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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 441.006(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall: |
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(1) govern the Texas State Library; |
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(2) adopt policies and rules to aid and encourage the |
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development of and cooperation among all types of libraries, |
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including public, academic, special, and other types of libraries; |
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(3) aid those studying problems to be dealt with by |
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legislation; |
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(4) prepare and make available to the public and |
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appropriate state agencies information of public interest |
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describing the functions of the commission; |
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(5) deposit money paid to the commission under this |
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chapter subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404; |
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(6) give to any person contemplating the establishment |
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of a public library advice regarding matters such as maintaining a |
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public library, selecting books, cataloging, and managing a |
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library; |
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(7) conduct library institutes and encourage library |
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associations; |
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(8) take custody of, preserve, and make available for |
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public use state records and other historical resources that |
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document the history and culture of Texas as a province, colony, |
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republic, or state; |
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(9) prepare and make available to the public a |
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complete list of every state symbol and place designation, |
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including state symbols and place designations made in accordance |
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with Chapter 391; |
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(10) aid and encourage, by adoption of policies and |
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programs, the development of effective records management and |
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preservation programs in state agencies and the local governments |
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of the state; [and] |
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(11) provide library services to persons with |
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disabilities in cooperation with the federal government; and |
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(12) adopt rules allowing for the storage of original |
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documents in digital format in the state archives. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter L, Chapter 441, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 441.1815 and 441.206 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 441.1815. STATE ARCHIVES STRATEGIC PLAN. The |
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commission, with input from interested persons, shall develop and |
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implement a comprehensive strategic plan regarding the state |
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archives. The commission shall update the strategic plan at least |
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once every five years. The strategic plan must include: |
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(1) an assessment of any current archives backlog; |
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(2) a prioritized list of projects and goals related |
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to the state archives; |
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(3) an evaluation of the resources needed to achieve |
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the commission's goals related to the state archives, including the |
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impact that different amounts of those resources are expected to |
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have on the commission's ability to achieve those goals; |
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(4) performance measures, targets, and time frames for |
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achieving the commission's goals related to the state archives; |
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(5) a mechanism for regular reporting to the |
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commission on progress toward achieving the commission's goals |
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related to the state archives; and |
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(6) opportunities and standards for entering into |
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collaborative agreements with interested persons regarding the |
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state archives. |
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Sec. 441.206. RECORDS OF MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE. (a) A |
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member of the legislature may apply to the commission to place |
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records of the member's legislative office created or received |
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during the member's term of office in a depository other than the |
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Texas State Library and Archives. |
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(b) The commission shall: |
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(1) create a list of preapproved depositories in which |
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members of the legislature may place records of their legislative |
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offices, including regional historical resource depositories |
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described by Section 441.153; and |
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(2) by rule adopt policies and procedures to approve |
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additional depositories. |
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(c) Ownership of records described by Subsection (a) placed |
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in a depository other than the Texas State Library and Archives |
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remains with the commission. The records may not be intermingled |
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with other holdings of the institution that serves as a depository. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Not later than September 1, 2020, the Texas |
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State Library and Archives Commission shall: |
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(1) adopt rules under Section 441.006(a), Government |
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Code, as amended by this Act; |
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(2) develop a strategic plan for the state archives |
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program as required by Section 441.1815, Government Code, as added |
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by this Act; and |
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(3) create a list of preapproved depositories and |
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adopt rules for approving additional depositories as required by |
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Section 441.206, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) Rules adopted under Section 441.206, Government Code, |
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as added by this Act, apply only to a member of the legislature |
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leaving office after September 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |