(a) The Guidelines for the Management of Electronic Transactions and Signed Records shall describe
  (1) Electronic transactions and signed records, including:
    (A) Electronic records;
    (B) Electronic signatures; and
    (C) Trustworthy records;
  (2) Risks pertaining to electronic transactions and signed records, including:
    (A) Common types of risks;
    (B) Assessments of risk;
    (C) Cost-benefit analysis; and
    (D) Risk mitigation and security relating to electronic records and signatures; and
  (3) Records management issues, including:
    (A) Records life cycle and system development life cycle;
    (B) Preserving trustworthy records;
    (C) Records managers and auditors; and
    (D) Other records management issues.
(b) The Guidelines shall include the following appendices:
  (1) Current electronic signature technologies;
  (2) Checklist for evaluating electronic signatures;
  (3) Technical considerations of various electronic signature alternatives; and
  (4) Comments on the International Organization for Standardization nonrepudiation model.

Source Note: The provisions of this §203.22 adopted to be effective November 23, 2015, 40 TexReg 8191