Political subdivisions of the state are authorized to enter into agreement with the office of administration, within the limits of the appropriations of said office for this purpose; and are authorized to utilize the services of the state agency and are authorized to transport records as required to place their records into state data processing machinery and are authorized to delegate such responsibilities as required to the state agency performing the function for the political subdivision. The state agency shall give a receipt for records and materials delivered to it and shall assure the security of the records so handled or stored.