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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.121 - Teacher and administrator licensing; certification.

(1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall issue licenses to teachers and administrators who possess the minimum competencies, knowledge and skills to teach and administer in the public schools of this state.
(2) In addition to a teaching or administrative license, a person may obtain professional certification, indicating a higher degree of competency, knowledge and skill based on work experience and advanced study, from a professional organization of teachers or administrators on the national level. A professional teaching certificate or administrative certificate is not required to teach or administer in a public school of this state. [1991 c.662 §11; 1993 c.45 §151; 2011 c.609 §5; 2011 c.705 §27; 2015 c.245 §2]
Note:
342.121 was added to and made a part of 342.120 to 342.430 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.122 - National Board Certification Fund; rules.

(1) There is created the National Board Certification Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the National Board Certification Fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) The National Board Certification Fund shall include any state or federal moneys made available to the fund, including moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly and federal moneys made available to improve teacher quality through professional development. The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may accept from any source any grant, donation or gift of money or other valuable thing made to the commission for purposes of the fund.
(3) Moneys credited to the National Board Certification Fund are continuously appropriated to the commission for the purposes set forth in subsections (4) and (5) of this section. The commission may draw checks or orders upon the State Treasurer in making disbursements from the fund for the purposes stated in this subsection.
(4) Moneys in the National Board Certification Fund shall be used to encourage at least 150 public school teachers in this state to apply for and attain certification each biennium through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or any other national professional organization for teaching standards designated by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.
(5) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may disburse moneys from the National Board Certification Fund to applicants for assistance with the direct costs of seeking and obtaining national board certification, including reimbursement for the costs of each of the components necessary for certification and reimbursement for costs related to participating in a cohort for certification. The commission may retain no more than 10 percent of all moneys received under this section during a biennium from state and federal sources for the purpose of paying administrative expenses incurred by the commission under this subsection.
(6) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall adopt rules that govern the disbursement of moneys from the National Board Certification Fund consistent with this section, including requirements that recipients of disbursements must be licensed by the commission and employed with a public educational program in this state. [2001 c.381 §2; 2011 c.609 §6; 2017 c.662 §1; 2018 c.72 §§26,27]
Note:
342.122 was added to and made a part of 342.120 to 342.430 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.123 - Knowledge of civil rights laws and ethical standards required; exception.

(1) In addition to and not in lieu of any other law or rule or standard established by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, the commission shall require an applicant for a first-time license or registration issued by the commission to demonstrate knowledge of:
(a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and other relevant federal and state statutes prohibiting discrimination; and
(b) Ethical standards of professional conduct for licensees and registrants, as determined by the commission.
(2) The requirements of this section do not apply to an applicant who is present in the United States on a nonimmigrant visa. [1977 c.805 §2; 1981 c.663 §1; 2009 c.392 §1; 2011 c.648 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.130 - Certain existing certificates and licenses not invalidated.

(1) Nothing in ORS 342.120 to 342.173 is intended to invalidate the life of any certificate or diploma in effect on June 30, 1965, nor to invalidate the rights granted prior to June 30, 1965, by the law and the rules of the State Board of Education under which the certificate or diploma was issued.
(2) Nothing in chapter 550, Oregon Laws 1965, is intended to invalidate the life of any teaching certificate in effect on August 13, 1965, or to alter the rights and privileges granted prior to August 13, 1965, by the law under which the teaching certificate was issued.
(3) Nothing in ORS 342.120 to 342.173 is intended to invalidate the life of any basic or standard teaching or administrative license in effect prior to January 15, 1999, nor to invalidate the rights granted prior to January 15, 1999, by the law and by the rules under which the license was issued.
(4) Nothing in chapter 647, Oregon Laws 2015, is intended to invalidate the life of any teaching, administrative or personnel service license in effect on July 6, 2015, or to alter the rights and privileges granted prior to July 6, 2015, by the law under which the license was issued. [1961 c.439 §3; 1965 c.100 §350; subsection (2) enacted as 1965 c.550 §4; 1997 c.383 §2; 1999 c.59 §89; 2015 c.647 §9]
Note:
Legislative Counsel has substituted "chapter 550, Oregon Laws 1965," for the words "this Act" in section 4, chapter 550, Oregon Laws 1965, compiled as 342.130 (2). Specific ORS references have not been substituted, pursuant to 173.160. The sections for which substitution otherwise would be made may be determined by referring to the 1965 Comparative Section Table located in Volume 22 of ORS.
Note:
Legislative Counsel has substituted "chapter 647, Oregon Laws 2015," for the words "this 2015 Act" in section 9, chapter 647, Oregon Laws 2015, which amended 342.130. Specific ORS references have not been substituted, pursuant to 173.160. The sections for which substitution otherwise would be made may be determined by referring to the 2015 Comparative Section Table located in Volume 22 of ORS.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.136 - Preliminary teaching license, personnel service license and administrative license; renewal.

