(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]
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.