Sec. 5. (a) Subject to approval by the oversight committee on public records created by section 18 of this chapter, the administration shall do the following:

(1) Establish a forms management program for state forms.

(2) Establish and maintain a central cross index filing system of all state forms.

(3) Establish a statewide records management program, prescribing the standards and procedures for:

(A) retention and preservation of agency records; and

(B) records management training for agencies and local government.

However, the investigative and criminal history records of the state police department are exempted from this requirement.

(4) Establish and operate a statewide archival program to be called the Indiana state archives for the permanent government records of the state and local governments, provide consultant services for archival programs, conduct surveys, and provide training for records coordinators.

(5) Establish and operate a statewide records preservation laboratory.

(6) Prepare, develop, and implement records retention schedules.

(7) Establish and operate a central records center to be called the Indiana state records center, which shall accept all records approved for transfer to it, provide secure storage and reference service for the same, and submit written notice to the applicable agency of intended destruction of records in accordance with approved retention schedules.

(8) Demand from any person, organization, or body who has illegal possession of original state or local government records those records, which shall be delivered to the administration.

(9) Have the authority to examine all forms and records housed or possessed by state agencies and local governments for the purpose of fulfilling the provisions of this chapter.

(10) In coordination with the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1, establish standards to ensure the preservation of adequate and permanent computerized and auxiliary automated information records of state agencies and local government.

(11) Notwithstanding IC 5-14-3-8, establish a schedule of fees for services provided to patrons of the Indiana state archives, patrons of the state imaging and microfilm laboratory, and state agencies. A copying fee established under this subdivision may exceed the copying fee set forth in IC 5-14-3-8(c).

(12) Advise the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1 with respect to records management and archival principles as applicable to the purchase of all electronic content and information management systems.

     (b) Fees collected under subsection (a)(11) shall be deposited in the state archives preservation and reproduction account established by section 5.3 of this chapter.

As added by Acts 1979, P.L.40, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.28-1983, SEC.52; P.L.58-1993, SEC.11; P.L.49-1997, SEC.29; P.L.177-2005, SEC.17; P.L.84-2012, SEC.17; P.L.171-2015, SEC.14; P.L.222-2023, SEC.4.