By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Watson) H.B. No. 1844

(In the Senate - Received from the House March 31, 2011; April 13, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Administration; April 26, 2011, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 26, 2011, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to storage of local government records by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 441.168, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 441.168. MICROFILMING AND STORING LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS. (a) On request of a local government, the director and librarian may provide for the microfilming or storage of the local government records of that local government. Local government records are open to the director and librarian for that purpose.

(b) The commission shall establish fees for the microfilming and storage of local government records in amounts sufficient to cover the costs of administering and expanding the microfilming and storage services of the records management division in the state library for the purpose of implementing Subsection (a). The fees received under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury in an account to be used only for the costs of administering [administrating] and expanding microfilming and storage services.

(c) The director and librarian may allow the state records center to provide for the economical and efficient storage, accessibility, protection, and final disposition of inactive and vital local government records under this section.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2011.

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