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Records Management

NMSBVI Records Management

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Mission Statement To manage all department records of the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NMSBVI) in providing support through establishing a program that complies with the creation, access, retrieval, storage, security and disposal of information in an effective manner. Provide overall direction for developing and implementing a records management strategy for NMSBVI. Assist staff in the identification and description of records, in the determination of how long records need to be retained, and in the development of retention schedules and disposition strategies that reflect these decisions. To preserve, protect and make available records in the care, custody and control of NMSBVI.

State Records Center and Archives

The State Records Center and Archives preserves, protects, and facilitates access to public records that are held in trust for the people of New Mexico.

In 1959 the Commission of Public Records was charged with establishing the State Records Center and Archives.

We are responsible for the administration of the Public Records Act and the State Rules Act, as well as portions of other statutes.  We ensure rules decreed by State agencies are published and accessible.

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