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OR Rev Stat § 342.360 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.360 - Members; qualifications.

(1) The membership of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall consist of: (a) Four elementary teachers; (b) Four middle school or high school teachers; (c) One elementary school administrator; (d) One middle school or high school administrator; (e) One superintendent of a school district; (f) One superintendent of an education service district; (g) One member from the faculty of an approved educator preparation provider within a private college or university in Oregon; (h) One member from the faculty of an approved educator preparation provider within a public university listed in ORS 352.002; (i) One member who is also a member of a district school board; and (j) Two members of the general public. (2) Except for those members appointed under subsection (1)(i) and (j) of this section, members must have been actively engaged in teaching, personnel service work or administering in the public schools or in approved educator preparation providers in Oregon for the period of five years immediately preceding appointment. Acting as an elected representative of teachers, personnel service workers or administrators shall be considered teaching, personnel service work or administering for the purposes of the five-year experience requirement. In addition, members appointed under subsection (1)(a) to (f) of this section must hold valid Oregon teaching, personnel service or administrative licenses. (3)(a) Throughout the term for which appointed, one of the members appointed under subsection (1)(a) to (j) of this section must hold a teaching license with an endorsement in some aspect of special education or have demonstrated knowledge or experience in special education. (b) As used in this subsection, "special education" means specially designed education to meet the goals of the individualized education program of a child with a disability including regular classroom instruction, instruction in physical education, home instruction, related services and instruction in hospitals, institutions and special schools. [1965 c.535 §3; 1973 c.270 §12; 1975 c.278 §5; 1979 c.307 §5; 1987 c.503 §9; 1989 c.244 §1; 1993 c.45 §171; 2005 c.209 §38; 2007 c.70 §101; 2011 c.637 §127; 2013 c.1 §40; 2015 c.647 §§22,45]
OR Rev Stat § 342.380 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.380 - Organization.

(1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall select one of its members as chairperson, and another as vice chairperson, for such terms and with such powers and duties necessary for the performance of the functions of such offices as the commission shall determine. (2) A majority of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. [1965 c.535 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 342.390 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.390 - Meetings; expenses.

(1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall meet at least once every six months at a place, day and hour determined by the commission. The commission shall also meet at such other times and places as are specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of the commission or as required by the executive director of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission for the purposes of ORS 339.390. (2) A member of the commission who is employed at a public school or by a private educator preparation provider or by a public university listed in ORS 352.002: (a) May not receive compensation for services as a member. (b) Shall receive actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as provided by ORS 292.495 (2) and subject to any other applicable law regulating travel and other expenses for state officers. (3) A member of the commission who serves on the commission in the capacity of a district school board member or as a member of the general public shall be entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495 (1) and (2). [1965 c.535 §§7,8; 1991 c.662 §4; 1993 c.45 §172; 2011 c.637 §128; 2015 c.245 §23; 2015 c.647 §23; 2019 c.618 §28]
OR Rev Stat § 342.400 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.400

[1965 c.535 §9; 1973 c.270 §13; 1979 c.307 §6; 1981 c.663 §5; 1987 c.503 §8; 1993 c.45 §173; 1993 c.333 §1; renumbered 342.192 in 2013]
OR Rev Stat § 342.410 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.410 - Executive director; employees.

The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall appoint a qualified person as executive director and may, subject to the State Personnel Relations Law, employ persons to provide such service as the commission shall require. [1965 c.535 §12; 1973 c.270 §14; 1997 c.165 §4; 2015 c.774 §§23,55]
OR Rev Stat § 342.420 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.420 - Member’s salary; reimbursement to district.

(1) Membership on the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall not affect a member’s compensation from the employer of the member or any other benefits to which the member is entitled. (2) A school district required to employ a substitute for a teacher or administrator who is absent from employment while performing duties as a member of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall be entitled to reimbursement for the district’s actual expenses in employing the substitute. Reimbursement for the expense of employing such substitutes shall be made by the commission from the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Account. [1965 c.535 §13]
OR Rev Stat § 342.425 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.425 - Annual report on duties, powers and functions of commission.

