General Retention Schedules list records/records series that are common to most offices in state government. General Schedules receive the same review and approval as agency-specific retention schedules. All public records that are not listed on a General Schedule must be inventoried on agency-specific schedules.

The following is a list of the General Schedules that have been issued by the State of Michigan. Links are provided to electronic versions of some of the General Schedules. The others may be obtained from the Records Management Services at (517) 335-9132.

General Schedule #1--Non Records. Approved December 15, 1998. Covers materials that are classified as "non-records."

General Schedule #4--superseded by General Schedule #7 on September 15, 2011.

General Schedule #5--Administrative Records. Approved October 19, 2010. Covers general administrative records common to most offices in state government.

General Schedule #6--Accounting and Purchasing Records. Approved March 20, 2001. Covers accounting and purchasing records common to all state agencies.

General Schedule #7--Human Resource Records. Approved September 15, 2011. Covers human resources records common to all state agencies.

General Schedule #8--Metadata. Approved September 14, 2010. Covers metadata that is a component of state government records.

Updated 9/29/2011