<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>39D.050 Preservation of essential state public records -- Duties of Archives and <br>Records Commission. <br>The state Archives and Records Commission shall establish a system for the preservation <br>of essential state public records necessary for the continuity of governmental functions in <br>the event of an emergency, disaster, or catastrophe. The commission shall: <br>(1) Determine what records are essential for operation during a state of emergency and <br>thereafter through consultation with all state cabinets, departments, and independent <br>agencies and the administrator of state archives services and records, establish the <br>manner in which the records shall be preserved, and provide for their preservation; <br>(2) Require every state cabinet, department, and independent agency to establish and <br>maintain a preservation program for essential state public records; <br>(3) Provide for security storage of essential state records; <br>(4) Furnish state cabinets, departments, and independent agencies with copies of the <br>final plan for preservation of essential public records; and <br>(5) Advise all political subdivisions of the Commonwealth on preservation of essential <br>public records. <br>Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 56, effective July 15, 1998. <br><br>