ORS 342.147
Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs

  • rules

(1)

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(a)

The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall establish by rule standards for approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs.

(b)

Standards for approval of an educator preparation program must include requiring an educator preparation program to evaluate candidates using a framework approved by the commission that:

(A)

Uses multiple measures to determine if a candidate’s knowledge, skills and competencies qualify the candidate for a teaching license; and

(B)

Includes at least one measure that is locally determined and adopted by the educator preparation provider, and that is then approved by the commission.

(c)

Standards for approval of an educator preparation program for early childhood education, elementary education, special education or reading must require that:

(A)

The program provide instruction on dyslexia and other reading difficulties; and

(B)

The instruction on dyslexia be consistent with the knowledge and practice standards of an international organization on dyslexia.

(2)

The commission shall adopt rules that:

(a)

Require approved educator preparation programs for early childhood education, elementary education, special education or reading to demonstrate that candidates enrolled in the programs receive training to provide instruction that enables students to meet or exceed third-grade reading standards and become proficient readers by the end of the third grade, as designated by the State Board of Education. For the purposes of this paragraph, an approved educator preparation program may make the demonstration through course curriculum, approved textbooks or other program requirements.

(b)

Allow approved educator preparation programs leading to graduate degrees to commence prior to the candidate’s completion of baccalaureate degree requirements and to combine undergraduate and graduate level course work in achieving program completion.

(3)

Whenever any educator preparation provider or educator preparation program is denied approved status or has such status withdrawn, the denial or withdrawal must be treated as a contested case under ORS chapter 183.

(4)

Nothing in this section is intended to grant to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission any authority relating to granting degrees or establishing degree requirements that are within the authority of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission or any of the public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities), or that are within the authority of the governing board of any private institution of higher education. [1973 c.270 §19; 1989 c.521 §2; 1989 c.690 §3; 1993 c.45 §159; 2011 c.637 §126; 2015 c.647 §§14,41,42; 2015 c.767 §§106,236,237,238,239; 2017 c.317 §1; 2021 c.637 §1]
Note: The amendments to 342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs) by section 8, chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2015, become operative July 1, 2025. See section 2, chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2015, as amended by section 9, chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2015, and section 25, chapter 72, Oregon Laws 2018. The text that is operative on and after July 1, 2025, including amendments by section 2, chapter 317, Oregon Laws 2017, section 9, chapter 518, Oregon Laws 2021, and section 2, chapter 637, Oregon Laws 2021, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs). (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 education, a school district in this state, an education service district in this state or any other entity in this state that sponsors or provides an educator preparation program.

(3)

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(a)

Standards for approval of an educator preparation program must include:

(A)

Requiring an educator preparation program to be accredited by a national organization that represents teachers, policymakers and teacher educators and that provides accreditation based on nationally recognized standards and on evidence-based measures;

(B)

Approving a public educator preparation program of more than four years’ duration only if educator preparation programs that are reasonably attainable in a four-year period, or the equivalent, are also available in the system of higher education and are designed to culminate in a baccalaureate degree that qualifies their graduates for entry-level teaching licenses; and

(C)

Requiring an educator preparation program to evaluate candidates using a framework approved by the commission that:
(i)
Uses multiple measures to determine if a candidate’s knowledge, skills and competencies qualify the candidate for a teaching license; and
(ii)
Includes at least one measure that is locally determined and adopted by the educator preparation provider, and that is then approved by the commission.

(b)

Standards for approval of an educator preparation program for early childhood education, elementary education, special education or reading must require that:

(A)

The program provide instruction on dyslexia and other reading difficulties; and

(B)

The instruction on dyslexia be consistent with the knowledge and practice standards of an international organization on dyslexia.

(4)

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(a)

Notwithstanding subsection (3)(a)(A) of this section, standards for approval of an educator preparation program may allow an educator preparation program to operate provisionally without accreditation by a national organization if the educator preparation program is:

(A)

Offered by an accredited educator preparation provider; or

(B)

A nontraditional pathway to licensure program offered by an educator preparation provider, regardless of whether the educator preparation provider is accredited.