(1) The executive director of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall prepare an annual report related to the duties, powers and functions of the commission. (2) The report required by this section must include: (a) The number of teaching licenses and administrative licenses that have been issued during the previous year. (b) Trends related to the number of licenses issued and types of licenses issued during the previous year as compared to earlier years. (c) Trends related to sanctions imposed on licensees during the previous year as compared to earlier years. (d) A summary of activities occurring during the previous year related to educator preparation programs, including changes made to requirements for approved educator preparation providers, and the status of each educator preparation program in this state. (e) A summary of significant changes to rules during the previous year and other efforts by the commission during the previous year to implement statutes. (f) A summary of placement of students in educator preparation programs, completion rates for students in educator preparation programs and recommendations for improving teacher preparation programs. (3) The report required by this section must be submitted to the appropriate committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than July 1 of every year. [2017 c.406 §2] Note: 342.425 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 342 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 342.430 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.430 - Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Account; use.

On or before the 10th day of each month, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall pay into the State Treasury all moneys received under this chapter. The State Treasurer shall credit the moneys to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Account. The moneys in the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Account are continuously appropriated to the commission for the purpose of paying its administrative expenses. [1965 c.535 §15; 1967 c.637 §8; 1973 c.270 §15; 1993 c.45 §174; 2015 c.647 §24]
OR Rev Stat § 342.433 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.433 - Definitions for ORS 342.433 to 342.449.

As used in ORS 342.433 to 342.449 and 350.100: (1) "Diverse" means culturally or linguistically diverse characteristics of a person, including: (a) Origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa but is not Hispanic; (b) Hispanic culture or origin, regardless of race; (c) Origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands; (d) Origins in any of the original peoples of North America, including American Indians or Alaska Natives; or (e) A first language that is not English. (2) "Educator" means a teacher or an administrator. [1991 c.434 §6; 1993 c.45 §175; 2013 c.778 §1; 2015 c.188 §1; 2021 c.97 §34]
OR Rev Stat § 342.437 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.437 - Goal.

(1) As a result of this state’s commitment to equality for the diverse peoples of this state, the goal of the state is that the percentage of diverse educators employed by a school district or an education service district reflects the percentage of diverse students in the public schools of this state or the percentage of diverse students in the district. (2) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Educator Advancement Council, shall use federal reports on educator equity to monitor school district and education service district progress on meeting the goal described in subsection (1) of this section, in relation to the recruitment, hiring and retention of diverse educators. [1991 c.434 §2; 2013 c.778 §2; 2015 c.647 §§25,46; 2021 c.518 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 342.443 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.443 - Reports of longitudinal data.

(1) The Education and Workforce Policy Advisor shall report biennially to the Legislative Assembly longitudinal data on the number and percentage of: (a) Diverse students enrolled in community colleges; (b) Diverse students enrolled in public universities; (c) Diverse students graduated from public universities; (d) Diverse candidates enrolled in public approved educator preparation programs; (e) Diverse candidates who have completed public approved educator preparation programs; (f) Diverse candidates receiving Oregon teaching or administrative licenses or registrations based on preparation in this state and preparation in other states; (g) Diverse educators who are newly employed in the public schools in this state; and (h) Diverse educators already employed in the public schools. (2) The advisor also shall report comparisons of scores achieved by diverse persons and nondiverse persons on basic skills, pedagogy and subject matter tests. (3) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the public universities listed in ORS 352.002, the Department of Education, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, community colleges and school districts shall cooperate with the advisor in collecting data and preparing the report. [1991 c.434 §3; 1997 c.652 §30; 2011 c.637 §129; 2013 c.768 §135a; 2013 c.778 §§4,5; 2015 c.245 §§24,25; 2015 c.647 §§26,27,47,48; 2015 c.767 §§107,108; 2015 c.774 §§24,56]
OR Rev Stat § 342.445 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.445

[1977 c.635 §9; renumbered 342.485]
OR Rev Stat § 342.447 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.447 - Plans for recruitment, admission, retention and graduation of diverse educators.

