Thank you for visiting the Portland State University Policy Library. 

Policies open for public comment. Public Comment closes on May 25, 2025

• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Policy   -  This policy will ensure repatriation of Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian ancestors and cultural items to their affiliated communities, ensuring PSU maintains compliance with NAGPRA and state and federal cultural resources protection laws. The policy affirms the university’s responsibility to care for ancestors and cultural items with respect, to consult with Tribal Nations and Native Hawaiian organizations, and to prevent further harm. It also seeks to acknowledge and address historical injustices, maintain open and ethical dialogue with affected communities, and ensure a spiritually safe and culturally affirming environment for all students, employees, and visitors to PSU.
  •  Link to provide comments about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation (NAGPRA) Policy
• Payment Card Policy - This policy applies to payment card transactions at PSU and brings is in alignment with Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) to help prevent loss or disclosure of Payment Card Data. PSU must maintain compliance with the PCI DSS in order to accept Payment Cards. 
  • Link to provide comments about the Payment Card Policy
    
     

Recent Policy Updates

• NEW Policy Tracker to see the status of proposed policies and policies that are under review. (April 2025) 
• The Criminal History Check (CHC) Policy was approved by President Cudd. This policy was added to our Adopted Policy list on December 12, 2024. 
   

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• NEW Policy Tracker to see the status of proposed policies and policies that are under review. 
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• Review Policies maintained by other departments 
• Review former policies (OUS / OAR) 
• To learn more about the policy process/writing a policy please utilize the Resources page 

Records Retention Policy 

Effective July 1, 2014, Portland State University (PSU) became a separate legal entity from the Oregon University System.  With its own Board of Trustees, PSU is no longer governed by the State Board of Higher Education (SBHE). As a result of the legislation effecting this governance transition, PSU has different authorities than it previously had, and rather than promulgating Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs), it will promulgate Policies or Standards. 

Former OARs in Chapter 577, previously promulgated by PSU, were effectively readopted as PSU Standards in substantially identical form on June 30, 2014.  For convenience during this transition period, PSU Standards that were previously OARs will maintain their previous OAR numbers, without the “OAR” designator.

Chapter 580 of the OARs, previously promulgated by the SBHE, were also effectively readopted as PSU Standards in substantially identical form on June 30, 2014.  They are now also incorporated into the PSU Standards, retaining their previous OAR numbers without the “OAR” designator.  

In addition, SBHE Internal Management Directives (IMDs) and board policies were also effectively readopted as PSU policies in substantially identical form on June 30, 2014.

To interpret the Standards and Policies during this transition period, note that “Board” or “State Board of Higher Education” now refers to PSU’s Board of Trustees; “Chancellor” means “President;” “Institution” means PSU; and so on.

This website collects all of the applicable PSU Policies and Standards that were previously SBHE Chapter 580 OARs, SBHE Policies, SBHE IMDs, or PSU Chapter 577 OARs, as well as new University-wide Policies or Standards promulgated after July 1, 2014.  This website also indicates which SBHE Chapter 580 OARs, SBHE Policies, SBHE IMDs and PSU Chapter 577 OARs have been repealed or superseded by action of the University since July 1, 2014.

For additional information about the PSU Policies and Standards during this transition period, please contact the University’s Office of General Counsel at (503) 725-8050 or email us at psu-policies@pdx.edu