Oregon Administrative Code

583-030-0030 Application Procedure (1) A school seeking initial or renewal of degree authorization shall allow up to three months to prepare its application and six additional months for review by the Commission. To be considered timely, a complete application for renewal of an e…

583-030-0032 Review Process for Degrees Effective January 13, 2015: (1) Review of an application to offer instruction or related services leading to a degree or certificate includes evaluation of the school and its proposed programs in relation to the state academic standards set…

583-030-0035 Standards for Schools Offering Degree Programs In or From Oregon In order to receive and hold authorization to offer in or from Oregon instruction or related services leading to one or more degrees, a school must remain open to inspection at all times and continuousl…

583-030-0036 Schools With Limited Resident Instruction in Oregon Effective January 13, 2015: (1) Accredited schools offering limited resident instruction in Oregon are reviewed using modified standards and procedures under the following conditions: (a) Courses are highly speciali…

583-030-0038 Nondegree Certificates and Diplomas Granted by Degree-Granting Schools Effective January 13, 2015: (1) A school that is authorized to grant a degree may also grant certificates in the same field without an independent review of the certificate, provided that the cert…

583-030-0039 Honorary Degrees Effective January 13, 2015. A school authorized under this rule to offer academic degrees at or above the baccalaureate level may obtain permission from the commission, or be permitted by the standards of an accreditor under OAR 583-030-0037, to conf…

583-030-0041 Authorization Statement in School Catalog Effective January 13, 2015: (1) Upon receipt of authorization to offer instruction or related services leading to one or more degrees, and until such time as that authorization has expired or been revoked, an Oregon school sh…

583-030-0042 Reporting Requirements Effective September 10, 2015: (1) A school authorized to offer instruction or related services leading to one or more degrees under the standards in OAR 583-030-0035 shall annually submit to the Commission, teacher turnover, and student enrollm…

583-030-0043 Duty to Notify Employees and Students of Change in Status Effective September 10, 2015. Any school that has been placed on probation, or suspension status shall immediately, in writing, notify all employees, students and prospective students of the change in status. …

583-030-0044 State Responsibility for Student Records (1) Pursuant to OAR 583-030-0035(14), transcripts held by the Commission, an authorized school, or a third-party credential service are permanent and shall never be destroyed. (2) The state is ultimate custodian of records doc…

583-030-0045 At-Risk, Probation, Revocation or Suspension of Authorization Effective September 10, 2015: (1) A school determined to be "at risk" at any time, will be required to provide: (a) A corrective action/school improvement plan acceptable to the Commission within 30 days a…

583-030-0046 Fees and Expenses (1) Each application from a school seeking new or renewed authorization to confer or offer to confer a degree, or through instruction or related services to provide academic credit applicable to a degree, shall be accompanied by payment of a fee to …

583-030-0048 Application Procedure for Dual Credit (1) Dual credit courses, as defined in OAR 715-017-0005, are courses for which the high school teacher is qualified to act as a proxy faculty member for a postsecondary institution when teaching the course. These courses are suff…

583-030-0049 Criminal and Civil Penalties Effective January 13, 2015: (1) Without authorization from the Commission as provided in this rule, any offer of a degree or of services purporting to lead to a degree in whole or in part is a Class B misdemeanor under ORS 348.992. Compla…

583-030-0051 Surety Bonds Generally Effective September 10, 2015: (1) A properly executed surety bond shall: (a) Be with a corporate surety licensed to do business in Oregon; (b) Be signed by an authorized agent of the surety or one having power of attorney; (c) Bear a bond numbe…

583-030-0052 Letters of Credit Generally Effective September 10, 2015: (1) A Letter of Credit shall be in a form approved by the Attorney General as posted on the Commission’s website. (2) A Letter of Credit shall be an irrevocable Letter of Credit issued by an insured institutio…

583-030-0053 Entity Name Required on Bond or Letter of Credit Effective September 10, 2015: (1) The name of the entity as it appears on the bond or letter of credit must be the same as the name on the application and entity name filed at the Oregon Corporation Division (if applic…

