Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	86R9314 SRA-D
2	2	By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 1775
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 441.006(a), Government Code, is amended
10	10	to read as follows:
11	11	(a) The commission shall:
12	12	(1) govern the Texas State Library;
13	13	(2) adopt policies and rules to aid and encourage the
14	14	development of and cooperation among all types of libraries,
15	15	including public, academic, special, and other types of libraries;
16	16	(3) aid those studying problems to be dealt with by
17	17	legislation;
18	18	(4) prepare and make available to the public and
19	19	appropriate state agencies information of public interest
20	20	describing the functions of the commission;
21	21	(5) deposit money paid to the commission under this
22	22	chapter subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404;
23	23	(6) give to any person contemplating the establishment
24	24	of a public library advice regarding matters such as maintaining a
25	25	public library, selecting books, cataloging, and managing a
26	26	library;
27	27	(7) conduct library institutes and encourage library
28	28	associations;
29	29	(8) take custody of, preserve, and make available for
30	30	public use state records and other historical resources that
31	31	document the history and culture of Texas as a province, colony,
32	32	republic, or state;
33	33	(9) prepare and make available to the public a
34	34	complete list of every state symbol and place designation,
35	35	including state symbols and place designations made in accordance
36	36	with Chapter 391;
37	37	(10) aid and encourage, by adoption of policies and
38	38	programs, the development of effective records management and
39	39	preservation programs in state agencies and the local governments
40	40	of the state; [and]
41	41	(11) provide library services to persons with
42	42	disabilities in cooperation with the federal government; and
43	43	(12) adopt rules allowing for the storage of original
44	44	documents in digital format in the state archives.
45	45	SECTION 2. Subchapter L, Chapter 441, Government Code, is
46	46	amended by adding Sections 441.1815 and 441.206 to read as follows:
47	47	Sec. 441.1815. STATE ARCHIVES STRATEGIC PLAN. The
48	48	commission, with input from interested persons, shall develop and
49	49	implement a comprehensive strategic plan regarding the state
50	50	archives. The commission shall update the strategic plan at least
51	51	once every five years. The strategic plan must include:
52	52	(1) an assessment of any current archives backlog;
53	53	(2) a prioritized list of projects and goals related
54	54	to the state archives;
55	55	(3) an evaluation of the resources needed to achieve
56	56	the commission's goals related to the state archives, including the
57	57	impact that different amounts of those resources are expected to
58	58	have on the commission's ability to achieve those goals;
59	59	(4) performance measures, targets, and time frames for
60	60	achieving the commission's goals related to the state archives;
61	61	(5) a mechanism for regular reporting to the
62	62	commission on progress toward achieving the commission's goals
63	63	related to the state archives; and
64	64	(6) opportunities and standards for entering into
65	65	collaborative agreements with interested persons regarding the
66	66	state archives.
67	67	Sec. 441.206. RECORDS OF MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE. (a) A
68	68	member of the legislature may apply to the commission to place
69	69	records of the member's legislative office created or received
70	70	during the member's term of office in a depository other than the
71	71	Texas State Library and Archives.
72	72	(b) The commission shall:
73	73	(1) create a list of preapproved depositories in which
74	74	members of the legislature may place records of their legislative
75	75	offices, including regional historical resource depositories
76	76	described by Section 441.153; and
77	77	(2) by rule adopt policies and procedures to approve
78	78	additional depositories.
79	79	(c) Ownership of records described by Subsection (a) placed
80	80	in a depository other than the Texas State Library and Archives
81	81	remains with the commission. The records may not be intermingled
82	82	with other holdings of the institution that serves as a depository.
83	83	SECTION 3. (a) Not later than September 1, 2020, the Texas
84	84	State Library and Archives Commission shall:
85	85	(1) adopt rules under Section 441.006(a), Government
86	86	Code, as amended by this Act;
87	87	(2) develop a strategic plan for the state archives
88	88	program as required by Section 441.1815, Government Code, as added
89	89	by this Act; and
90	90	(3) create a list of preapproved depositories and
91	91	adopt rules for approving additional depositories as required by
92	92	Section 441.206, Government Code, as added by this Act.
93	93	(b) Rules adopted under Section 441.206, Government Code,
94	94	as added by this Act, apply only to a member of the legislature
95	95	leaving office after September 1, 2020.
96	96	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.