(b)

A nontraditional pathway to licensure program shall be considered an approved educator preparation program if the nontraditional pathway to licensure program complies with standards established by the commission. The commission shall establish standards for nontraditional pathway to licensure programs that:

(A)

Are substantially similar to the standards under subsection (3)(a) of this section;

(B)

Require the commission to consider the current efforts of educator preparation programs to serve the same educator workforce as the proposed nontraditional pathway to licensure program; and

(C)

Require the proposed nontraditional pathway to licensure program to submit to the commission a preoperational capacity review from a national accrediting organization that is approved by the commission.

(c)

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(A)

Nothing in this subsection requires a nontraditional pathway to licensure program to:
(i)
Culminate in the granting of a degree; or
(ii)
Prohibit a candidate from being employed as an educator while participating in the program.

(B)

Nothing in this subsection prevents an accredited educator preparation provider from offering a nontraditional pathway to licensure.

(d)

An approved educator preparation program that operates provisionally as provided by this subsection may not operate provisionally for more than four years from the date that the educator preparation program first received approval to operate provisionally.

(5)

The commission shall adopt rules that:

(a)

Require approved educator preparation programs for early childhood education, elementary education, special education or reading to demonstrate that candidates enrolled in the programs receive training to provide instruction that enables students to meet or exceed third-grade reading standards and become proficient readers by the end of the third grade, as designated by the State Board of Education. For the purposes of this paragraph, an approved educator preparation program may make the demonstration through course curriculum, approved textbooks or other program requirements.

(b)

Allow approved educator preparation programs leading to graduate degrees to commence prior to the candidate’s completion of baccalaureate degree requirements and to combine undergraduate and graduate level course work in achieving program completion.

(6)

Whenever any educator preparation provider or educator preparation program is denied approved status or has such status withdrawn, the denial or withdrawal must be treated as a contested case under ORS chapter 183.

(7)

Nothing in this section is intended to grant to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission any authority relating to granting degrees or establishing degree requirements that are within the authority of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission or any of the public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities), or that are within the authority of the governing board of any private institution of higher education.
Note: Section 9a, chapter 518, Oregon Laws 2021, provides:
Sec. 9a. (1) Notwithstanding the operative date set forth in section 2, chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2015, as amended by section 9, chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2015, and section 25, chapter 72, Oregon Laws 2018, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may take any action before the operative date identified by this subsection that is necessary for the commission to exercise, on and after the operative date identified by this subsection, all of the duties, functions and powers conferred on the commission by the amendments to ORS 342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs) by section 9 of this 2021 Act.

(2)

For the purpose of ensuring that the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may exercise, on and after the operative date identified by subsection (1) of this section, all of the duties, functions and powers conferred on the commission by the amendments to ORS 342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs) by section 9 of this 2021 Act, the commission shall develop and implement a plan for the implementation of the amendments to ORS 342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs) by section 9 of this 2021 Act. The plan must:

(a)

Be developed in collaboration with the Educator Advancement Council and the Department of Education; and

(b)

Prioritize increasing:

(A)

Participation by teacher candidates in nontraditional pathway to licensure programs;

(B)

Educator diversity; and

(C)

Educator retention.

(3)

No later than January 1, 2023, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, in collaboration with the Educator Advancement Council and the Department of Education, shall report to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly. The report shall address the progress on the plan required to be developed and implemented as provided by subsection (2) of this section. [2021 c.518 §9a]
Note: Sections 3 and 4, chapter 317, Oregon Laws 2017, provide:
Sec. 3. Implementation of standards and rules related to reading. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs) (1)(c) and (2), the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may not deny approval of an educator preparation program for failure to comply with standards or rules adopted under ORS 342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs) (1)(c) or (2) for three years from the date that the commission first adopts the standards or rules if the educator preparation program:

(a)

Develops a plan to comply with the standards and rules; and

(b)

Submits the plan to the commission within one year of the commission adopting the standards and rules.

(2)

A plan submitted under this section may phase in implementation of the requirements if complete implementation is scheduled within three years of the commission first adopting the standards and rules under ORS 342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs) (1)(c) and (2). [2017 c.317 §3; 2021 c.637 §3]
Sec. 4. Repeal. Section 3 of this 2017 Act is repealed on June 30, 2022. [2017 c.317 §4]
Note: Sections 4 and 5, chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2015, provide:
Sec. 4. Teacher Education Program Accreditation Account. (1) The Teacher Education Program Accreditation Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Teacher Education Program Accreditation Account shall be accredited to the account.

