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Institutional Services Records


OAR 166-475-0075
This General Schedule is applicable to the Institutional Services records of the Oregon University System. Retention periods apply to the record copy of all public records, regardless of medium or physical format, created or stored by the above specified agencies. Please note the exceptions to this General Schedule listed in OAR 166-030-0026 before disposing of records.

(1) Authorization Code Ordering and Assignment Forms (12) Identification Cards Records
(2) Automatic Call Distribution Vector Records (13) Key Issuance Records
(3) Bicycle Licenses/Permits Records (14) Menus
(4) Calling Card Records (15) Oregon Liquor Control Commission Records
(5) Child and Youth Program Participant Records (16) Parking Citations Records
(6) Child Care Facility Client Records (17) Parking Permits Records
(7) Child Care Facility Food/Nutrition Service Program Records (18) Postal and Shipping Records
(8) Child Care Facility Food/Nutrition Service Program Records (19) Quality Control Inspection Records
(9) Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Lists (20) Telephone Complaints/Fraud Records
(10) Events Administration Records (21) Utility Locate Requests
(11) Facsimile (Fax) Records (22) Work Orders Records

Authorization Code Ordering and Assignment Forms
OAR 166-475-0075(1)
This series documents the assignment of long distance authorization codes to institution employees. This series consists of: authorization code ordering and assignment forms which list an activity code; user/function name; account number; FRL code; and authorization code number for each employee assigned a code.

Retention:

Record Copy: 2 years after superseded or revoked

Other copies: Until all information on the form is superseded or becomes obsolete
Automatic Call Distribution Vector Records
OAR 166-475-0075(2)
This series documents the technical programming for each automatic call distribution (ACD) account on campus. This programming, known as vector instructions, electronically routes phone calls coming in to a given phone number account, known as a split, to available phones or message systems. This series also contains the names of staff members and extension numbers that are appropriate to each account. This series may include but is not limited to: vector instructions sheets; announcement scripts; lists of supervisor extensions of each split; lists of ACD member extensions of each split; and related documentation and correspondence.

Retention: 2 years
Bicycle Licenses/Permits Records
OAR 166-475-0075(3)
This series documents the registration of bicycles on campus. This series includes registration cards completed by institution students, faculty, and staff for use of bicycles on campus. Information on the cards includes: owner/user names; social security numbers; addresses; telephone numbers; bicycle frame serial numbers; bicycle models; and permit numbers.

Retention: 2 years
Calling Card Records
OAR 166-475-0075(4)
This series documents the assignment to and use of calling cards issued to institution employees. This series may include but is not limited to: credit card order forms; account change documentation; and related documentation and correspondence.

Retention:

Record Copy: 2 years after superseded or revoked

Other copies: Until all information on the form is superseded or becomes obsolete
Child and Youth Program Participant Records
OAR 166-475-0075(5)

This series documents the participation of children and youth in programs sponsored by the institution, including 4-H programs. The series may include but is not limited to: applications; enrollment records; progress reports and assessments; immunization records; parental consent forms; activity records; lists of attendees; and related correspondence.  

Retention:

Record copy: 3 years

Other copies: 2 years

NOTE: Information may be exempt from public disclosure per ORS 192.501(1) and (3). ORS 192.502(2).
Child Care Facility Client Records
OAR 166-475-0075(6)
This series provides a record of enrollment, admission, attendance, and activities of children at child care facilities operated by OUS institutions and documents compliance with applicable state agency requirements. Records may include but are not limited to applications for admission; emergency notification forms; attendance records including sign-in sheets; authorizations to administer medications; records documenting permission to obtain emergency medical treatment; records documenting permission to participate in field trips or other activities; immunization records; learning and motor skills assessments; and release forms. The series may also include a record of suspected or reported child abuse and accident reporting including narratives, notes, record of contact with state Child and Family Services representatives and law enforcement officials; records verifying staff training in child abuse recognition; and accident reporting forms.

Retention:

Record Copy (Child Care Center): 2 years after participant leaves program

NOTE 1: Portions may be exempt from public disclosure per ORS 192.502(2).
NOTE 2: Complies with Oregon Child Care Division (OCCD) and Child and Family Services (CFS)  requirements.
NOTE 3: OCCD requires that records be kept in paper format 


Child Care Facility Food/Nutrition Service Program Records
OAR 166-475-0075(7)
Records document the administration of child care food programs which provide meals to children at institution child care facilities operated by OUS institutions. Typically, application is made annually to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for assistance in running food service programs. Records may include but are not limited to meal production records, menus, and attendance forms; applicants income statements; enrollment rosters; operational reports; nutrition program reviews; food supply inventories; sanitation inspection reports; and related documentation and correspondence. 

Retention: 

Record Copy (Child Care Center): 4 years

NOTE 1: Complies with 7 CFR 210 and 225 (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
NOTE 2: For grant fiscal records, see Grant and Contracts Accounting Records in the Grants and Research section.


