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S.B. 277 Government Records Management Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Sen. Michael K. McKell · carried in the House by Rep. Moss, Jefferson

  1. Introduced
  2. Senate committee
  3. Senate vote
  4. House committee
  5. House vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

AI summary from the official description

This bill creates a Government Records Office inside the Division of Human Resource Management, led by a director the governor appoints with Senate consent. The director would take over the State Records Committee's duties, including deciding appeals under the public records access law, and the committee would be repealed.

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Official description
  • defines terms
  • creates the office within the division and describes the functions of the office
  • requires the governor to appoint the director of the office, in consultation with the executive director of the department, and with the advice and consent of the Senate
  • describes the term of office, qualifications, and duties of the director
  • directs the Division of Human Resource Management to conduct a performance survey and evaluation of the director on a specified schedule
  • repeals the committee
  • provides that the director will replace the committee in fulfilling the duties currently assigned to the committee, including the duty to decide appeals under the Government Records Access and Management Act
  • makes the government records ombudsman an employee of the office
  • grants rulemaking authority to the director of the office
  • provides for the transition from the committee to the director of the office
  • provides that an individual in an executive branch management position is subject to the record amendment or retention policy created by the governor
  • makes technical and conforming changes
  • includes a coordination clause to resolves conflicts between this bill and S.B. 163, Government Records Amendments, to allow the changes in S.B. 163 to work within the provisions of this bill that replace the State Records Committee with the director of the Government Records Office
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