§502. Duties of the board

A. The duties of the board shall include the following:

(1) To sponsor and publish surveys regarding the conditions of and needs concerning historical records in this state.

(2) To develop and solicit proposals for historical records projects to be undertaken by entities in this state or by the board with grants from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, hereinafter referred to in this Chapter as the "national commission".

(3) To review historical records projects proposed by entities in this state and to make recommendations regarding such projects to the national commission.

(4) To develop, revise, and submit the state's priorities for historical records projects to the national commission in accordance with the guidelines developed by the national commission.

(5) To promote an understanding of the role and the value of historical records and recordkeeping.

(6) To act in an advisory capacity to the division of archives, records management, and history within the Department of State and to other archival or records entities in the state.

(7) To review, through reports and otherwise, the operation and progress of projects throughout the state which have been financed, in whole or in part, by grants from the national commission.

B. The board shall comply with the national commission's Manual of Suggested Practices, hereinafter referred to in this Chapter as the "national commission's manual".

C. The Department of State shall provide support staff, facilities, and resources to the board.

Acts 2018, No. 85, §1, eff. May 10, 2018.