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Lawmakers hear calls to preserve Lakeland Village historical records after family testimony of sterilization
Summary
Senate Bill 5863 would bar destruction of documents and artifacts identified in a preservation plan for Lakeland Village until fiscal 2030 and open restricted records after 75 years; multiple witnesses, including family members who found sterilization and parole records in archives, urged the committee to preserve the materials as a matter of historical accountability and dignity.
Senate Bill 5863, presented to the committee, would protect historical records and artifacts from Lakeland Village by prohibiting destruction of materials identified in a preservation plan at least until fiscal year 2030 and by authorizing inspection of transferred restricted records after 75 years.
Committee staff explained the bill builds on prior work directed in 2024, directing the state archives to organize, catalog and store documents and artifacts discovered at the Lakeland…
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