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Local Government Bulletin B: Electronic Records Standards and Procedures


Bulletins are compiled by SLRM in a centralized location for ease of reference by our local government and state agency customers. They contain links to the Texas Administrative Code, Texas statutes, a combination of both, or best practice and guidance related to a particular topic or concept.

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Bulletin B contains the statutory law (Local Government Code, Chapter 205) governing the management of electronic records by local governments, including storage and destruction of source documents, as well as administrative rules adopted under authority of Government Code Chapter 441 by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (Texas Administrative Code, Title 13, Chapter 7) regarding standards and procedures for the management of permanent and long-term electronic records, considered best practices for all other electronic records.

 

Click the links below and be taken directly to the respective laws and rules.


Local Government Code
Title 6. Records
Subtitle C. Records Provisions Applying To More Than One Type Of Local Government 
Chapter 205. Electronic Storage Of Records

Texas Administrative Code

Title 13 Cultural Resources
Part 1 Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Chapter 7Local Records
Subchapter C Standards and Procedures for Management of Electronic Records

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