(1) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall require each public educator preparation program in this state to prepare a plan with specific goals, strategies and deadlines for the recruitment, admission, retention and graduation of diverse educators to accomplish the goal described in ORS 342.437. (2) The commission shall review the plans for adequacy and feasibility with the governing board of each public university with an educator preparation program and, after necessary revisions are made, shall adopt the plans. (3) The commission shall provide guidance on: (a) The contents of the plans; (b) The commission’s initial and biennial review process, including timetables for revising plans; and (c) Other matters necessary for carrying out the provisions of ORS 342.433 to 342.449 and 350.100. [1991 c.434 §4; 2015 c.188 §6; 2015 c.245 §26; 2015 c.647 §28; 2015 c.767 §109]
OR Rev Stat § 342.448 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.448 - Reports related to implementation of Educators Equity Act.

(1) Representatives of the Educator Advancement Council, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the Department of Education and the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall jointly create a report on the Educators Equity Act. The report shall be created in consultation with educator preparation providers and shall include: (a) A summary of the most recent data collected as provided by ORS 342.443 (1)(d) to (h). (b) A summary of the plans currently implemented as provided by ORS 342.447. (c) A review of the goal described in ORS 342.437, including: (A) Determination of the need for additional related state goals. (B) Progress made by the state toward meeting the goal described in ORS 342.437 and any other additional related state goals. (C) Recommendations and a long-term plan for meeting the goal described in ORS 342.437 and any other additional related state goals. (d) A description of best practices within this state and other states for recruiting, hiring and retaining diverse educators. (e) Recommendations for legislation to help the state meet the goal described in ORS 342.437 and any other additional related state goals. (2)(a) The report created as provided by subsection (1) of this section shall be submitted: (A) To the interim legislative committees on education by September 1 of each even-numbered year; and (B) To the Legislative Assembly in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 by September 1 of each even-numbered year. (b) The report submitted as required by paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection shall be submitted with the data reported as required by ORS 342.443 (1)(d) to (h). (3) The Educator Advancement Council, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the Department of Education and the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall make the report submitted as provided under subsection (2) of this section available on the website of each agency. [2015 c.188 §11; 2015 c.774 §§76,76a; 2021 c.331 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 342.449 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.449 - Short title.

ORS 342.433 to 342.449 and 350.100 shall be known and may be cited as the Educators Equity Act. [1991 c.434 §1; 2015 c.188 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 342.455 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.455 - Definition of "school nurse."

School nurse as used in ORS 342.465 and 342.475, means a registered nurse who is certified by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission as qualified to conduct and coordinate the health services programs of a school. [Formerly 678.505]
OR Rev Stat § 342.465 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.465 - Rules; notice if action taken on license.

(1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall adopt by rule standards necessary for the issuance, denial, continuation, renewal, lapse or reinstatement of certificates issued under ORS 342.475 (1) to (3) and for establishment and collection of fees for certification as a school nurse. The commission may adopt by rule procedures for revocation of a certificate issued under ORS 342.475 (1) to (3) that are consistent with ORS 342.175 to 342.180. (2) The Oregon State Board of Nursing shall notify the commission whenever the board takes any action on a license issued under ORS chapter 678 which might affect the ability of the license holder to practice as a school nurse. [Formerly 678.525; 1993 c.45 §176]
OR Rev Stat § 342.475 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.475 - School nurses; certificates.