(2)

Moneys in the Teacher Education Program Accreditation Account are continuously appropriated to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to award grants to educator preparation programs for the purpose of having the programs accredited by the organization described in ORS 342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs) (3)(a)(A), as amended by section 8, chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2015, section 2, chapter 317, Oregon Laws 2017, and section 9 of this 2021 Act. [2015 c.756 §4; 2015 c.756 §10; 2021 c.518 §10]
Sec. 5. Abolishment of account. (1) The Teacher Education Program Accreditation Account established by section 4, chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2015, is abolished on July 1, 2025.

(2)

Any moneys remaining in the account on July 1, 2025, that are unexpended, unobligated and not subject to any conditions shall be transferred to the General Fund on July 1, 2025. [2015 c.756 §5; 2021 c.518 §11]

Source: Section 342.147 — Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html.

342.120
Definitions for chapter
342.121
Teacher and administrator licensing
342.122
National Board Certification Fund
342.123
Knowledge of civil rights laws and ethical standards required
342.125
Types of licenses
342.127
Fees
342.130
Certain existing certificates and licenses not invalidated
342.136
Preliminary teaching license, personnel service license and administrative license
342.137
Distinguished teacher leader license
342.138
Professional teaching license, professional personnel service license and professional administrative license
342.143
Issuance of licenses and registrations
342.144
American Indian languages teaching license
342.147
Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs
342.153
Proficiency in Braille required for teaching license to provide education to blind students
342.165
Commission rules
342.173
Effect of employing certain persons
342.175
Grounds for discipline
342.176
Complaint process
342.177
Hearing and decision on charges
342.180
Appeal
342.183
Letters of informal reproval
342.192
Licensing requirements for out-of-state applicants
342.195
Teaching licenses based on experience in certain federal programs
342.200
Administrative licenses based on professional skills and experience
342.202
Administrator comprehensive leadership development system
342.203
Publication of list of teachers, administrators and teacher candidates subjected to discipline
342.208
Model career pathways for instructional assistants to become licensed teachers
342.223
Criminal records check
342.350
Commission established
342.360
Members
342.380
Organization
342.390
Meetings
342.410
Executive director
342.420
Member’s salary
342.425
Annual report on duties, powers and functions of commission
342.430
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Account
342.433
Definitions for ORS 342.433 to 342.449
342.437
Goal
342.443
Reports of longitudinal data
342.447
Plans for recruitment, admission, retention and graduation of diverse educators
342.448
Reports related to implementation of Educators Equity Act
342.449
Short title
342.455
Definition of “school nurse.”
342.465
Rules
342.475
School nurses
342.485
Commission to consult with and advise Oregon State Board of Nursing on school nursing
342.495
Holder of school nurse certificate qualified to conduct and coordinate health services program
342.513
Renewal or nonrenewal of contracts for following year
342.521
Contracts with teachers for return of part of salary prohibited
342.545
Termination of teacher’s contract
342.549
Administrator contracts
342.553
Discipline for resigning without providing required notice
342.608
Working hours for licensed personnel
342.610
Minimum salary for substitute teachers
342.664
Required ratio of pupils to staff holders of first aid cards
342.700
Policy on sexual harassment
342.704
Adoption of policies on sexual harassment required
342.708
ORS 342.700 and 342.704 not limitation on or prerequisite for other rights and remedies
342.721
Definitions for ORS 342.723 and 342.726
342.723
Prohibitions on school district employees
342.726
Curricula to include information on steroids and performance-enhancing substances
342.805
Short title
342.815
Definitions for ORS 342.805 to 342.937
342.835
Probationary teacher
342.840
Determination of length of service for probationary teacher
342.845
Contract teacher
342.850
Teacher evaluation
342.856
Core teaching standards
342.865
Grounds for dismissal or contract nonextension of contract teacher
342.875
Suspension
342.895
Contract teachers
342.905
Appeal procedure
342.910
Waiver of contract grievance claim if appeal of dismissal decision filed
342.930
Fair Dismissal Appeals Board
342.934
Procedure for reduction of teacher staff due to funding or administrative decision
342.937
Reimbursement for teacher dismissal costs
342.940
Educator Advancement Council
342.943
System of educator networks
342.953
Educator Advancement Fund
342.961
Internal investigations of employee misconduct or wrongdoing
342.965
Interchange of teachers
342.971
Educator Preparation Improvement Fund
342.974
Oregon Education Support Professional of the Year Program
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