The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
  (1) Accession--means the formal acceptance of an item or collection into the holdings of the State Archives and generally includes a transfer of title.
  (2) Agency--means the Texas State Library and Archives Commission as an agency of the state of Texas, including the staff, collections, archives, operations, programs, and property of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
  (3) Commission--means the seven-member governing body of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
  (4) Deaccession--means the permanent removal of an item or collection of items from the holdings of the State Archives.
  (5) Disposal--means the final disposition of an item or collection of items from the State Archives which may include transfer to another repository, sale, or destruction of the item or collection.
  (6) Item--means archival material, historical item, artifact, or museum piece in the custody of the State Archives, including the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center.
  (7) Reappraisal--means the review of items that have been previously appraised, which may result in the identification of materials that no longer merit permanent preservation and that are candidates for deaccessioning.
  (8) State archives--means the program of the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for the continued preservation of archival state records and historical resources.

Source Note: The provisions of this §10.1 adopted to be effective March 6, 2023, 48 TexReg 1293; amended to be effective August 29, 2023, 48 TexReg 4640