Oregon University System

.100  POLICY STATEMENT 

The policy sets forth high-level Legal Issues roles and responsibilities for the Chancellor's Office and the Institutions.

.110  POLICY RATIONALE

OUS seeks to ensure that the high-level roles and responsibilities of the Chancellor's Office and the Institutions related to Legal Issues are documented, communicated, and clearly understood and applied.

.120  AUTHORITY

• ORS 351.085 - Duties and Powers of Chancellor

• OAR 580-040-0005 - Delegation and Assignment of Responsibility

• IMD 1.028 - Chancellor Authority - Legal Services

.130  APPROVAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF POLICY

Approved by the Budget and Finance Committee of the Board on 2/15/02 as part of the Fiscal Accountability Framework Final Report.  The effective date of the policy is 3/1/02.

.140  KNOWLEDGE OF THIS POLICY

All Chancellor's Office and institutional personnel with fiscal responsibilities should be knowledgeable of this policy.

.150  DEFINITIONS

None.

.160  HIGH LEVEL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE 

    

   High level roles	High level responsibilities
   General Counsel to the System	In coordination with DOJ, provides legal advice on System-wide OUS issues.
   Counsel for Regulatory Matters	Provides legal analysis and advice on Federal, State, Local, and inter-institutional regulations.
   Counsel for Governance Issues/Mediator	Advises the Board and CO on matters related to Governance, as well as on authority disputes; drafts Statutory interpretations, internal policies, and regulations related to authority and responsibility.
   Management of External Counsel	Coordinates with DOJ the provision of legal services for the Board, CO, and institutions.  Arranges with DOJ for outside counsel when necessary.

2. INSTITUTION*

    

   High level roles	High level responsibilities
   Institutional General Counsel	Provides general counsel advice to institution leadership and staff.
   Counsel on Regulatory Matters	Provides legal analysis and advice on Federal, State, Local, and inter-institutional regulations to their institution.
   Counsel for Governance Issues	Advises the institutional leadership on matters related to governance; drafts Statutory interpretations, institutional policies, and regulations.
   Management of External Counsel	Coordinates with DOJ and CO the provision of legal services from resources external to the institution, including DOJ and DOJ designated outside counsel.

   *Note: applies to UO and OSU only; no other OUS institutions have in-house counsel.

.690  CONTACT INFORMATION

Direct questions about this policy to the following offices:

.695  HISTORY

10/15/03 - Reformatted

2/15/02 - Approved 

Policy Last Updated: 10/15/03

None.

Appendix Last Updated:  10/15/03