86R9314 SRA-D
 
  By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 1775
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 441.006(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The commission shall:
               (1)  govern the Texas State Library;
               (2)  adopt policies and rules to aid and encourage the
  development of and cooperation among all types of libraries,
  including public, academic, special, and other types of libraries;
               (3)  aid those studying problems to be dealt with by
  legislation;
               (4)  prepare and make available to the public and
  appropriate state agencies information of public interest
  describing the functions of the commission;
               (5)  deposit money paid to the commission under this
  chapter subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404;
               (6)  give to any person contemplating the establishment
  of a public library advice regarding matters such as maintaining a
  public library, selecting books, cataloging, and managing a
  library;
               (7)  conduct library institutes and encourage library
  associations;
               (8)  take custody of, preserve, and make available for
  public use state records and other historical resources that
  document the history and culture of Texas as a province, colony,
  republic, or state;
               (9)  prepare and make available to the public a
  complete list of every state symbol and place designation,
  including state symbols and place designations made in accordance
  with Chapter 391;
               (10)  aid and encourage, by adoption of policies and
  programs, the development of effective records management and
  preservation programs in state agencies and the local governments
  of the state; [and]
               (11)  provide library services to persons with
  disabilities in cooperation with the federal government; and
               (12)  adopt rules allowing for the storage of original
  documents in digital format in the state archives.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter L, Chapter 441, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Sections 441.1815 and 441.206 to read as follows:
         Sec. 441.1815.  STATE ARCHIVES STRATEGIC PLAN. The
  commission, with input from interested persons, shall develop and
  implement a comprehensive strategic plan regarding the state
  archives. The commission shall update the strategic plan at least
  once every five years. The strategic plan must include:
               (1)  an assessment of any current archives backlog;
               (2)  a prioritized list of projects and goals related
  to the state archives;
               (3)  an evaluation of the resources needed to achieve
  the commission's goals related to the state archives, including the
  impact that different amounts of those resources are expected to
  have on the commission's ability to achieve those goals;
               (4)  performance measures, targets, and time frames for
  achieving the commission's goals related to the state archives;
               (5)  a mechanism for regular reporting to the
  commission on progress toward achieving the commission's goals
  related to the state archives; and
               (6)  opportunities and standards for entering into
  collaborative agreements with interested persons regarding the
  state archives.
         Sec. 441.206.  RECORDS OF MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE. (a) A
  member of the legislature may apply to the commission to place
  records of the member's legislative office created or received
  during the member's term of office in a depository other than the
  Texas State Library and Archives.
         (b)  The commission shall:
               (1)  create a list of preapproved depositories in which
  members of the legislature may place records of their legislative
  offices, including regional historical resource depositories
  described by Section 441.153; and
               (2)  by rule adopt policies and procedures to approve
  additional depositories.
         (c)  Ownership of records described by Subsection (a) placed
  in a depository other than the Texas State Library and Archives
  remains with the commission.  The records may not be intermingled
  with other holdings of the institution that serves as a depository.
         SECTION 3.  (a)  Not later than September 1, 2020, the Texas
  State Library and Archives Commission shall:
               (1)  adopt rules under Section 441.006(a), Government
  Code, as amended by this Act;
               (2)  develop a strategic plan for the state archives
  program as required by Section 441.1815, Government Code, as added
  by this Act; and
               (3)  create a list of preapproved depositories and
  adopt rules for approving additional depositories as required by
  Section 441.206, Government Code, as added by this Act.
         (b)  Rules adopted under Section 441.206, Government Code,
  as added by this Act, apply only to a member of the legislature
  leaving office after September 1, 2020.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.