All state agencies, district attorneys, public colleges, and public universities in Alabama must report their records management activities by submitting an Annual Records Disposition Authority (RDA) Implementation Report to the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH). The implementation report for FY 2024 must be submitted by January 15, 2025, and covers activities between October … Continue reading Annual Records Disposition Authority Implementation Report for FY 2024
Category: State Agencies
Dear Reader: “You’ve got Records”
Picture this: you’re looking at twenty-years’ worth of overstuffed folders in the file room and wondering how you’ll use your records disposition authority (RDA) to straighten it all out. Good news! Applying an RDA is a lot like checking out your mail. Just like your mailbox commonly features junk mail, coupons, bills, or letters, the … Continue reading Dear Reader: “You’ve got Records”
State Records Center
The Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) is the official repository for Alabama state agencies’ records. The ADAH building across from the State Capitol accepts permanent historic records into its collection to facilitate research and tell the story of Alabama for generations to come; however, the ADAH also operates a second facility dedicated to … Continue reading State Records Center
It’s Time to Submit Your Required Annual Records Disposition Authority Implementation Report for FY 2022
All state agencies, district attorneys, public colleges, and public universities in Alabama must report their records management activities annually through the submission of an Annual Records Disposition Authority (RDA) Implementation Report to the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH). The Annual RDA Implementation Report supplies information for the previous fiscal year. The implementation report … Continue reading It’s Time to Submit Your Required Annual Records Disposition Authority Implementation Report for FY 2022
Updates from the State Records Commission: April 22, 2022
The Code of Alabama 1975 § 41-13-21 entrusts the State Records Commission (SRC) with the duty of determining "which government records shall be permanently preserved…and which may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of." The SRC carries out this essential work during biannual meetings. The Commission held its first meeting of 2022 in April at the … Continue reading Updates from the State Records Commission: April 22, 2022
For the Record 