(1) The director shall adopt rules applicable to each agency to ensure that information relating to employee misconduct or alleged misconduct is destroyed or maintained as follows: (a) All such information determined to be false and all such information in situations where the employee has been fully exonerated of wrongdoing, shall be promptly destroyed; (b) All such information having no reasonable bearing on the employee's job performance or on the efficient and effective management of the agency, shall be promptly destroyed; (c) All other information shall be retained only so long as it has a reasonable bearing on the employee's job performance or on the efficient and effective management of the agency. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, an agency may retain information relating to employee misconduct or alleged misconduct if: (a) The employee requests that the information be retained; or (b) The information is related to pending legal action or legal action may be reasonably expected to result. (3) In adopting rules under this section, the director shall consult with the public disclosure commission to ensure that the public policy of the state, as expressed in chapters *42.17 and 42.56 RCW, is adequately protected. [ 2005 c 274 s 280; 2002 c 354 s 221; 1993 c 281 s 37; 1982 c 208 s 10.]
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