§ 1206.36 - State historical records coordinator.

(a) The governor of each State desiring to participate fully in the program shall appoint a State historical records coordinator (coordinator), who shall be the full-time professional official in charge of the State archival program or agency. If the State has another state-funded historical agency or agencies with archival and/or records responsibilities, the official(s) in charge of at least one of these shall be a member of the State historical records advisory board (board). The coordinator is appointed to a minimum four-year term, but may continue to serve until replaced by the governor or until resignation. The coordinator shall serve as chair of the board and shall be the central coordinating officer for the historical records grant program in the State. The person appointed will not be deemed to be an official or employee of the Federal Government and will receive no Federal compensation for such service. The pamphlet “Guidelines for State Historical Records Coordinators and State Historical Records Advisory Boards,” which is available from the Commission and from State historical records coordinators, provides further information on the role of the coordinator.

(b) In the event of the resignation of the coordinator or other inability to serve, a deputy coordinator, if one has been designated, will serve as acting State coordinator until the governor makes an appointment. In the absence of a deputy coordinator, the NHPRC will recognize an acting coordinator, selected by the state board, who shall serve until the governor appoints a coordinator in order to conduct the necessary business of the board.