(1) A preliminary teaching license, personnel service license or administrative license shall qualify its holder to accept any assignment from preprimary through grade 12 for which the holder has completed the requirements established by the rules of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.
(2) A preliminary teaching license, personnel service license or administrative license shall be issued on application to an otherwise qualified applicant who has completed an approved professional education program and meets such other requirements as the commission may consider necessary to maintain and improve the quality of instruction in the public schools of the state.
(3) In addition to any requirements imposed under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, an applicant for a preliminary teaching license must complete a supervised clinical practice experience. The supervised clinical practice experience:
(a) May include student teaching, internships, observations and similar experiences;
(b) Must be under the direction of:
(A) A supervisor from the approved educator preparation program in which the applicant is enrolled; and
(B) A teacher who is from the school district where the applicant is completing the supervised clinical practice experience and who:
(i) Possesses a teaching license issued by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission;
(ii) Has been an effective teacher for three or more years, as determined under rules adopted by the commission; and
(iii) Is trained to supervise the applicant during the applicant’s supervised clinical practice experience and to work in partnership with the applicant’s supervisor from an approved educator preparation program; and
(c) Must comply with other requirements adopted by the commission by rule.
(4) A preliminary teaching license, personnel service license or administrative license may be renewed if the applicant meets the requirements established by the commission by rule.
(5) The commission shall develop a process that allows a teacher holding a preliminary teaching license to continually renew the preliminary teaching license based on the completion of requirements established by the rules of the commission if the teacher does not qualify for a professional teaching license due to lack of employment. [1997 c.383 §4; 2003 c.525 §1; 2013 c.286 §8; 2015 c.279 §1; 2015 c.647 §§38,39]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.137 - Distinguished teacher leader license; renewal; rules.

(1) A distinguished teacher leader license shall designate that its holder is qualified to provide leadership that may include mentoring, curriculum development support, teacher preparation support and other educational leadership.
(2) A distinguished teacher leader license shall be issued on application to an otherwise qualified person who:
(a) Has a valid professional teaching license; and
(b) Has been deemed to be effective to highly effective in teaching, as shown by:
(A) A combination of evaluations conducted in compliance with ORS 342.856 and evidence of current professional leadership practices, as determined based on standards adopted by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission by rule; or
(B) Other evidence identified by the commission by rule.
(3) A distinguished teacher leader license may be renewed if the applicant meets the requirements established by the commission by rule.
(4) The commission shall develop a process by which a teacher holding a distinguished teacher leader license is automatically issued a professional teaching license upon nonrenewal of a distinguished teacher leader license if the teacher meets the requirements for a professional teaching license. [2013 c.286 §7; 2015 c.479 §3; 2015 c.647 §11]
Note:
342.137 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.138 - Professional teaching license, professional personnel service license and professional administrative license; renewal; rules.

