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RSA 5:49 · Duties of Local Government Records Manager; Position Established
5:49 Duties of Local Government Records Manager; Position Established. – There is established in the division of archives and records management, department of state, the position of local government records manager who shall be a classified state employee. The local government records manager shall have the following duties:
Copy linkIt shall be the responsibility of the local government records manager to advise local governments on planning and administering programs for the creation, maintenance, preservation, reproduction, retention, and disposition of their records; to advise local governments on the development of micrographics systems, automated data processing systems, and other systems that rely on technology to create, store, manage, and reproduce information or records; and to advise local governments on the preservation and use of vital records with enduring value for historical or other research purposes.
Copy linkIt shall be the responsibility of the local government records manager to advise the municipal records board concerning local government records policies and procedures, state services and financial support needed to assist or advise local officials, regulations pertaining to local government records, and grants for local government records management improvement pursuant to RSA 5:51.
Copy link[Repealed.] Source. 2002, 145:2. 2003, 97:4, eff. Aug. 5, 2003. 2017, 195:11, III, eff. Sept. 3, 2017.
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Source. 2002, 145:2. 2003, 97:4, eff. Aug. 5, 2003. 2017, 195:11, III, eff. Sept. 3, 2017.
Source history
- 2002, 145:2
- 2003, 97:4, eff. Aug. 5, 2003
- 2017, 195:11, III, eff. Sept. 3, 2017
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2026 HB164
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and regulations pertaining to local government [records, and grants for local government records management improvement pursuant to RSA 5:51]. 3 New Paragraph; Duties of Local Government Records Manager. Amend RSA 5:49 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph: II-a. The local government records manager, or if the role is not filled, the state archivist, is authorized to employ specialists in records manage
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pal records board, a publicly accessible website for the retention and public access to local electronic records. 2 Local Government Records Manager; Website Development. Amend RSA 5:49, II to read as follows: II. It shall be the responsibility of the local government records manager to advise the municipal records board concerning local government records policies and procedures, state services and f
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competency restoration process in New Hampshire by establishing a forensic liaison pilot program in one judicial jurisdiction as recommended by the committee to study restoration of competency as created under RSA 135:49. 1:3 New Subdivision; Forensic Liaison and Competency Restoration Pilot Program. Amend RSA 135 by inserting after section 49 the following new subdivision: Forensic Liaison and Competency Restoration Pilot Pro
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e and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1:1 Directive to Study Committee; Recommendations. The committee to study restoration of competency, established in RSA 135:49, shall submit any additional recommendations for legislative proposals, as identified in its November 1, 2024 report, to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the ho