Oregon Statutes 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:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 342.195
- Approved educator preparation program: means a licensure program that:
(a) Prepares persons to become educators in any grade from preprimary through grade 12;
(b) Is offered by an approved educator preparation provider; and
(c) Meets the standards of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, as provided by ORS § 342. See Oregon Statutes 342.120
- Teacher: includes all licensed employees in the public schools or employed by an education service district who have direct responsibility for instruction or coordination of educational programs and who are compensated for their services from public funds. See Oregon Statutes 342.120
- Teaching license: means a license issued under ORS § 342. See Oregon Statutes 342.120
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(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]
[Formerly 345.585; 2015 c.647 § 18; repealed by 2015 c.245 § 54]