Or. Admin. Code § 584-060-0182

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 584-060-0182 - Restricted Substitute License

(1) Upon filing a correct and complete application in form and manner prescribed by the commission, a qualified applicant and a co-applying district may be granted a Restricted Substitute Teaching License.

(a) This license, issued for three years and renewable, is valid to substitute for a total of 60 days a school year (September through June) at any level in any specialty to replace a teacher who is temporarily unable to work.

(b) The 60 days a year limit applies regardless if the holder of the license substitutes in multiple districts as may be the case if an applicant and an ESD hold the license.

(c) Districts who did not co-apply with the applicant may request permission to add the substitute to their district upon filing an additional application and fee.

(d) An assignment on this license may not exceed 10 days consecutively under any circumstances.

(2) To be eligible for a Restricted Substitute Teaching License, the applicant must:

(a)

(A) Hold a bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution or an approved foreign equivalent related to teaching at one or more levels;

(B) Awarding of a higher degree in the arts and sciences or an advanced degree in the professions from a regionally accredited institution in the United States validates a non-regionally accredited bachelor's degree for licensure;

(b) Furnish fingerprints 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;

(c) Provide a letter from the co-applicant district stating the reasons for the license; and

(d) Obtain a passing score on a commission-approved test of knowledge of U.S. and Oregon civil rights and professional ethics.

(3) To be eligible for renewal of the Restricted Substitute Teaching License an applicant must:

(a) Submit letter from district requesting renewal; and

(b) Obtain a passing score as currently specified by the commission on a test of basic verbal and computational skills, unless the applicant has a master's degree.

(4) A district and co-applicant educator may apply for an Emergency Teaching License for the holder of a Restricted Substitute Teaching License if the district is unable to obtain a regularly licensed teacher for any position lasting more than three consecutive months. The Emergency Teaching License will allow the educator to teach for time beyond the allowed timelines stated in subsections (1) above. The Executive Director may approve the Emergency Teaching License upon proof of the district's emergency.

Or. Admin. Code § 584-060-0182

TSPC 2-2009, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-09; TSPC 5-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-13-10 thru 12-31-10; TSPC 9-2010, f. 12-15-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11

Stat. Auth.: ORS 342

Stats. Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430; 342.455 - 342.495; 342.533