(1) A professional teaching license, a professional personnel service license or a professional administrative license qualifies the holder to accept any assignments for preprimary through grade 12 for which the holder has completed the advanced requirements established by the rules of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.
(2) A professional teaching license, a professional personnel service license or a professional administrative license shall be issued on application to an otherwise qualified person who has:
(a) Completed an advanced professional education program approved by the commission;
(b) Been employed in an educational setting for a minimum period of time established by the commission by rule; and
(c) Demonstrated minimum competencies, knowledge and skills required for the professional teaching license, professional personnel service license or professional administrative license through an approved educator preparation provider, school district, professional organization described in ORS 342.121, or professional assessment approved by the commission.
(3) The holder of a professional teaching license, professional personnel service license or professional administrative license may renew the license in accordance with the rules of the commission. [1997 c.383 §5; 2003 c.525 §2; 2011 c.301 §7; 2013 c.286 §10; 2015 c.245 §5; 2015 c.647 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.153 - Proficiency in Braille required for teaching license to provide education to blind students.

(1) Any applicant for a teaching license to provide education to students who are blind, as defined in ORS 343.565, shall be required to demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing Braille, as defined in ORS 343.565.
(2) Any applicant for a teaching license to provide education to students who are blind shall be required to demonstrate proficiency by completion of grade I and grade II Braille coursework at a college level.
(3) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall adopt procedures to assess the proficiencies developed through workshops and courses in grade I and grade II Braille that are consistent with standards set by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped at the Library of Congress. [1993 c.380 §8; 1995 c.798 §2]
Note:
342.153 was added to and made a part of 342.120 to 342.430, but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.165 - Commission rules.

(1) Pursuant to ORS chapter 183, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall adopt rules necessary for the issuance, denial, continuation, renewal, lapse, revocation, suspension or reinstatement of licenses or registrations issued under ORS 342.120 to 342.430. The commission shall also adopt rules establishing means in addition to those prescribed by law whereby teachers are able to add additional endorsements to their teaching licenses.
(2) In establishing rules the commission shall consider:
(a) Its responsibilities to represent the public interest in the development of educational policies;
(b) The capabilities of Oregon educator preparation providers to prepare educators;
(c) The norms required for the educator assignments;
(d) The improvement of teaching and student learning;
(e) The adequacy of the supply of licensed educators;
(f) The value of experience or nonacademic learning;
(g) The responsibilities imposed upon school districts by geographic and demographic conditions; and
(h) Other matters that tend to improve education. [1961 c.439 §10; 1965 c.100 §359; 1965 c.535 §10; 1973 c.270 §8; 1979 c.307 §1; 1993 c.45 §161; 1999 c.199 §5; 2005 c.209 §37; 2015 c.245 §9; 2015 c.647 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.173 - Effect of employing certain persons; sanctions; rules.

Any school district or education service district that employs any person not properly licensed or registered by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, or licensed by the commission but not assigned in accordance with rules of the commission, shall be subject to sanctions imposed by the commission. A sanction must be imposed according to rules adopted by the commission and is effective unless:
(1) The assignment is made with justification satisfactory to the commission.
(2) The person is employed as a teacher by a post-secondary institution that is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, or its successor, and that has a contract with a school district under which the person is teaching at the high school level. The contract shall be approved by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, including criteria for a person’s qualifications under paragraph (b) of this subsection. The contract shall:
(a) Be for a specific instructional assignment for which the district does not have appropriately licensed personnel either on staff or available to be placed on staff after a reasonably diligent search;
(b) Provide evidence that the person’s qualifications are appropriate for the assignment;
(c) Allow the person to teach no more than two high school units of credit or the equivalent per year; and
(d) Not be valid during a school closure, strike or summer session.
(3) The person is teaching an online course originating outside this state.
(4) The person is employed as provided by ORS 342.125 (2). [1965 c.100 §353; 1975 c.278 §2; 1977 c.635 §10; 1979 c.307 §2; 1981 c.469 §1; 1981 c.663 §4; 1987 c.401 §1; 1987 c.503 §1a; 1989 c.150 §1; 1989 c.162 §1; 1989 c.493 §1; 1991 c.67 §83; 1991 c.710 §2; 1991 c.780 §§22,23; 1997 c.383 §12; 2013 c.1 §39; 2015 c.245 §10; 2017 c.446 §3; 2018 c.72 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.177 - Hearing and decision on charges; notice.

