Bill > HB2252

This bill mandates the creation of a preservation plan for historical documents and artifacts from Lakeland Village, a state-operated facility for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, by the division of archives and records management in collaboration with several state agencies and the University of Washington. This plan will identify at-risk records, assess their condition, outline preservation steps including storage, handling, digitization, and transfer to archival microfilm, and include a timeline and budget, with a report due to the legislature by September 1, 2025. Crucially, no records from Lakeland Village will be destroyed until fiscal year 2030, after the preservation plan is completed and funded, and the bill also clarifies that confidential or exempt public records transferred to the state archives will become open for inspection and copying after 75 years from their creation, regardless of their original restriction period.

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2252&Year=2025&Initiative=false