Washington State University
BUSINESS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL

RECORDS
90.01
Revised 4-11
Procedures, Records, and Forms
335-2005

All-University Records Retention Schedules:
Records Management Files

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Title
Records Management Files

Record Series Title--Function/Purpose

Location
(*Official Copy)

Cutoff

Retention
Period

Disposition
Authority No.

Remarks

ESSENTIAL RECORDS LISTS
Listings of public documents designated by individual University departments to be essential for the reestablishment of normal operations during and after an emergency.

Department*

US

1 yr

GS 11009

Essential

MICROFILM/IMAGING DOCUMENTATION FILE
Documentation may include authority to conduct microfilming or imaging, the identity of persons who supervised the imaging process, camera operator's certificate, imaging targets, tests and inspection results, the arrangement of the originals to be microfilmed, any weeding policy that determines what originals will or will not be imaged, and related documents.

Department*

CY

1 yr

GS 11011

Archival

RECORD TRANSMITTAL FORMS
University-generated list of records transferred from University offices to off-site storage at the State Records Center, the State Archives or elsewhere. May include essential records, microfilm, inactive records, archival records, electronic records, and any other material defined as a "public record" under state law.

Department*

final disposition

6 yrs

GS 11001

Essential

Archival

RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE
Records retention schedules prepared by WSU to provide for the legal disposition of record series specific to offices or departments. Provides detailed information on the records, including record series title, function, retention period, final disposition, and archival status.

Procedures, Records, and Forms*

Department

US



US

1 yr



0 yrs

GS 11003



GS 11003

Essential



REQUESTS FOR RETURN OF RECORDS FROM THE STATE RECORDS CENTER
A record of University department requests for the return of records from the State Records Center.

Department*

completion of transaction

0

GS 11006

 

SOURCE DOCUMENTS DIGITIZED BY APPROVED EIS APPLICATION
Source documents that have been digitized in accordance with a valid electronic imaging system (EIS) application approved by the Washington State Archives in accordance with WAC 434-663, where the digitized images will be retained for the minimum retention period in accordance with the relevant DAN for that records series. Note: this records series must only be used by departments with an approved EIS application for the specific records series being digitized. For further information on obtaining an EIS approval, see BPPM 90.21.

Department*

imaged and verified

0

GS 11012