Committee Chairs
2009 - Donna McDonald
2008 - Donna McDonald
2007 -Dave Burdick
2006- Dave Burdick
2005- Dave Burdick
2004- Dave Burdick
2003- Bettye Kerns
2002- Bettye Kerns & Kathy Sanders
2001- Bettye Kerns & Kathy Sanders
2000- Jack Mulkey
1999- Kathy Sanders & Bettye Kerns
1998- Kathy Sanders
Helpful Links
Arkansas Code
http://170.94.58.9/data/ar_code.asp
Arkansas Legislative Action Center (ALA Capwiz)
http://capwiz.com/ala/state/main/?state=AR&view=myofficials
Arkansas Legislature
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
Links to Arkansas Senate, Arkansas House of Representatives, Senate/House Calendars, Bills and Resolutions, Committees, Staff, and General Legislative Activities.
ARKLIB-L
http://arlib.org/mailman/listinfo/arklib-l_arlib.org
Join the Arkansas Library Listserv, where updates pertaining to legislative issues will be posted.
American Library Association Legislative Action Center
http://capwiz.com/ala/home/
Newly redesigned site provides list of issues, list of representatives by zip code, and list of media outlets (also by zip code). Requires registration in order to send messages to members of congress.
American Library Association Washington Office Newsline (ALAWON)
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/washnews/news.htm
The ALA Washington Office Electronic Newsline, a good way to keep in touch with national issues.
Lobbyist-in-a-Box
http://www.state.ar.us/lobbyist
A Legislative Bill Tracking System when the Arkansas State Legislature is
in regular session. Free for state agencies and educational institutions,
including Public Librarians, School Librarians, College Librarians, and any State Employee
Search for Bills (on-going or past Arkansas Legislative Sessions)
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/NXT/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=blr:bills
Search for Bills or Acts which have passed in the current or recent Legislative Session. Click on the "Search Form" for full-text searching capabilities.
United States Code
http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
Search the United States Code, Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Includes full-text and Boolean and proximity searching capabilities.