(2) Notwithstanding any requirements prescribed for issuance of a license, a person whose application for a license is pending may be employed in the public schools of this state for 90 calendar days after the date of submission of the application if:
(a) The person is not ineligible for a license following background checks conducted by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, including a criminal records check as provided in ORS 181A.195 and a background check through an interstate clearinghouse of revoked and suspended licenses;
(b) The school district has completed the review of the employment history of the person as required by ORS 339.374;
(c) The person had not been employed as provided by this subsection during the previous 12 months with a pending application for the same license; and
(d) The person and the school district have complied with any other requirements established by the commission by rule.
(3) Subject to ORS 342.130 and to subsection (4) of this section, licenses shall be of the following types:
(a) Preliminary teaching license.
(b) Professional teaching license.
(c) Distinguished teacher leader license.
(d) Preliminary personnel service license.
(e) Professional personnel service license.
(f) Preliminary administrative license.
(g) Professional administrative license.
(h) Reciprocal license.
(i) Legacy license.
(4) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may establish other types of teaching licenses as the commission considers necessary for operation of the public schools of the state and may prescribe the qualifications for the licenses. However, no license established under the authority of this subsection is required for a regular classroom teaching position in the public schools.
(5)(a) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall establish a public charter school teacher and administrator registry. The commission shall require the applicant and the public charter school to jointly submit an application requesting registration as a public charter school teacher or administrator. The application shall include:
(A) A description of the specific teaching or administrator position the applicant will fill;
(B) A description of the background of the applicant that is relevant to the teaching or administrator position, including any post-secondary education or other experience; and
(C) Documentation as required by the commission for the purposes of conducting a criminal records check as provided in ORS 181A.195 and a background check through an interstate clearinghouse of revoked and suspended licenses.
(b) Subject to the results of the criminal records check and background check and to information received under ORS 342.143 (2), the commission shall approve the application for registration. The commission may deny a request for registration only on the basis of the criminal records check, the background check through an interstate clearinghouse of revoked and suspended licenses or the information received under ORS 342.143 (2). The registration is valid for a term established by the commission and, subject to information received under ORS 342.143 (2), may be renewed upon joint application from the teacher or administrator and the public charter school.
(c) A registration as a public charter school teacher qualifies its holder to accept the teaching position described in the application in the public charter school that submitted the application with the holder of the registration.
(d) A registration as a public charter school administrator qualifies its holder to accept the administrator position described in the application in the public charter school that submitted the application with the holder of the registration.
(6)(a) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall adopt an expedited process for the issuance of any license established pursuant to this section. The expedited process may require the following:
(A) The showing of an urgent situation; and
(B) The joint request for the expedited process from the applicant for the license and:
(i) The school district superintendent or school district board;
(ii) The public charter school governing body; or
(iii) The education service district superintendent or board of directors of the education service district.
(b) Except as provided by paragraph (c) of this subsection, the commission shall issue a license as provided by this subsection within two working days after receiving a completed application.
(c) The commission may limit the number of applications the commission will accept under this subsection from a school district or an education service district to not more than 100 applications in a period of two working days.
(d) For purposes of this subsection, the commission may not distinguish between a school district or an education service district involved in a labor dispute and any other school district or education service district. [1961 c.439 §2; 1965 c.100 §349; 1965 c.550 §2; part renumbered 342.127; 1973 c.270 §3; 1981 c.663 §2; 1991 c.662 §5; 1993 c.45 §152; 1997 c.352 §1; 1997 c.383 §1; 1999 c.199 §2; 2005 c.730 §17; 2007 c.575 §8; 2013 c.286 §1; 2015 c.647 §7; 2017 c.446 §1; 2018 c.72 §1; 2019 c.150 §1]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 09 - Education and Culture
Chapter 342 - Teachers and Other School Personnel
Section 342.120 - Definitions for chapter.
Section 342.121 - Teacher and administrator licensing; certification.
Section 342.122 - National Board Certification Fund; rules.
Section 342.123 - Knowledge of civil rights laws and ethical standards required; exception.
Section 342.130 - Certain existing certificates and licenses not invalidated.
Section 342.137 - Distinguished teacher leader license; renewal; rules.
Section 342.143 - Issuance of licenses and registrations.
Section 342.144 - American Indian languages teaching license; renewal.
Section 342.165 - Commission rules.
Section 342.173 - Effect of employing certain persons; sanctions; rules.
Section 342.175 - Grounds for discipline; reinstatement.
Section 342.176 - Complaint process; preliminary investigation; materials confidential; notice.
Section 342.177 - Hearing and decision on charges; notice.
Section 342.183 - Letters of informal reproval.
Section 342.192 - Licensing requirements for out-of-state applicants; rules.
Section 342.195 - Teaching licenses based on experience in certain federal programs; rules.
Section 342.202 - Administrator comprehensive leadership development system.
Section 342.208 - Model career pathways for instructional assistants to become licensed teachers.
Section 342.223 - Criminal records check; effect of making false statement; appeal.
Section 342.360 - Members; qualifications.
Section 342.380 - Organization.
Section 342.390 - Meetings; expenses.
Section 342.420 - Member’s salary; reimbursement to district.
Section 342.425 - Annual report on duties, powers and functions of commission.
Section 342.433 - Definitions for ORS 342.433 to 342.449.
Section 342.443 - Reports of longitudinal data.
Section 342.447 - Plans for recruitment, admission, retention and graduation of diverse educators.
Section 342.448 - Reports related to implementation of Educators Equity Act.
Section 342.465 - Rules; notice if action taken on license.
Section 342.475 - School nurses; certificates.
Section 342.513 - Renewal or nonrenewal of contracts for following year.
Section 342.545 - Termination of teacher’s contract; release.
Section 342.549 - Administrator contracts; benefits after termination.
Section 342.553 - Discipline for resigning without providing required notice.
Section 342.608 - Working hours for licensed personnel; duty-free lunch period required; exception.
Section 342.610 - Minimum salary for substitute teachers.
Section 342.664 - Required ratio of pupils to staff holders of first aid cards; waiver; rules.
Section 342.700 - Policy on sexual harassment; posting and availability of policy.
Section 342.704 - Adoption of policies on sexual harassment required; contents; rules.
Section 342.721 - Definitions for ORS 342.723 and 342.726.
Section 342.723 - Prohibitions on school district employees.
Section 342.815 - Definitions for ORS 342.805 to 342.937.
Section 342.835 - Probationary teacher.
Section 342.840 - Determination of length of service for probationary teacher.
Section 342.850 - Teacher evaluation; personnel file content; rules.
Section 342.856 - Core teaching standards.
Section 342.865 - Grounds for dismissal or contract nonextension of contract teacher.
Section 342.895 - Contract teachers; procedure for dismissal or contract nonextension; appeal.
Section 342.905 - Appeal procedure; arbitration as alternative.
Section 342.930 - Fair Dismissal Appeals Board; rules.
Section 342.940 - Educator Advancement Council; members; duties; rules.
Section 342.943 - System of educator networks; eligibility; duties.
Section 342.953 - Educator Advancement Fund.
Section 342.961 - Internal investigations of employee misconduct or wrongdoing.
Section 342.971 - Educator Preparation Improvement Fund.
Section 342.974 - Oregon Education Support Professional of the Year Program; rules.