the husky harness records management at the uw 2014
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THE HUSKY HARNESS
RECORDS MANAGEMENT AT THE UW
2014
Chose to Actively Manage Records
Records Management
o The application of systematic control to recorded information
o A logical and practical approach to the creation, maintenance, use and disposition of records, and therefore to the information those records contain.
What is Records Management?
COMPLIANCE
Preservation And Destruction of Public Records
RCW 40.14
o Defines a recordo Establishes authority for records retention and
destructiono Requires the Records Management program
at the UW
UW Compliance Responsibility It is the general policy of the University to:
o Create only the records it needs.
o Retain records according to legally approved records retention schedules.
o Maintain active and inactive records in appropriate storage equipment and locations.
o Discard records when no longer required.
o Preserve records of historical significance.
o Identify and protect vital records.
Records Management Responsibilities
o Records Retention Schedules = The legal authority on how long records created and received by the University are retained.
o Files Management (paper and electronic records) o Electronic records (email, scanning, databases, the Web, etc) =
Responsible for establishing standards relating to University business requirements and needs which ensure the legal legitimacy of University record-keeping systems.
o Training = Provide a wide range of services which are designed to help ensure that the University is meeting its record-keeping responsibilities.
o Litigation and audit support = Manages and oversees University compliance with state and federal laws and regulations relating to the preservation and destruction of electronic and paper information.
o Inactive Storageo Retrieval and Refile Serviceso Disposition process
o Vital Records Identification, Protection, Recovery
Responsibilities of Offices and Departments
o Records Authoritieso The Records Authority has final approval for the disposition of
records and oversees the implementation of records retention schedules
o Records Coordinatorso The Records Coordinator administers all day-to-day
transactions associated with the office's records-related functions. This can include files organization and maintenance, inactive records storage, and records destruction. The Records Coordinator also acts as liaison with Records Management staff.
Why Care…What Is The Business Case?
o Reduce Costs--Save time, save space, save moneyo Reduce Risk--Poor audit findingso Minimize Legal Exposure
o Storage may be cheap, but litigation is expensiveo Continuity of Business Operations in Case of a Disastero Protect the Rights and Interests of Employees and Customerso Eliminates the need to produce records which have reached
the end of their retention period–and—have been destroyed
Managing Records:Records Retention Schedules
o A Records Retention Schedule identifies and describes each type of record created and received by an office and specifies how long that record must be retained before it can be destroyed
o All records—paper and electronic are managed through Records Retention Schedules
WHO DETERMINES THE RETENTION PERIOD?
Retention periods are based on state, federal, private sponsor requirements, and our administrative use of the records. These requirements are identified by the UW Records Management Office and approved by the State Records Committee.
NOTE: Be aware that all records pertaining to ongoing or pending audits, lawsuits (or even reasonably anticipated lawsuits), or public disclosure proceedings must not be destroyed, damaged or altered until the issue is resolved and you are specifically advised that such records may be destroyed.
Purpose of Retention Schedules
o Assure compliance with state and federal requirements by clearly stating how long each record must be retained
o Provide a guideline for weeding files and moving them
to inactive storage o Identify records which can be purged from the files
and destroyed
o Identify Vital Records
o Identify Archival records
Legal Benefits of Systematic Scheduling
o Regulations—Assures compliance with state and federal regulations
o Risk—Reduce legal risk/Reduce risk from poor audit reports
o Legal Fees—Avoids unnecessary legal fees incurred during Discovery through attorney review of records that could have been destroyed
o Court Fees—Avoids Court fines imposed when documents cannot be retrieved in the time frame stipulated
Legal Proceeding, Audit, or Public Records Request—Eliminates the need to produce records which have reached the end of their retention period
What Do You Mean This Is A Record?
RCW 40.14.010Definition and classification of public records.
As used in this chapter, the term "public records" shall include any paper, correspondence, completed form, bound record book, photograph, film, sound recording, map drawing, machine-readable material, compact disc meeting current industry ISO specifications, or other document, regardless of physical form or characteristics, and including such copies thereof, that have been made by or received by any agency of the state of Washington in connection with the transaction of public business.
I Have To Keep This For How Long?!!
If Everything is a Record andManagement and Retention is based on Content not
Format…..
