WA SB5863

Extends the moratorium on destroying Lakeland Village records from fiscal year 2026 to fiscal year 2030, protecting historical documents and artifacts of past residents with intellectual or developmental disabilities at the state-operated facility

Requires the Division of Archives and Records Management, University of Washington Institute on Human Development and Disability, DSHS, and Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation to create a preservation plan for Lakeland Village materials including medical records, letters, images, films, and artifacts

Mandates the preservation plan include identification of at-risk records, condition assessment, storage and digitization procedures, timeline, budget, and plans for future public access, with a report due to the legislature by September 1, 2025

Simplifies public access rules for restricted archival records by establishing that any restricted record transferred to state archives automatically becomes open to inspection and available for copying after 75 years from creation

Caps University of Washington indirect costs for the Lakeland Village preservation project at 15 percent