HB 2741-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires the State Archivist to manage digital archives in addition to other forms of archival material. The authority to manage these archives is under the archivist's administrative law rulemaking authority.

Authorizes the archivist to license the use of the digital archives for a fee. Fees collected from the licensing are for the recouping of development costs for the digital archives and are not authorized for other uses. The licensing fee may only be charged if the digital records are available and viewable on the Internet.

Declares that all state database infrastructures and their specific security, application codes, and software applications are exempted from public disclosure.