Child Care Facility License Records
OAR 166-475-0075(8)
Records document the licensing of school child care facilities by the Oregon Child Care Division or other licensing agencies. Records may include but are not limited to sanitation inspections, fire safety reports, fire and other emergency drill records, staff development and training records, staff criminal history checks, staff qualification forms, time sheets, staff first aid cards, staff driving records, staff orientation records, official license, Child Care Division inspection reports and certification and related correspondence. 

Retention: 
Record Copy (Child Care Center):
(a) Time sheets 4 years
(b) Staff first aid cards, licenses, certifications, and inspections, 2 years after superseded, expiration, or obsolete
(c) All other records, 2 years
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Lists
OAR 166-475-0075(9)
This series is used to trace ticketed vehicles to owners who have not satisfied parking citations. This series contains computer reports from the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles. Information in the reports may include but is not limited to: car license plate number; name of registered owner; address of owner; and related data elements.

Retention: Until superseded or obsolete
Events Administration Records
OAR 166-475-0075(10)
This series documents facilities, services and other accommodations provided by the institution for events on campus. Records may include: facilities reservation agreements; room reservation lists; customer and room occupancy lists; catering services orders; purchase and supply records; financial and billing records; customer evaluations; summary reports; and related correspondence.

Retention:

Record copy: 6 years after expiration for agreements; 2 years for all other records

Other copies: 1 year
Facsimile (Fax) Records
OAR 166-475-0075(11)
This series documents the sending and receiving of fax messages for institution business purposes. This series may include but is not limited to: logs of messages sent and received and fax cover sheets.

Retention: 

(a) 1 month for fax cover sheets
(b) 1 year for all other records


Identification Cards Records
OAR 166-475-0075(12)
This series documents the issuance of identification cards to university students, staff and faculty. Records may include: signature cards; monthly detail reports; and related correspondence.

Retention: 

(a) Until not valid for signature cards
(b) 5 years all other records


Key Issuance Records
OAR 166-475-0075(13)
This series documents key assignments and deposits (if applicable) for institutional faculty, staff, students, and others using the institution's facilities. The series may include but is not limited to: key pinning sequence records; key issue approval forms; return forms; key inventories; hall directors' sign out forms; deposit books; bank statements; refund forms; key logs; and related documentation and correspondence.

Retention:

Record Copy: 1 year after key is checked in

Other copies: Until key is turned in
Menus
OAR 166-475-0075(14)

This series is used to provide a record of approved menus to be cycled on a monthly basis in each food service location. It is also used for cost planning and ordering of food and supplies. Information on the individual menus may include but is not limited to the foods to be served and the dates, times and locations of service.

Retention:

Record Copy: 3 years

Other copies: 1 year
Oregon Liquor Control Commission Records
OAR 166-475-0075(15)
This series is used to provide a record of annual and temporary event licensing by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission for dispensing and serving alcoholic beverages. The series may also be used to document the training certification of employees. This series may include but is not limited to: applications for licensing; applications for server permits; purchase orders for training costs; and related documentation and correspondence.

Retention:

Record Copy: 4 years after termination of license and server permit

Other copies: 1 year after termination of license and server permit
Parking Citations Records
OAR 166-475-0075(16)
This series documents the regulation of on-campus parking. This series may include but is not limited to: citations; appeal petitions; and related documentation and correspondence.

Retention: 2 years after resolution
Parking Permits Records
OAR 166-475-0075(17)
This series documents the issuance of permits for on-campus parking. This series may include but is not limited to: annual permit cards; temporary permits; parking permits reports; and related documentation and correspondence.

Retention: 2 years
Postal and Shipping Records
OAR 166-475-0075(18)
This series provides a record of items that are mailed by the department via UPS, U.S. Postal Service, Federal Express, or another carrier. Records may be used for billing and/or tracing. These records include: printing and mailing shipping forms; parcel mailing order forms; postage forms; and related correspondence.

Retention:

Record Copy: 3 years 

Other copies: 1 year


Quality Control Inspection Records
OAR 166-475-0075(19)
This series is used to monitor the quality of services provided by a unit. This series may include but is not limited to: narrative reports; inspection forms; and related documentation and correspondence.

Retention: 2 years
Telephone Complaints/Fraud Records
OAR 166-475-0075(20)
This series documents the investigation of complaints of telephone misuse, primarily regarding student telephones and long distance bills that are reportedly not legitimate charges. This series may include but is not limited to: memos; notes; copies of long distance bills; and related documentation and correspondence.

Retention: 5 years after resolution
Utility Locate Requests
OAR 166-475-0075(21)
This series documents the notification of persons anticipating digging on campus property who need to know the locations of underground utility lines. Request information may include but is not limited to: the date and location of the work; miscellaneous instructions; contact person; and related documentation and correspondence.

Retention: 2 years
Work Orders Records
OAR 166-475-0075(22)
This series documents requests and authorizations for needed services and/or repairs to institutional property and equipment. It may also be used as a cost reference for future jobs. This series may include but is not limited to: copy center work orders; printing orders; photographic work orders; display preparation orders; microfilming orders; telephone service/installation requests and change orders; maintenance and repair authorizations; library materials preparation authorizations; and related documentation and correspondence.

Retention:

Record Copy: 4 years

Other copies: 2 years

Maintained by OUS Records Management Services
ryan_hagemann@ous.edu

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