| (a) Authority. The Texas State Library and Archives
Commission, hereafter referred to as the commission, is specifically
empowered to adopt rules for the creation, protection, maintenance,
and storage of electronic state records. Also, the commission may
adopt other rules it determines as necessary for cost reduction and
efficiency of recordkeeping by state agencies, and for the state's
management and preservation of records. Statutory authority for this
subchapter is provided in Texas Government Code §§441.189(a),
441.190, and 441.199.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish
minimum standards and procedures for the creation, protection, maintenance,
retention, storage, disposition, and preservation of electronic state
records as part of the records management program required in state
agencies by Texas Government Code §441.183.
(c) Scope. This subchapter applies to:
(1) all state agencies as defined in Texas Government
Code §441.180(9); and
(2) all state records as defined in Texas Government
Code §441.180(11).
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