584-060-0210
Emergency Teaching License
Summary of Proposed Action: Amends
emergency teaching license. Clarifies
conditions needed for an emergency license, clarifies terms of the license, and
aligns provisions between the three emergency license areas: teaching,
counseling and administrator.
Background: The emergency
licenses for Teaching, Administrators and School Counselors rules needed clarification
and more uniformity between the rules.
The amendments create an expiration date for licensure term as June 30
of the year in which the license was granted.
The June 30 date will ensure that license do not expire mid-year.
(Middle of the year licensure expirations can cause difficulties for school
districts.) The amendments also add
refinement to the definition of “emergency” and clarify that failure to meet
renewal requirements does not constitute an emergency in most cases. The
draft amendments also provide more specificity on the requirements and fees
associated with emergency licenses. These
changes will assist stakeholders and staff to facilitate the emergency license
process.
Number of licenses: There
are currently:
·
23 active
Emergency Teaching licenses;
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Copy of Proposed Rule
584-060-0210
Emergency Teaching License
(1) Upon filing a correct and
complete application in form and manner prescribed by the Commission, a
qualified applicant and a co-applicant district may be granted an Emergency
Teaching License. An Emergency Teaching License may be issued when a school
district demonstrates extenuating circumstances that merit the issuance of the
license in order to protect the district's programs or students.
(2) The Emergency Teaching License
shall be issued solely at the discretion of the Executive Director for any
length of time deemed necessary to protect the district's programs or students.
(a) In most cases, an Emergency Teaching License
will not exceed one year unless the educator or the district has presented
unusual extenuating circumstances.
(b) The Executive Director may consider efforts
the educator has made in meeting licensure requirements. Additionally, the
Executive Director will consider academic preparation or experience the
proposed educator has had in the area in which the district is requesting the
license.
(c)
Generally, failure to meet renewal requirements does not constitute an emergency
or extenuating circumstances.
(d)
In most cases, an Emergency Teaching License will expire on June 30 of the
academic year in which the license was granted regardless of the term for
licensure. Extending the license beyond
the June 30 expiration date is at the discretion of the Executive Director
after considering all extenuating circumstances.
(3) To be eligible for the
Emergency Teaching License an applicant and co-applicant district must provide
the following:
(a) C-1 application, and
(b) All licensure fees, including
possible late fees and expedited service fee if appropriate;
(c) Fingerprints furnished in the
manner prescribed by the Commission if the applicant has not been fingerprinted
or has not held an active license issued by the Commission in the past three
years;
(d) A letter from the district
detailing the extenuating circumstances constituting the emergency and the
applicant’s unique skills qualifying her or him for the license. The letter
should include a request for the least amount of time necessary to meet the
emergency needs of the district; and
(e) An applicant may be asked to
provide a resume, official transcripts
or other evidence of qualifications if requested
by the Executive Director.
(4) (a)
The Emergency Teaching License is not subject to the 120 day grace period
allowed for licensure renewal purposes under ORS 342.127. A new application and fee is required for the license the applicant
must qualify for once the Emergency License has expired.
(b)
It is the applicant’s responsibility to apply for the subsequent license in a
timely manner in order to ensure that the applicant remains licensed.
(5) Situations not eligible for Emergency Licensure requests
include:
(a) Renewal applications within the 120 days grace period;
(b) New Oregon Applicants eligible for Fast-Track processing
pursuant to OAR 584-010-0090; or
(c) Failure to meet renewal or upgrade requirements such as
required coursework or continuing professional development.
(6) The Commission may limit the number of applications from an
employing district to a maximum of one hundred (100) in any two-day period.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 342
Stats. Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430; 342.455 - 342.495; 342.533
Hist.: TSPC 3-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-15-03; TSPC 8-2004(Temp), f. &
cert. ef. 9-10-04 thru 3-9-05 (Suspended by TSPC 9-2004(Temp), f. & cert.
ef. 9-5-04 thru 3-9-05); TSPC 1-2005, f. & cert. ef. 1-21-05; TSPC 2-2008,
f. & cert. ef. 4-15-08; TSPC 2-2009, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-09; TSPC
5-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-13-10 thru 12-31-10; TSPC 7-2010, f. &
cert. ef. 9-15-10; TSPC 10-2010, f. 12-30-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11