Texas Statutes
Subchapter L. Preservation and Management of State Records and Other Historical Resources
Section 441.184. Records Management Officers

Sec. 441.184. RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICERS. (a) Each state agency head shall act as or appoint a records management officer for the state agency to administer the agency's records management program. An employee of an agency is eligible to be appointed as the agency's records management officer only if the employee holds a position in which the employee reports directly to the agency head or to a person with a title functionally equivalent to deputy executive director.
(b) The records management officer for each state agency shall:
(1) administer the records management program established under Section 441.183;
(2) assist the agency head in fulfilling all of the agency head's duties under this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter;
(3) disseminate to employees of the agency information concerning state laws, administrative rules, and agency policies and procedures relating to the management of state records; and
(4) fulfill all duties required of records management officers under this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.
(c) A records management officer designated under this section continues to serve in that capacity until:
(1) the officer ceases employment with the state agency;
(2) the agency head chooses to act as the records management officer for the agency; or
(3) the agency head appoints another person as the records management officer.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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