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
Subtitle D - History, Culture, and Education
Chapter 441 - Libraries and Archives
Subchapter L. Preservation and Management of State Records and Other Historical Resources
Section 441.181. 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 441.1935. 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 441.201. Records of Office of Governor
Section 441.202. Archives of General Land Office
Section 441.203. Records Management Interagency Coordinating Council