1. (a) The Guidelines for the Management of Electronic Transactions and Signed Records shall describe

   1. (1) Electronic transactions and signed records, including:

      1. (A) Electronic records;
      2. (B) Electronic signatures; and
      3. (C) Trustworthy records;

   2. (2) Risks pertaining to electronic transactions and signed records, including:

      1. (A) Common types of risks;
      2. (B) Assessments of risk;
      3. (C) Cost-benefit analysis; and
      4. (D) Risk mitigation and security relating to electronic records and signatures; and

   3. (3) Records management issues, including:

      1. (A) Records life cycle and system development life cycle;
      2. (B) Preserving trustworthy records;
      3. (C) Records managers and auditors; and
      4. (D) Other records management issues.

2. (b) The Guidelines shall include the following appendices:

   1. (1) Current electronic signature technologies;
   2. (2) Checklist for evaluating electronic signatures;
   3. (3) Technical considerations of various electronic signature alternatives; and
   4. (4) Comments on the International Organization for Standardization nonrepudiation model.

Source Note:The provisions of this §203.22 adopted to be effective November 23, 2015, 40 TexReg 8191.