Bill Text: CT HB05053 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Original Public Records Retained Electronically.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-09 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05053 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05053-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5053 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 217 | ||||
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING ORIGINAL PUBLIC RECORDS RETAINED ELECTRONICALLY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 7-109, 11-8 and 11-8a of the general statutes be amended to provide that the public records administrator of any municipality may approve the disposal of an original public record having a retention period of more than ten years or having permanent or archival value, provided such record is reformatted on a digital imaging system and retained electronically.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow municipalities to dispose of paper or physical copies of public records after ten years provided such records are maintained electronically.