The Local Government Records Law (LGR)  [Section 57.07(1) of the Arts and Cultural Affairs Laws as amended by Ch. 737, Laws of 1987] effective August 5, 1988, updated the “Historian’s Law” and partially clarified historians’ records-related responsibilities.

Section I

Each local government historian shall promote the establishment and improvement of programs for the management and preservation of local government records with enduring value for historical or other research; encourage the coordinated collection and preservation of nongovernmental historical records by libraries, historical societies, and other repositories; and carry out and actively encourage research in such records in order to add to the knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the community’s history.