583-030-0054 Cancellation of Bond or Letter of Credit by Surety or Institution Effective September 10, 2015: The corporate surety for a bond obtained pursuant to this section, or the insured institution for a Letter of Credit obtained pursuant to this section, must notify the Com…

583-030-0056 Bond and Letter of Credit Amounts; Amount Reductions Effective September 10, 2015: (1) Unless otherwise provided in sections (2) or (3), or as provided in OAR 583-030-0035(17)(c), a surety bond shall be in an amount, equal to the rolling annual average of prepaid tui…

583-030-0059 Temporary Closure The Commission may designate a school as temporarily closed if the following conditions are met: (1) The school must request “temporary closure” designation in writing from the Commission, subject to approval of the Executive Director. That request …

583-030-0061 School Closures (1) Schools must submit to the Commission for approval a closure plan with the submission of an initial or renewal application for degree program authorization outlining their process in the event of an abrupt or planned school closure. (2) If the sch…

583-030-0063 Emergency State Authorization for Non-Oregon, Non-Authorized Schools (1) In the event the Governor of a non-Oregon school's home state issues a declaration of emergency or executive orders that directly lead to the temporary cessation of on-campus educational activit…

583-050-0006 Purpose and Scope Effective January 13, 2015: (1) This rule implements Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 348.594 to 348.615 and 348.992 insofar as each section therein relates to ORS 348.609, intended to protect postsecondary institutions, businesses and other employers,…

583-050-0011 Definitions of Terms Effective January 13, 2015: (1) "Academic Standards" means those standards in 583-030-0035 or the equivalent standards of an accrediting body that relate to admission requirements, length of program, content of curriculum, award of credit and fac…

583-050-0014 Unaccredited Degrees Effective January 13, 2015: (1) Users of unaccredited degrees may use the degrees in the following ways. (a) Unaccredited degrees that have achieved approval under ORS 348.609(1)(d) can be used without a disclaimer. (b) Unaccredited degrees that …

583-050-0016 Validation of a Secular Degree Effective January 13, 2015: (1) Any person claiming in Oregon to possess an academic degree shall, upon request from the Commission’s Executive Director, have an official transcript of the degree sent directly to the Commission from the…

583-050-0026 Invalidation of a Degree, Warning, Enforcement Effective September 10, 2015: (1) Once the Commission determines a claimed degree is invalid or nonstandard, a person is presumed to not have knowledge of the invalidity, so as to reflect consideration for the possibilit…

583-050-0027 Disciplinary Action; Civil Penalty Considerations Effective January 13, 2015: (1) The Commission may assess a civil penalty for each violation of a provision of OAR chapter 583, division 50. (2) In establishing the amount of the penalty for each violation, the Commis…

583-050-0028 Schedule of Civil Penalties for Violations of Laws and Rules Effective January 13, 2015. In assessing civil penalties, the Commission desires to be both consistent and equitable and to consider and evaluate each case on an individual basis. The actual civil penalty w…

583-050-0036 Inquiries and Complaints Effective January 13, 2015: (1) Monitoring and validating degree claims will be done by the Commission in the course of routine activities such as approving faculty members of schools seeking authorization to offer degrees in Oregon, advising…

583-050-0040 Fees for Validation Services Effective January 13, 2015 (1) ODA charges a fee for some services provided under OAR chapter 583, division 50. The fee schedule is as follows: [Table not included. See ED. NOTE.] (a) Agencies or organizations that have contracted for bas…

583-070-0002 Purpose and Scope Effective January 13, 2015. This rule implements ORS 348.603 in establishing standards and procedures for the evaluation and approval of postsecondary accrediting bodies seeking to operate in or from Oregon. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 348.603 St…

583-070-0011 Definitions of Terms Effective January 13, 2015: (1) "Academic standards" are those standards related to faculty qualifications, admissions, acceptance of transfer credits, quantity of student work and program length and quality established in OAR 583-030-0035. (2) "…

