The appendix of A Deaccession Reader (edited by Stephen Weil and available
from AAM) has the Report of the RC-AAM's Deaccessioning Task Force that
surveyed about 80 museums' deaccessioning policies.   It would probably be a
real good place to start.  I can't recall any policy that requires that long
a "cooling off period" between decision and action.

Janice Klein
Director
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Kendall College
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>The museum that I work at is  reviewing its deaccession policy.  We have a
>requirement that after the  staff and trustee committees review and
finalize
>approval of deaccessions, the current policy requires a two year waiting
>period before the items are AGAIN brought before the board to re-confirm
the
>deaccession.  This strikes me as excessive. Can anyone tell me of any
similar
>policy at another museum, and if so, what is the justification for it?
Thank
>you very much.
>
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