(1)(a) Hearings under ORS 339.390 and 342.176 shall be conducted by an administrative law judge assigned from the Office of Administrative Hearings established under ORS 183.605.
(b) Any hearing conducted under this section shall be private unless the person against whom the charge is made requests a public hearing. Students attending school in the employing district may not attend any hearing except as witnesses duly subpoenaed to testify with respect to the charges made. Students attending a public charter school that employs the person may not attend any hearing except as witnesses duly subpoenaed to testify with respect to the charges made. The person charged shall have the right to be represented by counsel and to present evidence and argument. The evidence must be confined to the charges.
(2) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission or the person charged may have subpoenas issued to compel attendance at the hearing. The person charged may have subpoenas issued by an attorney of record subscribed by the signature of the attorney or by the executive director of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. Witnesses appearing pursuant to subpoena, other than the parties or officers or employees of the commission, shall receive fees and mileage as prescribed by law for witnesses in ORS 44.415 (2). The commission or the person charged shall have the right to compel the attendance and obedience of witnesses in the same manner as provided under ORS 183.440 (2).
(3) The commission shall render its decision at its next regular meeting following the hearing. If the decision of the commission is that the charge described in ORS 342.175 (1) has been proven, the commission may take any or all of the following disciplinary action against the person charged:
(a) Issue a public reprimand.
(b) Place the person on probation for a period not to exceed four years and subject to such conditions as the commission considers necessary.
(c) Suspend the license or registration of the teacher or administrator for a period not to exceed one year.
(d) Revoke the license or registration of the teacher or administrator.
(e) Revoke the right to apply for a license or registration.
(4) If the decision of the commission is that the charge is not proven, the commission shall order the charges dismissed.
(5) The commission shall notify in writing the person charged and the employing district or public charter school of the decision. [1965 c.100 §363; 1965 c.535 §11; 1973 c.228 §2; 1979 c.226 §3; 1989 c.149 §2; 1991 c.662 §3; 1997 c.165 §3; 1999 c.849 §§69,70; 2003 c.75 §33; 2005 c.444 §1; 2007 c.575 §14; 2009 c.706 §3; 2015 c.245 §13; 2019 c.618 §26]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.180 - Appeal.

(1) Any person whose license or registration has been suspended or revoked or who has been disciplined, or who has been refused issuance or reinstatement of a license or registration, and is aggrieved at the decision of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, may appeal in the manner provided in ORS 183.480.
(2) If the district school board or the public charter school employing the teacher or administrator is aggrieved at the decision of the commission, the board or the school may appeal from the decision in the manner provided in ORS 183.480.
(3) Unless the decision of the commission is accompanied by a finding that immediate suspension or revocation of the teaching license or registration is necessary to protect the safety and well-being of students, an appeal made under this section in a proceeding to suspend or revoke shall operate as a stay of the suspension or revocation, if any, until the determination of the appeal. [Formerly 342.075; 1965 c.100 §364; 1973 c.228 §3; 1999 c.199 §7; 2015 c.245 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.183 - Letters of informal reproval.

(1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may issue a letter of informal reproval to a person licensed, registered or certified by the commission if:
(a) Following the completion of an investigation, the commission determines that the person has engaged in conduct that affects the person’s ability to be professionally effective, based on standards adopted by the commission by rule; and
(b) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, the commission agrees not to pursue disciplinary action against the person under ORS 342.175 and the person agrees to the terms of the letter of informal reproval, including a monitoring period.
(2) A letter of informal reproval issued as provided by subsection (1) of this section shall establish the terms of a monitoring period for the person to whom the letter is issued.
(3) Upon the issuance of a letter of informal reproval, the commission shall notify the employer of the person to whom the letter is issued, including any terms of the letter that the employer may need to know to assist the person in complying with the terms of the letter.
(4) A letter of informal reproval issued as provided by subsection (1) of this section:
(a) Is confidential; and
(b) Except when a disciplinary action is taken as provided in subsection (5) of this section, may not be posted on an interstate clearinghouse related to educator license sanctions.
(5) If a person fails to comply with the terms of a letter of informal reproval, the commission may take disciplinary action against the person based on one or both of the following:
(a) The conduct underlying the letter of informal reproval; or
(b) The failure to comply with the terms of the letter of informal reproval.
(6) If the executive director of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission determines that a person failed to meet the terms of a letter of informal reproval, the executive director shall report the failure to the commission for the commission to make a final determination pursuant to ORS 339.390 or 342.176.
(7) The documents and materials used in an investigation for the purposes of this section are confidential and are not subject to public inspection unless the commission makes a final determination to discipline the person pursuant to ORS 342.175. [2009 c.706 §5; 2019 c.618 §27]
Note:
342.183 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 342 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.192 - Licensing requirements for out-of-state applicants; rules.