That Text Message is a Record? o CAD Designso Databaseso Text Message/Twitterso Information and data kept in a cloud
computing environmento Web pages/Facebook pageso “Unofficial” recordso Anything about university business
that you recorded in some way
UW General Records Retention Schedule
http://f2.washington.edu/fm/recmgt/retentionschedules/gs/general• UW-GS 1 Committees, Councils, Associations And Boards • UW-GS 2 Environmental Health & Safety/Facilities Services Records • UW-GS 3 Curriculum Records • UW-GS 4 Materials That May Be Disposed of Without A Specific Retention
Period • UW-GS 5 Electronic Mail • UW-GS 6 Financial Records (For non-grant/contract funded budgets) • UW-GS 7 Research and Grant/Contract Records • UW-GS 8 Personnel and Payroll Records • UW-GS 9 Student Records • UW-GS 10 General Office Administration Records • UW-GS11 Publication Records
Departmental Retention Schedules
Created for Departments that have unique records
A searchable database of offices that have departmental retention schedules is available at:http://f2.washington.edu/fm/recmgt/retentionschedules/departmental
UWGS 04: Dark Datahttp://f2.washington.edu/fm/recmgt/retentionschedules/gs/general/uwgs4o No administrative, legal, fiscal or archival requirements
for their retentiono May be disposed of as soon as they have served their reference purpose o Includes orphan documents and draftso Includes list of electronic records that do not have to be printed or savedhttp://f2.washington.edu/fm/recmgt/Database_Printouts
What About Email?
Content matters, not formatSame retention applies
Emailo Each employee is individually responsible for handling and maintaining
records (including University email and other electronic records) in accordance with University policy and requirements.
o Email that has a specific retention period should be retained electronically.
o When messages are retained electronically, employees are responsible for making sure that their email remains accessible and readable for the full retention period.
Email You Can DeleteMost received and sent emails have a very transitory value.
They have no administrative, legal, fiscal, or archival retention requirements and can therefore be deleted as soon as they have fulfilled their reference purpose.
o Preliminary drafts o Routine replies/requests for information o Emails sent as reference or for informational distribution o Emails used to set-up or accept meetings o Announcements o Acknowledgements o Other Dark Data
Email You Must Retain
Other email messages that contain evidence of official University actions, decisions, approvals, or transactions must be retained according to an approved retention schedule.
o Policy and procedure directives o Substantive decisions/instructions regarding matters of University
business o Legal or audit issues o Approvals for purchase/hire or other actions to be taken o Final reports or recommendations o Receipts for purchases made electronically with a ProCard or CTA
Quick Tips To Manage Email
o Create electronic folders mirroring physical folders
o Set a routine time to delete emailsoEmpty deleted folder: “take the trash to the
curb”o Keep it simple!
Managing Electronic Records
Management of records depends on the content not the formato No difference between paper and electronic recordso Both should be retrievable in 30 seconds
o Find it, open it and read it for the full retention periodo Same retention periods apply to either formato Ideally, the electronic filing system should duplicate your paper
systemo If part of the file is in paper and part electronic:
o either paper or the electronic record can be your official copyo but you must be consistent with your choice of format for that
particular type of record
Scanning Records
UW Scanning Requirementshttp://f2.washington.edu/fm/recmgt/scanningoScanning does not automatically authorize the destruction of the paperoFollowing the UW Scanning Requirementso The scanned record becomes
the official copyo The paper can be destroyed
An Extra Concern
o “E Discovery”o Public Records Requestso Audit
o Court decisions and rules place substantial obligations on public and private organizations to: o Retrieve, preserve, and produce all
electronic materials that could be relevant to pending or anticipated lawsuit or public records request or litigation
o Exposure to possible liability and sanctions if obligations are not met
The High Cost of Fines under the Public Records Act
o 1994 PAWS vs UW the majority of records were protected but the Washington Supreme Court found that a grant proposal was not (the UW lost this one)
o Department of Corrections was fined $750,000.00 in 2008 for not releasing records in an electronic format
o 2013 the UW was fined for almost 1million dollars for not releasing records in a timely manner (we are appealing one of the fines)
An Average of $20 Million
Litigationo A corporation is sued for fraud. It fails to fully search and preserve
records appropriately.o Plaintiff awarded $1.6 billion.
o Coleman Holdings v. Morgan Stanley
o Employee sues corporation. Defendant deletes some emails and loses back-up tapes. Judge tells jury to assume the missing emails would have hurt the corporation. Plaintiff wins $29.3 million.Zubulake v. US Warburg
o Microsoft spends an average of $20 million per litigation
What Are Vital Records?
Vital Records are recorded information, regardless of medium or format, that MUST be protected in case of disaster
Tasks Of The Vital Records Team
o Identification of Vital Recordso Identification of Potential Riskso Recommendations on Appropriate Methods of
Protectiono Responsibility for Coordinating the Recovery of
Damaged Records
Do You Know Where Your Records Are?
o Paper Records
o Electronic Records
QUESTIONS?
http://f2.washington.edu/fm/recmgt/
Barbara Benson Leela [email protected] [email protected] 543-0573
Cara Ball John Bolcer, UW [email protected] [email protected] 543-1929