(1) "School nurse" is established as a category of specialization in nursing. (2) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall issue a certificate as a school nurse to a person who complies with the rules established by the commission for the certification and practice of school nursing and who has been licensed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing. In establishing rules for the certification and practice of any specialization of school nursing, the commission shall consider the recommendations of the Oregon State Board of Nursing. (3) The commission may issue an emergency certificate that authorizes a person licensed as a registered nurse in this state who does not meet the requirements of subsection (2) of this section to practice as a school nurse. Such certificates shall be issued for a limited time as set by the commission. (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3) of this section, the commission shall issue a certificate in a school nurse specialization category to a registered nurse who applies for certification and who is employed by a school, school district or education service district to conduct and coordinate a school or district health services program or who serves in such a capacity on a voluntary basis on November 1, 1981. A certificate issued under this subsection shall be issued without further proof of qualification by the applicant. (5) A certificate issued under this section is not a teaching license. The nurse holding a certificate issued under this section is not subject to ORS 238.280 or 342.805 to 342.937. [Formerly 678.515; 2019 c.358 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 342.485 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.485 - Commission to consult with and advise Oregon State Board of Nursing on school nursing.

The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall consult with and advise the Oregon State Board of Nursing on the qualifications and practices involved in school nursing. [Formerly 342.445]
OR Rev Stat § 342.495 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.495 - Holder of school nurse certificate qualified to conduct and coordinate health services program.

(1) The holder of a school nurse certificate issued under ORS 342.475 (1) to (3) is qualified to accept employment to conduct and coordinate the health services programs of any public school in the State of Oregon. A person licensed as a registered nurse may use the term "nurse" as part of a title when employed by a school. (2) No school or school district is required to employ as a nurse a person certified under ORS 342.475 (1) to (3). [Formerly 342.982]
OR Rev Stat § 342.510 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.510

[Amended by 1965 c.100 §380; renumbered 342.965]
OR Rev Stat § 342.513 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.513 - Renewal or nonrenewal of contracts for following year.

(1) Each district school board shall give written notice of the renewal or nonrenewal of the contract for the following school year by March 15 of each year to all teachers and administrators in its employ who are not contract teachers as defined in ORS 342.815. In case the district school board does not renew the contract, the material reason therefor shall, at the request of the teacher or administrator, be included in the records of the school district, and the board shall furnish a statement of the reason for nonrenewal to the teacher or administrator. If any district school board fails to give such notice by March 15, the contract shall be considered renewed for the following school year at a salary not less than that being received at the time of renewal. The teacher or administrator may bring an action of mandamus to compel the district school board to issue such a contract for the following school year. (2) This section is not effective unless teachers or administrators notify the board in writing on or before April 15 of acceptance or rejection of the position for the following school year. [Formerly 342.635; 1975 c.770 §47; 1979 c.714 §1; 1997 c.864 §24; 2005 c.22 §236]
OR Rev Stat § 342.520 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.520

[Amended by 1959 c.361 §1; 1965 c.100 §382; renumbered 342.970]
OR Rev Stat § 342.521 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.521 - Contracts with teachers for return of part of salary prohibited.

No district shall enter into a contract with any teacher whereby the teacher shall return to the district any part of the salary of the teacher. If any board and teacher enter into such contract, the contract is void and the teacher’s teaching license shall be revoked. [Formerly 342.613]
OR Rev Stat § 342.525 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.525

[Amended by 1965 c.100 §383; renumbered 342.613]
OR Rev Stat § 342.545 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 09 - Education and Culture|Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel|Section 342.545 - Termination of teacher’s contract; release.

(1) Sickness or other unavoidable circumstances which prevent the teacher from teaching 20 school days immediately following exhaustion of sick leave accumulated under ORS 332.507 shall be sufficient reason for the school board to place the teacher on leave without pay for the remainder of the regular school year and to terminate the teacher’s employment without penalty on August 1 if the school board determines that the teacher is unable to resume teaching responsibilities at the beginning of the next fall term. This subsection applies to teachers whose employment is based either upon contract or tenure, or both. (2) A district school board may release a teacher from a contract by mutual agreement. No board is required to consider any resignation not in writing. [Formerly 342.640; 1969 c.106 §1; 1977 c.860 §2; 1979 c.269 §1]