(1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may issue a license to an out-of-state applicant if the applicant has met the professional requirements established by rule by the commission and has completed a course of study that is acceptable to the commission.
(2) Applicants granted licenses under this section shall be required to meet all standards required of Oregon teachers, including the requirements of ORS 342.123, not later than two years following the date of initial granting of the license. [Formerly 342.400; 2015 c.245 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.195 - Teaching licenses based on experience in certain federal programs; rules.

(1) An otherwise qualified applicant for a preliminary teaching license shall be granted the license upon payment of the required fees and the showing by proof satisfactory to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission that:
(a) While the applicant was in the Peace Corps program or was a volunteer under section 603 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-452), the applicant:
(A) Completed two years of satisfactory service that emphasized teaching in any preprimary program or in any grade 1 through 12 in subjects regularly taught in public schools; and
(B)(i) Has completed an approved educator preparation program; or
(ii) Has earned at least a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education and has completed a teacher training program provided under the auspices of the federal program; or
(b) The applicant was a certified instructor for the Armed Forces of the United States, if the applicant provides the commission with documentation of military training or experience that the commission determines is substantially equivalent to the training required for a preliminary teaching license.
(2)(a) The commission shall establish by rule an expedited process by which a military spouse or domestic partner who is licensed to teach in another state may apply for and obtain a teaching license.
(b) As used in this subsection, "military spouse or domestic partner" means a spouse or domestic partner of an active member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is the subject of a military transfer to Oregon. [1967 c.304 §2; 1973 c.270 §9; 1993 c.45 §307; 1997 c.383 §13; 2012 c.43 §1a; 2013 c.351 §2; 2015 c.245 §16; 2015 c.647 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.200 - Administrative licenses based on professional skills and experience.

In order to allow the school districts of the state to take full advantage of various professional skills and disciplines not directly developed through teaching experience or professional education for which teaching experience is a prerequisite, it is the public policy of the State of Oregon that the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, when considering an applicant for an administrative license, shall consider professional skills, education and experience not directly related to, nor contingent upon, teaching experience or training as a classroom teacher. [1971 c.570 §1; 1973 c.270 §10; 2011 c.609 §7; 2015 c.647 §§19,43]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.202 - Administrator comprehensive leadership development system.

(1) The Department of Education, in partnership with the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, shall create a comprehensive leadership development system for administrators licensed under ORS 342.125.
(2) The comprehensive leadership development system must include:
(a) A cost-effective plan that requires the coordination of public and private organizations and resources to:
(A) Improve the success of this state’s highest needs students;
(B) Provide research and technical assistance to schools seeking to adopt or enhance evidence-based leadership practices;
(C) Recruit underrepresented persons into the field of public school leadership; and
(D) Strengthen the capacity of administrators to improve education in public schools in this state;
(b) A plan for collaboration and continuous improvement among administrator preparation programs approved by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to support performance-based assessments for administrators and candidates for administrative licensure;
(c) A plan for recruitment of underrepresented persons into administrator leadership programs;
(d) The improvement of access to high quality preparation and professional development for administrators working in rural school districts;
(e) A method for disseminating evidence-based practices to support the development of effective principals and teachers; and
(f) A method for providing research and technical assistance to school districts to encourage the placement of the most highly effective teachers in the highest need schools. [2011 c.609 §3]
Note:
342.202 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.203 - Publication of list of teachers, administrators and teacher candidates subjected to discipline.

