The determination of retention periods is based on a review of the administrative, fiscal, legal, and historical value of the information being created or received in the course of conducting business. Every legislative session, lawmakers propose a multitude of measures that affect the management of existing records or create new types of records. This year…
The proposed amendments to §6.10(a) update the Texas State Records Retention Schedule (RRS), which will be adopted as an administrative rule of the Commission. Details about the proposed revisions are published in the February 14 issue of the Texas Register. To view the full proposed retention schedule, as well as a marked up draft and…
Each biennium, the State Auditor’s Office (SAO) publishes a report recommending changes to the State’s Position Classification Plan. As part of the process, they request feedback regarding changes to the Plan covering positions in Salary Schedules A and B. Several agencies have reached out to TSLAC about pursuing the Records Manager and/or Records Analyst designation…
The National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators held their annual conference in St. Paul, Minnesota July 18-20. SLRM was fortunate to be able to send four staff this year. In addition to myself, Senior Government Information Analysts Megan Carey, Bonnie Zuber and Erica Wilson-Lang attended as well. The opening night reception was held…
“So what bills are you following this session?” That is a common question I get in my email inbox or from RMOs when I’m at meetings. It’s a great question. My answer is that our division is trying to identify and follow bills that have the potential to affect retention schedules either at an agency…
The National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA) started a new initiative in 2017: organizing regional forums that provide live professional development opportunities to federal, state and local government employees around the country. Austin, Texas was lucky enough to land the winter regional forum this year, and on January 26, 78 attendees from…
State agencies in Texas are required to undergo an agency wide assessment and review every 12 years. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission’s turn is in 2019. To prepare for the review TSLAC will conduct a self assessment this year. Part of this process is to get feedback from our stakeholders and constituents. If…
The SLRM Records Management Assistance team has welcomed two new analysts, Benjamin Barlow and Gina Cervantes, to the team. They actually joined us at the beginning of the year, so you may have already met them if you are in the West or South Texas regions. Ben and Gina bring a lot of records and information…