Sec. 188.11. Disposition of records by an agency

(a) No records shall be destroyed prior to the expiration of the retention period specified in the applicable records retention and disposition schedules or other plans authorized by the director.

(b) Bulk quantities of disposable paper and microform records shall be recycled or otherwise disposed in an environmentally conscious manner pursuant to a wastepaper recycling program administered by the State Archives or an equivalent disposal program administered by the agency. The State Archives program will include provisions for the contractor to shred confidential records prior to recycling.

(c) Archival records in accordance with authorized retention and disposition schedules or other authorized plans shall be promptly transferred to an archives facility.