1. (a) Local governments must establish policies and procedures to ensure that electronic records and any software, hardware, and/or documentation, including maintenance documentation, required to retrieve and read the electronic records are retained as long as the approved retention period for the electronic records.

2. (b) The retention procedures must include provisions for:

   1. (1) scheduling the disposition of all electronic records, according to statutory requirements, as well as related software, documentation, and indexes; and
   2. (2) establishing procedures for regular recopying, reformatting, and other necessary maintenance to ensure the retention and usability of electronic records until the expiration of their retention periods.

Source Note:The provisions of this §7.77 adopted to be effective March 12, 1993, 18 TexReg 1271; amended to be effective October 2, 1995, 20 TexReg 7484.