86R9314 SRA-D
By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 1775
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 441.006(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The commission shall:
(1) govern the Texas State Library;
(2) adopt policies and rules to aid and encourage the
development of and cooperation among all types of libraries,
including public, academic, special, and other types of libraries;
(3) aid those studying problems to be dealt with by
legislation;
(4) prepare and make available to the public and
appropriate state agencies information of public interest
describing the functions of the commission;
(5) deposit money paid to the commission under this
chapter subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404;
(6) give to any person contemplating the establishment
of a public library advice regarding matters such as maintaining a
public library, selecting books, cataloging, and managing a
library;
(7) conduct library institutes and encourage library
associations;
(8) take custody of, preserve, and make available for
public use state records and other historical resources that
document the history and culture of Texas as a province, colony,
republic, or state;
(9) prepare and make available to the public a
complete list of every state symbol and place designation,
including state symbols and place designations made in accordance
with Chapter 391;
(10) aid and encourage, by adoption of policies and
programs, the development of effective records management and
preservation programs in state agencies and the local governments
of the state; [and]
(11) provide library services to persons with
disabilities in cooperation with the federal government; and
(12) adopt rules allowing for the storage of original
documents in digital format in the state archives.
SECTION 2. Subchapter L, Chapter 441, Government Code, is
amended by adding Sections 441.1815 and 441.206 to read as follows:
Sec. 441.1815. STATE ARCHIVES STRATEGIC PLAN. The
commission, with input from interested persons, shall develop and
implement a comprehensive strategic plan regarding the state
archives. The commission shall update the strategic plan at least
once every five years. The strategic plan must include:
(1) an assessment of any current archives backlog;
(2) a prioritized list of projects and goals related
to the state archives;
(3) an evaluation of the resources needed to achieve
the commission's goals related to the state archives, including the
impact that different amounts of those resources are expected to
have on the commission's ability to achieve those goals;
(4) performance measures, targets, and time frames for
achieving the commission's goals related to the state archives;
(5) a mechanism for regular reporting to the
commission on progress toward achieving the commission's goals
related to the state archives; and
(6) opportunities and standards for entering into
collaborative agreements with interested persons regarding the
state archives.
Sec. 441.206. RECORDS OF MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE. (a) A
member of the legislature may apply to the commission to place
records of the member's legislative office created or received
during the member's term of office in a depository other than the
Texas State Library and Archives.
(b) The commission shall:
(1) create a list of preapproved depositories in which
members of the legislature may place records of their legislative
offices, including regional historical resource depositories
described by Section 441.153; and
(2) by rule adopt policies and procedures to approve
additional depositories.
(c) Ownership of records described by Subsection (a) placed
in a depository other than the Texas State Library and Archives
remains with the commission. The records may not be intermingled
with other holdings of the institution that serves as a depository.
SECTION 3. (a) Not later than September 1, 2020, the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission shall:
(1) adopt rules under Section 441.006(a), Government
Code, as amended by this Act;
(2) develop a strategic plan for the state archives
program as required by Section 441.1815, Government Code, as added
by this Act; and
(3) create a list of preapproved depositories and
adopt rules for approving additional depositories as required by
Section 441.206, Government Code, as added by this Act.
(b) Rules adopted under Section 441.206, Government Code,
as added by this Act, apply only to a member of the legislature
leaving office after September 1, 2020.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.