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RDA: 1697
Database ID: 368
Record Series Title: Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Division of Postsecondary State Authorization (DPSA) Closed Institution Transcripts
Record Series Abstract: Records consist of student transcripts forwarded to DPSA from closed institutions that no longer have a physical location in Tennessee.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Other
If Other, Explain: Closure of the institution.
Total Retention: 100 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Permanent
Disposition Notes: Records will be transferred to DPSA after an institution closes if the institution no longer has a physical presence in Tennessee. Records that are on microfilm will be scanned and once verified will be destroyed by state approved methods. Records will come in paper and electronic format. Paper records will be scanned and once verified on server can be destroyed by state approved methods. Records will be kept permanently in agency.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 368
Record Location: Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Div. of Postsecondary State Authorization, 19th Floor Parkway Towers, Nashville, TN 37243
File Arrangement: Alphanumeric
Media Format Generated: Both
Media Format Stored: Electronic: Other
Date Range: 1950 - current
Annual Accumulation: 1-4 GB
Current Volume: 230 GB
Record Value: Administrative
Audit Requirements: State
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 100
Past Year: 100
2 - 5 Years: 100
Over 5 Years: 100
Data Update Frequency: Daily
Information Shared Outside of State: No
If Shared, List Agencies:
Essential Record: Yes - Original
Essential Record Stored: Div. of Postsecondary State Authorization, 19th Floor Parkway Towers, Nashville, TN 37243
Essential Record Media Type: Electronic
Confidential: Yes
Confidential Legal Citation: 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other:
Agency Retention: Permanent
Agency Retention - Years Active: 0
Agency Retention - Years Inactive: 100
Records Center Retention Period: N/A
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Keep as Electronic
Legal Citation: 49-7-2016; 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: THEC Post-Secondary Transcript Server (LaserFiche)
IT-ABC Number: LAS1213
Hardware Description: Server name: CB50SDCWA00002. Virtual server with 2 cores, 4 GB memory, 60 GB Operating System, 500 GB data storage, and Total Disk Size of 620.4 GB.
Software Description: VMware running Microsoft Windows Server 2012, LaserFiche ECM Document Management System, Microsoft SQL Server Express 2012
System Location: Server, software, and metadata in TN State STS Data Center South
Backup Procedures: Data is backed up daily (Monday-Friday), and VM Server is backed up weekly (Saturday/Sunday). On the last calendar day of the month, a full backup is written to tape.
Disaster Recovery: New site, hardware and OS provided by TN State STS Tier 1 Level Disaster Recovery. Backup of data and images provided by TN State STS from latest backup. Laserfiche ECM and SQL Server Express software provided by Laserfiche authorized VAR. Installation and reconfiguration of system, images, and data performed by authorized Laserfiche VAR under contract at time of disaster.
Data Migration Description: Images are currently in non-proprietary tiff format. All metadata is stored in Microsoft SQL Server Express. Annual review to determine if images or metadata need to be upgraded or migrated to new format. Immediate review if Laserfiche ECM is sold or goes out of business.
Metadata Description: Date, File Type, Name
Contact Information
Contact Name: Shauna Jennings
Job Title: DPSA Records Officer
Address 1: 404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite 1900
Address 2:
City: Nashville
Zip: 37243
Phone: 615-741-0662
Email: shauna.jennings@tn.gov
Agency: TN Higher Education Commission
Agency Head: Dr. Russ Deaton, Interim Executive Director
Director: Dr. Stephanie Bellard-Chase, Assistant Executive Director Postsecondary State Authorization
Allotment Code: 33201
Status
Action Requested: New RDA
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 05-26-2016 No recommended changes.
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 05-26-2016 No recommended changes.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2016-05-26 We have reviewed RDA 1697 from an audit standpoint. We concur with the recommended retention and disposition specifications.
Agency: 05-31-2016 No comments.
RMD Director Recomendations: 06-02-2016 RDA 1697 is a request to revise an RDA. The retention period will kept permanently in electronic format. The format will be paper/electronic. The Title, Abstract, Cut Off, Disposition, and Worksheet have been updated. Recommend approval of request to revise RDA 1697.
Signed Form Received: 2016-06-02
PRC Meeting Date: 06-22-2016
PRC Comments: PRC approves RDA 1697.
PRC Action: Approved
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
368 1697 2016-06-22 Approved