Texas Statutes
Subchapter L. Preservation and Management of State Records and Other Historical Resources
Section 441.183. Records Management Programs in State Agencies

Sec. 441.183. RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN STATE AGENCIES. The agency head of each state agency shall:
(1) establish and maintain a records management program on a continuing and active basis;
(2) create and maintain records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the agency designed to furnish information to protect the financial and legal rights of the state and any person affected by the activities of the agency;
(3) make certain that all records of the agency are passed to the agency head's successor in the position of agency head;
(4) identify and take adequate steps to protect confidential and vital state records;
(5) cooperate with the commission in the conduct of state agency records management surveys; and
(6) cooperate with the commission, the director and librarian, and any other authorized designee of the director and librarian in fulfilling their duties under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Government Code

Title 4 - Executive Branch

Subtitle D - History, Culture, and Education

Chapter 441 - Libraries and Archives

Subchapter L. Preservation and Management of State Records and Other Historical Resources

Section 441.180. Definitions

Section 441.181. State Archives Program

Section 441.1815. State Archives Strategic Plan

Section 441.182. State Records Management Program

Section 441.1821. Legislative Records Management

Section 441.183. Records Management Programs in State Agencies

Section 441.184. Records Management Officers

Section 441.185. Record Retention Schedules

Section 441.1855. Retention of Contract and Related Documents by State Agencies

Section 441.186. Archival State Records

Section 441.187. Destruction of State Records

Section 441.188. Microfilmed State Records

Section 441.189. Electronic State Records

Section 441.190. Protection, Maintenance, and Storage of State Records

Section 441.191. Alienation of State Records Prohibited

Section 441.192. Right of Recovery

Section 441.193. Custody of State Records and Other Historical Resources of Commission; Public Access

Section 441.1935. Requirements for Requests for Information Held by State Archives Program

Section 441.194. Records of Abolished State Agencies

Section 441.195. Contracting Authority

Section 441.196. Sale of Copies of State Archives

Section 441.1965. Sale of Replicas From State Archives

Section 441.197. Sale of Duplicate or Unneeded Material

Section 441.198. Agreement With Mexico

Section 441.199. Rulemaking Authority

Section 441.200. Audit

Section 441.201. Records of Office of Governor

Section 441.202. Archives of General Land Office

Section 441.203. Records Management Interagency Coordinating Council

Section 441.204. Records of Office of Lieutenant Governor

Section 441.205. Online Access to Cultural Resources