SRC-JRN H.B. 996 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 996
By: Hunter (Shapiro)
Intergovernmental Relations
5-1-97
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Currently, the General Services Commission is charged with maintaining the
records of abolished state agencies.  In 1989, the 71st Legislature
provided that the records of abolished local governments would be
transferred to the custody of the Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.  This bill transfers the custody of records of abolished local
governments from the Texas State Library and Archives to the General
Services Commission.  

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 996 transfers the custody of records of abolished local
governments from the Texas State Library and Archives to the General
Services Commission.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Sections 201.007(b), (c), (f), and (g), Local Government
Code, to require an abolished municipality's governing body to transfer
the records of the municipality to the custody of the General Services
Commission (commission), rather than the Texas State Library and Archives
Commission (TSLAC).  Requires the cost of transferring the commission to
be paid out of the funds of the abolished local government, rather than
TSLAC.  Requires the cost of the transfer to be paid out of the funds of
the commission, if funds of the local government are not available for
this purpose.  Requires the records retention schedules issued by the
commission to be used, as far as practicable, as the basis for the
retention and disposition of records transferred to the commission.
Deletes a provision requiring the retention and disposition of transferred
records to be based, as far as is practicable, on records retention
schedules issued by TSLAC.  Makes conforming and nonsubstantive changes. 

SECTION 2. Requires the Texas State Library and Archives Commission to
transfer to the General Services Commission as soon as practicable after
September 1, 1997, the records of an abolished local government. 

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 4. Emergency clause.