Deal signs Georgia Archives bill | www.myajc.com

Seven months after its near-death experience, the Georgia Archives can officially begin its countdown toward a new beginning.

Gov. Nathan Deal signed a measure Monday allowing the University System of Georgia to take over management of the archives, effective with the new fiscal year starting July 1.

House Bill 287 came after a pledge by Deal to cut the archives’ ties to the Secretary of State’s Office, where it bore the brunt of several years of budget cuts. At one point last year, it almost closed to the public except for limited appointments.

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