A new edition of Local Schedule GR – Records Common to All Local Governments – will take effect on April 17, 2016. The revised schedule was published for adoption in the April 8, 2016 issue of the Texas Register. The revised schedule supersedes the 5th edition. The revised 5th edition contains the following changes: GR1075-04…
As part of our effort to maintain up-to-date local government records retention schedules, we are currently working to update Local Schedule PS: Records of Public Safety Agencies. We will be presenting a draft to our Commission at a meeting later this year to begin the Local Schedule approval process, but before we begin the official…
Today’s Analyst Tip video addresses the mysterious (or not the so mysterious) shading that we’ve used on some of our local schedules. What does it mean when something is darker gray and why? Watch to find out! Have an idea for a future Analyst Tips video? Let us know! Email us today at slrminfo@tsl.texas.gov or…
We are currently accepting public comments concerning changes to Local Schedule GR. The new 5th edition became effective September 15, 2015. We received comments concerning GR1075-16 Construction Project Records. We’ve addressed these comments and are proposing new amendments to Schedule GR. The proposed changes can be viewed in the Texas Register, December 4th issue. The…
A new edition of Local Schedule GR – Records Common to All Local Governments – will take effect tomorrow, September 15, 2015. The revised schedule was published for adoption in the September 4, 2015 issue of the Texas Register. The new schedule supersedes the revised 4th edition. We will post the new edition to our…
Senate Bill 158 (S.B. 158) took effect on September 1st of this year. This law amends Chapter 1701, subchapter N of the Occupations Code and authorizes Texas law enforcement agencies to apply for grants to help cover the costs of implementing a body camera program. Additionally, the law addresses some retention requirements for the video…
If you’re a newcomer to records management, you might be asking yourself some of the most basic questions a Records Management Officer faces like “What is a record?” and “Can I really destroy this?” Coming up on September 29, we’ll be running a webinar just for you called Records Retention 101! This webinar event will…
Public comments are now being accepted for proposed changes to Local Schedule GR. The proposed changes were published in the May 1 issue of the Texas Register. To view the proposed changes click here. The copy of the schedule posted in the Texas Register is a clean version of the schedule and does not show…