How HB 322 changes current law

Compared against the N.C. General Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill repeals certain provisions affecting the handling of records in the General Assembly and modifies existing laws on the archiving of public records.

• N.C.G.S. § 121-5(d1)

  A custodian of a General Assembly record shall not certify to the Department that records have no further use or value for official business for, and the Department shall not certify that such records appear to have no further use or value for research or reference for, a period equal to the longer of (i) the time when such records, in fact, have no further use or value for official business or (ii) 10 years. If such records are records of a member of the General Assembly, the 10-year period begins at the time the member ceases serving as a member of the General Assembly.

  Removes the restrictions on certifying the value of General Assembly records, potentially allowing for quicker disposal or classification of such records.

• N.C.G.S. § 121-5(d1)

  The custodian of any General Assembly record shall determine, in the custodian's discretion, whether a record is a public record and whether to turn over to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, or retain, destroy, sell, loan, or otherwise dispose of, such records.

  Clarifies that the custodian of General Assembly records holds discretion over the classification and management of these records.

• N.C.G.S. § 121-5(e)

  The Archives and Records Management Fund is established as a special revenue fund. The Fund consists of donations, gifts, devises, and the fees credited to it under Chapter 161 of the General Statutes. Revenue in the Fund may be used only to offset the Department's costs in providing essential records management and archival services for public records pursuant to Chapter 121 and Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.

  Establishes a fund specifically for financing records management and archival services related to public records.