§405. Powers and duties
A. The secretary shall enforce the provisions of this Chapter and pursuant thereto may promulgate, or authorize the state archivist to promulgate, policies not inconsistent with law and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, establishing:
(1) Procedures for the compiling and submitting to the division heretofore created, of lists and schedules of records proposed for disposal.
(2) Procedures for the disposal of records authorized for disposal, whether in agency custody or in the possession of the division.
(3) Procedures for the reproduction of public records by photographic, microphotographic, or other appropriate process when necessary to assure the preservation thereof.
(4) Procedures for preservation, repair, treatment, and restoration of old, discolored, worn, fragile, faded, or torn documents, or records which are declared by the state archivist to have historical or archival value, whether stored in the state archives, the records center, or held in the custody of the repository agency.
B. It is intended that such policies, rules, and regulations be formulated after surveying and evaluating the circumstances of and receiving advice from the various state agencies and the governing authorities of the various subdivisions of the state. Such policies, rules, and regulations thereafter shall be binding upon all the agencies of the state and its subdivisions. The secretary shall employ such personnel, purchase such equipment, and provide such facilities as may be required in the execution of the powers and duties imposed upon the secretary. The secretary shall perform any acts deemed necessary, legal and proper to carry out the duties and responsibilities imposed upon him pursuant to the authority granted herein.
Acts 1956, No. 337, §5; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
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