583-070-0015 Authorization of Accreditors Effective January 13, 2015: (1) All federally recognized accreditors are authorized to operate in or from Oregon without commission oversight. (2) Any accreditors that are not federally recognized but are recognized by the Council for Hig…

583-070-0020 Approval Process for Accreditors Effective January 13, 2015: (1) Any accreditor applying for approval will be approved by the commission if the commission finds that the accreditor has adequate academic standards comparable to ODA standards. Standards used by an accr…

584-001-0000 Notice of Rulemaking Action Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any permanent rule, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall give notice of the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal: (1) In the Secretary of State's Bulletin referred to in ORS…

584-001-0005 Model Rules of Procedure Pursuant to ORS 183.341, the Attorney General's Model Rules of Procedure for Contested Cases, effective in December 2024; the Collaborative Dispute Resolution Model Rules, effective in December 2024 and the Model Rules For Rulemaking, effecti…

584-001-0010 Access to Information in Licensure Files Oregon law establishes the right of public access to general information in files maintained by public agencies while reserving the right to withhold certain information potentially injurious to the affected party. The Commiss…

584-001-0016 Fees for Public Records and Related Services (1) The Commission may establish fees for providing access to public records in paper, electronic or other format. These fees will be reasonably calculated to reimburse the Commission for costs of providing and conveying t…

584-001-0020 Personal Service Contracts (1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission occasionally requires the services of a consultant to accomplish all or part of a project. This rule establishes procedures to be followed for screening and selection of Personal Service Co…

584-005-0005 Definitions These definitions apply to divisions 001- 420 unless otherwise indicated by the context or specific rule provisions: (1) "Administrators:" Superintendents, assistant, deputy, or associate superintendents, principals, vice principals, assistant principals,…

584-019-0003 Notice of Opportunity for Hearing and Hearing Procedures (1) The Commission delegates to the Executive Director the authority to draft the contents of the Notice of Hearing and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing when: (a) The Executive Director denies the issuance, re…

584-019-0010 Discovery and Subpoenas (1) Through the Executive Director, the Commission shall consider requests to take the testimony of a material witness by deposition for purposes of discovery or perpetuation of the witness’s testimony when the witness is unavailable for heari…

584-019-0015 Evidence (1) Irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded, but erroneous rulings on evidence shall not preclude Commission action on the record unless shown to have substantially prejudiced the rights of a party. All other evidence of a ty…

584-019-0025 Mutual Disclosure Prior to Contested Case Hearings (1) Not less than ten days prior to the hearing date, the educator and the Commission staff will disclose to one another in writing the following information: (a) The name, address and telephone number of each person…

584-019-0035 Settlement of Cases Prior to Hearing (1) A "Settlement Agreement" is a written agreement in a disciplinary proceeding that includes: (a) A stipulation to an order that is signed by the educator; (b) A consent by the educator to a negotiated default order; or (c) An a…

584-019-0040 Commission Final Orders in Contested Cases (1) In all contested cases, the Commission will notify the parties, the hearing officer and the Office of Administrative Hearings that the Commission itself will issue the Final Order and each Hearing Officer Proposed Order …

584-019-0100 Procedures for an Investigation of a Sexual Conduct Report (1) For the purpose of this rule, the following definitions apply: (a) “Commission Licensee” means a person whom the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission has the authority to investigate or discipline b…

584-020-0000 Application of Rules (1) Oregon Administrative Rules 584-020-0005 through 584-020-0045 were adopted by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission in accordance with Oregon Revised Statute 342.175(6). (2) OAR 584-020-0005 through 584-020-0045 may be used as criter…

584-020-0005 Definitions The following definitions apply to Oregon Administrative Rules 584-020-0000 through 584-020-0045 unless otherwise indicated by context: (1) “Abuse:” Has the meaning given that term in ORS 419B.005. (2) "Administrator:" Any educator who holds a valid Orego…