72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 2047
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2575
                  Ordered by the House April 29
            Including House Amendments dated April 29
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (at the request of Teacher
  Standards and Practices Commission)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to set time
period for issuance of initial teaching, personnel service and
administrative licenses.  { + Modifies requirements for issuance
or renewal of initial teaching license. + } Modifies requirements
for issuance  { + or renewal + } of continuing teaching,
personnel service and administrative licenses.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to licensing of education personnel; creating new
  provisions; amending ORS 342.136 and 342.138; and declaring an
  emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 342.136 is amended to read:
  342.136. (1) An initial teaching, personnel service 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 Practices Commission.
  (2) An initial license shall be issued on application   { - for
three years - }  to an otherwise qualified person who has
completed an approved professional education program and meets
such other requirements as the commission may consider necessary
to maintain and improve the quality of instruction in the public
schools of the state.
  (3) An initial license may be renewed   { - once - }  if the
applicant meets the requirements established by the commission by
rule.
   { +  (4) The commission may not require a person to have a
master's or doctoral degree for the issuance or renewal of an
initial teaching license. + }
  SECTION 2. ORS 342.138 is amended to read:
  342.138. (1) A continuing teaching, personnel service or
administrative license shall qualify the holder to accept any
assignments for preprimary through grade 12 for which the holder
has completed the advanced requirements established by the rules
of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.
  (2) A continuing license shall be issued on application for
five years to an otherwise qualified person who has:
  (a) Completed an advanced professional education program
approved by the commission;
  (b) Been employed   { - on an initial license - }  for a
minimum period of time to be determined by the commission
in { + :
  (A) + } An Oregon public school   { - or - }  { + ;
  (B) + } An Oregon private school that meets the standards
adopted by the commission by rule or is registered as a private
school under ORS 345.505 to 345.575; { +  or
  (C) Another educational setting approved by the commission; + }
and
  (c) Demonstrated minimum competencies, knowledge and skills
required for the continuing license through an approved teacher
education institution, school district, professional organization
identified in ORS 342.121, or professional assessment approved by
the commission.
  (3) The holder of a continuing license may renew the continuing
license   { - for five years by verification of successful
teaching experience and continuing professional development - }
in accordance with the rules of the commission.
   { +  (4) The commission may not require a person to have a
master's or doctoral degree for the issuance or renewal of a
continuing teaching license. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + The amendments to ORS 342.136 and 342.138 by
sections 1 and 2 of this 2003 Act apply to initial and continuing
licenses issued by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
on or after the effective date of this 2003 Act. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + (1) Notwithstanding ORS 342.138 (2)(a) and (c),
during the period beginning on the effective date of this 2003
Act and ending on June 30, 2005, the Teacher Standards and
Practices Commission shall consider a person who has a master's
or doctoral degree to have met the requirements of ORS 342.138
(2)(a) and (c) and may not require the person to receive
additional education or training for issuance of a continuing
teaching license.
  (2) During the 2003-2005 biennium, the commission shall study
the policy issues that have arisen from the implementation of the
continuing teaching license. Prior to February 1, 2005, the
commission shall report to the Seventy-third Legislative Assembly
about the implementation of the continuing teaching license. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + This 2003 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2003 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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