Title 30, Education and Culture

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Administrator” includes but is not limited to all superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals and academic program directors in public schools or education service districts who have direct responsibi…

(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, …

(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 …

(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) Titl…

(1) Teaching licenses shall be issued and renewed by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission by the authority of the State of Oregon, subject to ORS 342.120 to 342.430 and the rules of the commission. (2) Notwithstanding any requirements prescribed for issuance of a licens…

(1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall establish and collect: (a) A fee not to exceed $350 for evaluation of the initial application for each educator license for which application is made. If the applicant is eligible for the educator license for which applicat…

(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 …

(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 Pra…

(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…

(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 ru…

(1) A teaching, personnel service or administrative license, or public charter school registration, may not be issued to any person until the person has attained the age of 18 years and has furnished satisfactory evidence of proper educational training. (2) The Teacher Standards …

(1) As used in this section, “American Indian tribe” means an Indian tribe as that term is defined in ORS 97.740. (2) The Legislative Assembly declares that teaching American Indian languages is essential to the proper education of American Indian children. (3) The Teacher Standa…

(1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall establish by rule standards for approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs. (2) Standards for approval of an educator preparation provider may allow approval of an institution of higher edu…

(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 educatio…

(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 commis…

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 sanction…

(1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may suspend or revoke the license or registration of a commission licensee, discipline a commission licensee, or suspend or revoke the right of any person to apply for a license or registration based on the following: (a) Convict…

(1)(a) A person may file a complaint with the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission regarding a commission licensee. If a complaint concerns an allegation of sexual conduct that may have been committed by a commission licensee, the complaint process provided by this section …

(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 char…

(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 i…

(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 a…

The Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact is enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ ARTICLE I…

(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) Applicant…

(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 prog…

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 S…

(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 c…

(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 ad…

(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) …

(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,…

(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 o…

(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…

(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)…

(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 th…

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; 201…

(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 wh…

(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 …

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 t…

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) Ori…

(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…

(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 gr…

(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 go…

(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 consulta…

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]

“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]

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Administrator” has the meaning given that term in ORS 342.120. (b) “Practice of nursing” has the meaning given that term in ORS 678.010. (c) “School nurse” has the meaning given that term in ORS 342.455. (2) A school nurse, or a registered nurse …

(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…

(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…

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]

(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” …

(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 distr…