Nevada State Library and Archives

The State Records Committee was established in 1993 (NRS 239.073 et seq., 1993 Statutes of Nevada 208) to direct state agencies on appropriate records retention schedules. These schedules provide life-cycle plans for official records based on their administrative, legal, fiscal, and historical value. Once approved, the schedules have the force and effect of law.

Information is one of the most vital, strategic assets the State possesses. Without established retention policies, agencies would keep records too long, spend too much money to store them, waste time looking for information when needed, risk penalties for non-compliance with recordkeeping regulations, and fail to protect mission-critical information from loss or destruction.

The State Records Committee works towards alleviating those concerns by establishing statewide recordkeeping policies and practices. The Secretary of State or his designee chairs the committee, which is comprised of five ex-officio members and one member appointed by the governor from outside State government.