(1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall regularly publish information online that can be accessed by school districts, public charter schools and education service districts and that includes the following:
(a) All teachers and administrators whose teaching or administrative licenses have been suspended or revoked or who have been reprimanded or placed on probation during the preceding 12 months.
(b) All candidates enrolled in approved educator preparation programs under ORS 342.147 whose right to apply for a license or registration has been suspended or revoked during the preceding 12 months.
(2) If the decision of the commission is appealed under ORS 342.180, the name of the teacher, administrator or candidate shall not be published online under subsection (1) of this section unless and until such decision has been sustained by the Court of Appeals or until the appeal has been dropped. [1973 c.228 §5; 1993 c.45 §169; 2009 c.386 §3; 2015 c.647 §§20,44]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.208 - Model career pathways for instructional assistants to become licensed teachers.

(1) The State Board of Education shall develop model career pathways for instructional assistants, as defined in ORS 342.120, to become licensed teachers. The model career pathways must take into consideration the skills and experience attained by an instructional assistant.
(2) The model career pathways must identify:
(a) The minimum requirements for an instructional assistant to participate in a career pathway, including the requirement that the instructional assistant have attained at least an associate degree and be currently employed by a school district or an education service district.
(b) Guidelines for school districts, education service districts and institutions of higher education to collaborate to assist an instructional assistant who is participating in a career pathway. [2013 c.286 §§2,4; 2015 c.245 §§19,20; 2015 c.774 §§21,53]
Note:
342.208 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 342 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.223 - Criminal records check; effect of making false statement; appeal.

(1) For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may require the fingerprints of:
(a) A person who is applying for a license or registration under ORS 342.120 to 342.430 as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist if the person has not submitted to a criminal records check by the commission within the previous three years or has remained continuously licensed by or registered with the commission for a different license or registration for which the person already has submitted to a criminal records check by the commission.
(b) A person who is applying for reinstatement of a license or registration as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist, or a certificate as a school nurse, whose license, registration or certificate has lapsed for at least three years.
(c) A person who is applying for a certificate under ORS 342.475 as a school nurse.
(d) A person who is registering with the commission for supervised clinical practice experience, practicum or internship as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist, if the person does not hold a current license issued by the commission and has not submitted to a criminal records check by the commission within the previous three years for student teaching, practicum or internship as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist.
(e) A person who is applying for a registration as a public charter school teacher or administrator under ORS 342.125.
(2) The making of any false statement as to the conviction of a crime is grounds for refusal to issue, renew or reinstate a license, certificate or registration and is in addition to the grounds stated in ORS 342.143.
(3) A person may appeal the refusal to issue a license, registration or certificate under this section as a contested case under ORS 183.413 to 183.470, but the refusal to renew or reinstate a license or registration is subject to ORS 342.175 to 342.180, and the commission shall notify the person of the right to appeal. [1993 c.674 §5; 1995 c.446 §9; 1999 c.199 §9; 2001 c.407 §5; 2005 c.730 §19; 2007 c.35 §2; 2007 c.575 §15a; 2008 c.39 §8; 2015 c.245 §21; 2015 c.279 §5; 2015 c.647 §21]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel › Section 342.350 - Commission established; confirmation; term; vacancy; effect of change in circumstances.

(1) There is created a Teacher Standards and Practices Commission consisting of 17 members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565.
(2) The term of office of a member is three years. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor to assume the duties on January 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment but only for one additional term. In case of a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.
(3) Any member who through change of employment standing or other circumstances no longer meets the criteria for the position to which the member was appointed shall no longer be eligible to serve in that position, and the position on the commission shall become vacant 60 days following the member’s change in circumstances. [1965 c.535 §2; 1973 c.270 §11; 1975 c.278 §4; 1979 c.307 §4; 2015 c.774 §§22,54]
2023 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;
(j) One member who is employed as classified staff at a public school or for an education service district; and
(k) One member of the general public.
(2) Except for those members appointed under subsection (1)(i) to (k) 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) 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; 2023 c.440 §2]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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.
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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 goals of the state are that:
(a) 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.
(b) The percentage of diverse employees employed by the Department of Education reflects the percentage of diverse students in the public schools of this state.
(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)(a) 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; 2022 c.44 §1]
2023 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]