A budget request submitted in November 2012 by the Colorado State Archives highlighted the need to preserve Colorado's permanent legal and historical records, both print and legislative audio. Legislative recordings are very difficult to access because of machine and tape degradation due to age. The Legislative Digital Policy Advisory Committee, was introduced in response to the concerns identified in the State Archives' budget request. The LDPAC...

The Legislative Digital Policy Advisory Committee was charged with the following duties: Monitor the digitization of archived recordings; make recommendations for the implementation of the "Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act" for legislative electronic records; and make recommendations for an optimal method of records creation, storage, and access for other state electronic records.