OUS legislative issue briefs are short informational papers on the status of specific topics related to the Oregon University System, for reference by public officials, government and education staff, students, and the general public. Below are issue briefs developed for the 2013 Oregon Legislative Session.

• Accelerated Options: Accelerating Success for Oregon High School Students
• The Benefits of a Coordinated, Statewide Higher Education Approach in Oregon
• Campuses Serving the Needs of Oregon's Statewide Communities: EOU, OIT, SOU, WOU, OSU-Cascades
• Capital Construction: Projects and Impacts
• ETIC: Building an Engineering & Technology Workforce for Oregon
• Financing Agreements: Providing Flexibility to Meet the 40-40-20 Goal
• Growth in Student Enrollment and Degree Completion
• Inclusion and Engagement of Oregon's Diverse Population
• Performance Measurement: A History of Change
• Pre-college Access Programs: Achieving 40-40-20 Through PK-20 Collaborations
• Preparing Oregon's Next Generation of Teachers
• A Partnership for Innovation and Competitiveness: A Proposal from Oregon’s Research Universities
• Research and Innovation at Oregon's Public Universities
• Revenue Bonds: Providing Needed Capital to Meet Our 40-40-20 Goal
• Reverse Transfer Degree
• Senate Bill 264: Housekeeping Fix to Managerial Employee Definition
• Senate Bill 268: Fixing Higher Education Supplemental Retirement Plan Forfeitures
• Senate Bill 269: Updating Optional Retirement Plan (ORP)
• Sports Lottery: Improving Access and Equity for Oregon Students
• State Board of Higher Education: Supporting Students and Oregon's Education and Economic Needs
• STEM: Preparing Students for Work, Growing Oregon's Economy
• Student Affordability: Balancing Tuition, Funding, and Financial Aid
• Student and University Support Funds: Helping Students Succeed to Degree  
• Tuition Equity in Oregon: Ensuring that all Students can Succeed and Contribute
• University System Contracting: Providing jobs, transparency and accountability across the state