The division of archives, records management, and history is hereby created and established as a division of the Department of State, to perform all duties, functions, and responsibilities and to exercise all authority or authorities heretofore assigned to the State Archives and Records Service by providing for a statewide system of managing and preserving government records which will meet informational requirements and serve the rights and interests of government and its citizens, and specifically to:

(1)  Provide that these records are created and managed efficiently, economically, and in a manner to insure their integrity and availability.

(2)  Preserve for use, by the government and citizens, those records which, because of their intrinsic, historical, or evidentiary values become a part of the legacy government leaves for the state.

Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.