by Erica Rice Every state agency and local government creates and maintains employee records. Often maintained in individual files for each employee, the personnel file is added to regularly throughout its active life, and it may often be consulted during its long inactive life. We create and use personnel records to hire, re-hire, train, evaluate,…
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…
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…
We are still accepting any comments to our proposed draft of Local Schedule GR. The current draft of updates is available on our website and we would appreciate any feedback you are able to provide about the proposed changes. The changes to Local Schedule GR are primarily based on questions and suggested revisions we’ve received…
As part of our effort to maintain up-to-date local government records retention schedules, we are currently working to update Local Schedule GR. We will be presenting a draft to our Commission at their February meeting as the first step in our Local Schedule approval process, but before we begin the official update process we would…
A proposed revision for Local Government Schedule GR and the Texas State Records Retention Schedule has been posted in the September 30, 2011 issue of the Texas Register. The revision would change retention periods for correspondence. These proposals stem from a petition received by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission requesting to increase the retention…