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}or LOCAL GOVE~ENT BULLETIN NUMBER TWO ELECTRONIC RECORDS STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES I ' I I I This bulletin contains the statutory law governing the electronic storage of records by : local governments (Local Government Code, Chapter 205) ~nd adrni~trative rules I concerning electronic records adopted under authority of the statute by the Texas State i Library and Archives Commission (Texas Administrative Code, Title 13, Chapter i). I Any questions concerning these standards and procedures or about electronic storage I I in general should be directed to: Texas State Library State and Local Records Management Division P.O. Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711-2927 (512) 452-9242 ~ LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 205 § 205.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter: (1) "Electronic storage" means the maintenance of local government record data in the form of digital electronic signals on a computer hard disk, magnetic tape, optical disk. or sinúlar machine-readable medium. (2) "Local government record data" means the information that by law, regulation, rule of court, ordinance, or administrative procedure in a local government comprises a local government record as defined by S€ction 201.003. (3) "Source document" means the local government record from which local goverrunent record data is obtained for electronic storage. The term does not include backup copies of the data in qny media generated from electronic storage. § 205.002. AUTHORIZATION. Any local government record data may be stored electronically in addition to or instead of source documents in paper or other media, subject to the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it. r---¡ Electronic Records Standards and Procdures ! 3 : Stipp!. p. 5-19.