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Personnel Record Retention

Faculty search materials (CV, supporting documents)

Department or entity: Academic Affairs
Format: Hard and digital copy
Limiting criteria: None
Storage location: Academic Affairs secured file cabinet
Safe destruction date: Three years for applicants not hired; application materials for hired applicants go into personnel file in Academic Affairs
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Employment applications

Department or entity: Business Office
Limiting criteria: None
Applicable federal/state law, agency or organization best practice: As recommended by auditors
Safe destruction date: Three years
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Garnishments

Department or entity: Business Office
Limiting criteria: None
Applicable federal/state law, agency or organization best practice: As recommended by auditors
Safe destruction date: Seven years
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Personnel files (terminated)

Department or entity: Business Office
Limiting criteria: None
Applicable federal/state law, agency or organization best practice: As recommended by auditors
Safe destruction date: Seven years
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Retirement and pension records

Department or entity: Business Office
Limiting criteria: None
Applicable federal/state law, agency or organization best practice: As recommended by auditors
Safe destruction date: Seven years
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Time books, cards

Department or entity: Business Office
Limiting criteria: None
Applicable federal/state law, agency or organization best practice: As recommended by auditors
Safe destruction date: Seven years
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Training manuals

Department or entity: Business Office
Limiting criteria: None
Applicable federal/state law, agency or organization best practice: As recommended by auditors
Safe destruction date: Permanent
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OSHA training certificates

Department or entity: Facilities Services
Format: Hard copy
Limiting criteria: None
Storage location: Personnel file
Safe destruction date: Permanent
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Driver's license information

Department or entity: Facilities Services
Format: Hard copy
Limiting criteria: None
Safe destruction date: One year
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Applicant files (not hired)

Department or entity: Human Resources
Format: Hard and digital copy
Limiting criteria: None
Storage location: Vault and archived Gmail account
Applicable federal/state law, agency or organization best practice: EEOC
Safe destruction date: Three years
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Applicant files (employees)

Department or entity: Human Resources
Format: Hard copy
Limiting criteria: None
Storage location: Personnel files
Applicable federal/state law, agency or organization best practice: EEOC
Safe destruction date: Seven years after separation from the college
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Personnel files (terminated)

Department or entity: Human Resources
Format: Hard copy
Limiting criteria: None
Storage location: Vault
Applicable federal/state law, agency or organization best practice: EEOC and DOL
Safe destruction date: Seven years after separation from the college
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Student employee applications

Department or entity: Reading/Writing Center
Format: Hard copy
Limiting criteria: None
Storage location: RWC Director's office
Safe destruction date: One year after graduation
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Faculty applicant files

Department or entity: Reading/Writing Center
Format: Hard copy
Limiting criteria: 2014-present
Storage location: RWC Director's office
Safe destruction date: Two years
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Background checks

Department or entity: Student Life
Format: Hard copy
Limiting criteria: 1960-present
Storage location: Student services file
Applicable federal/state law, agency or organization best practice: FERPA
Safe destruction date: Permanent
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Letters of reference

Department or entity: Student Life
Format: Hard copy
Limiting criteria: 1960-present
Storage location: Student services file
Applicable federal/state law, agency or organization best practice: FERPA
Safe destruction date: Permanent
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