Texas Local Government Code Section 201.003(13) defines "Records Management" as the application of management techniques to the creation, use, maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposal of records for the purposes of reducing the costs and improving the efficiency of recordkeeping. The term includes the development of records control schedules, the management of filing and information retrieval systems, the protection of essential and permanent records, the economical and space-effective storage of inactive records, control over the creation and distribution of forms, reports, and correspondence, and the management of micrographics and electronic and other records storage systems.

References:

• Board Policy CPC(LEGAL)

• Board Policy CPC(LOCAL)

• Texas Administrative Code §441.180(7)

• Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC)

Azle ISD complies with the minimum requirements established on retention schedules issued by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC).

• EL: Records of Elections and Voter Registration

• GR: Records Common to All Local Governments

• PS: Records of Public Safety Agencies (Police, Fire, EMS, ME, etc.)

• SD: Records of Public School Districts

• TX: Records of Property Taxation

All local government records shall be considered District property and any unauthorized destruction or removal shall be prohibited. The District shall follow its records control schedules, records management program, and all applicable laws regarding records destruction.

All public information requests for the district are handled through the Azle ISD Communications Department. Visit Public Information Requests on the district website for additional information.