The site will be determined later. Technically, the act becomes effective
Jan. 1, 1999, so the Division of State Documents has a little time to decide
how it will implement it. We'll let everyone know when it's up and running!
Steve
Steven Anderson
Librarian
Gordon Feinblatt Rothman Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC
233 East Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410.576.4255
Fax: 410.576.4246
E-Mail: sanderson@gfrlaw.com
Web: http://www.gfrlaw.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Valdivia, Eve I. [mailto:eve.valdivia@spiegelmcd.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 2:32 PM
To: 'llam-l@ube.ubalt.edu'; 'law-lib@ucdavis.edu'; 'Anderson, Steven P.'
Subject: RE: Online Maryland regulations...
Where will the online materials be available?
Eve Valdivia
Library Information Services Asst
Spiegel & McDiarmid
Washington, DC
eve.valdivia@spiegelmcd.com
http://www.spiegelmcd.com/
> ----------
> From: Anderson, Steven P.[SMTP:SANDERSON@GFRLAW.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 2:07 PM
> To: 'llam-l@ube.ubalt.edu'; 'law-lib@ucdavis.edu'
> Subject: Online Maryland regulations...
>
> CROSS-POSTED; PLEASE PARDON THE DUPLICATION.
>
> The Law Library Association of Maryland (LLAM) is pleased to announce that
> Governor Glendening last week signed legislation (HB 858) requiring the
> Maryland Division of State Documents to:
>
> "MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, AT NO COST, DIRECT ON-LINE SEARCHING OF:
> (1) THE CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS (COMAR); (2) THE MARYLAND REGISTER;
> AND (3) ANY OTHER MATERIAL THE DIVISION DETERMINES TO BE IN THE PUBLIC
> INTEREST."
>
> The full text of the act is available from this link:
> http://mlis.state.md.us/1999rs/billfile/hb0858.htm
>
> LLAM worked with the Maryland State Bar Association to pass this
> legislation and to make sure that it was drafted in such a way as to
> balance the Division's continuing ability to generate some revenue while
> ensuring that users would have information access free of unduly
> burdensome restrictions. LLAM wishes to gratefully acknowledge the work
> of several people in the passage of this legislation:
>
> *Anna Cole, recent LLAM Board Member, testified in Annapolis on behalf of
> LLAM and free, unrestricted access to public information.
>
> *Mary Alice Baish, AALL Assistant Washington Affairs Representative,
> provided our small chapter with wholehearted encouragement and legislative
> wisdom.
>
> *Mike Miller, Maryland State Law Librarian, tracked the development of
> this legislation from early-on and alerted LLAM when the bill became a
> blip on the legislative radar screen.
>
> *Pam Gregory, Prince George's County Circuit Court Law Librarian, provided
> a great deal of helpful legislative advice and contacts.
>
> *Bob Colburn, Head of the Maryland Division of State Documents, saw to it
> that his agency would have the necessary resources to make the legislation
> workable.
>
> Again, many thanks!
>
> Steven Anderson
> LLAM President,
> Librarian
> Gordon Feinblatt Rothman Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC
> 233 East Redwood Street
> Baltimore, MD 21202
> Phone: 410.576.4255
> Fax: 410.576.4246
> E-Mail: sanderson@gfrlaw.com
> Web: http://www.gfrlaw.com
>
>
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