[aisle] FW: Media Literacy Bill

[Jennifer Muzzy]

What gets put into the space marked:

II. REPRESENTATION
This section is to be filled if the witness is appearing on behalf of a
group, organization or other entity.
Representation is required.
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On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 9:00 AM Meyer, Gail via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Previous email is below, with attachment. You don’t have to write a
> statement, just fill out the witness slip directions.
>
>
> There’s actually almost 30 people on record AGAINST the bill so taking a
> few minutes to help support it would be great!
>
>
>
> Gail Meyer, Librarian
>
> TF South High School, Lansing, IL
>
> gmeyer at tfd215.org
>
> 708.585.2197
>
> She/her/hers
>
>
>
> *From:* Registrar AISLE <registrar at aisled.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, May 14, 2021 4:08 PM
> *Subject:* Media Literacy Bill
>
>
>
> House Bill 234 the Media Literacy Bill has passed the House and is now
> scheduled to be heard in the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, May 18,
> at 1:00 p.m. This bill has been endorsed by AISLE and ILA. The bill
> requires every high school to include in their curriculum instruction on
> media literacy beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.
>
> It has been a goal of AISLE and other organizations to make sure that
> students make good choices in the use of media in all its formats. Learning
> how to find reliable sources and to understand media bias are important
> tools not only for schoolwork but also as an active citizen of the 21st
>  century.
>
> The AISLE Board has voted to send a letter of support for this bill to the
> Senate Education Committee. The bill must pass in committee to be voted on
> in the Senate. If it passes, it then goes to Governor Pritzker for his
> signature.
>
> Here is your opportunity to be an advocate for this bill. You can be a
> proponent by filing a witness slip for the bill before it is heard in
> committee. The Illinois General Assembly has a website where you can send
> this slip electronically to the committee.
>
> The directions are attached below.
> MAILMAN_MIMEDEFANG
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Jennifer Muzzy
Librarian
Riddle Elementary School
Mattoon, IL 61938
jennifermuzzy at mcusd2.com

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