SENATE BILL No. 506

 

 

April 30, 2009, Introduced by Senators JANSEN, ALLEN, BROWN and JELINEK and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1992 PA 116, entitled

 

"Records reproduction act,"

 

by amending section 1 (MCL 24.401), as amended by 2004 PA 574.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the

 

"records reproduction act".

 

     (2) As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Board" means the state historical records advisory board.

 

     (b) "Data transfer" means the copying or transmission of

 

electronic information that does not alter the content, context, or

 

structure of a record from 1 medium to another medium.

 

     (c) "Department" means the department of history, arts, and

 


libraries state.

 

     (d) "Digital imaging" means the techniques for capturing,

 

recording, processing, storing, transferring, and using images of

 

records electronically.

 

     (e) "Digital migration" means the conversion of digital

 

information from an existing format to another format that

 

maintains the content, context, and structure of a record.

 

     (f) "Digitization" means the conversion of information into

 

digitally coded electronic images suitable for electronic storage.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 503                                        

 

          of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.