Section 441.184 - Records Management Officers(a) Each state agency head shall act as or appoint a records management officer for the state agency to administer the agency's records management program. An employee of an agency is eligible to be appointed as the agency's records management officer only if the employee holds a position in which the employee reports directly to the agency head or to a person with a title functionally equivalent to deputy executive director.(b) The records management officer for each state agency shall: (1) administer the records management program established under Section 441.183;(2) assist the agency head in fulfilling all of the agency head's duties under this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter;(3) disseminate to employees of the agency information concerning state laws, administrative rules, and agency policies and procedures relating to the management of state records; and(4) fulfill all duties required of records management officers under this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.(c) A records management officer designated under this section continues to serve in that capacity until: (1) the officer ceases employment with the state agency;(2) the agency head chooses to act as the records management officer for the agency; or(3) the agency head appoints another person as the records management officer.Tex. Gov't. Code § 441.184
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1999.Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997.