Oregon Statutes 342.223 – Criminal records check; effect of making false statement; appeal
(1) For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS § 181A.195, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may require the fingerprints of:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 342.223
- Administrator: includes but is not limited to all superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals and academic program directors in public schools or education service districts who have direct responsibility for supervision or evaluation of licensed teachers and who are compensated for their services from public funds. See Oregon Statutes 342.120
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- 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
(a) A person who is applying for a license or registration under ORS § 342.120 to 342.430 as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist if the person has not submitted to a criminal records check by the commission within the previous three years or has remained continuously licensed by or registered with the commission for a different license or registration for which the person already has submitted to a criminal records check by the commission.
(b) A person who is applying for reinstatement of a license or registration as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist, or a certificate as a school nurse, whose license, registration or certificate has lapsed for at least three years.
(c) A person who is applying for a certificate under ORS § 342.475 as a school nurse.
(d) A person who is registering with the commission for supervised clinical practice experience, practicum or internship as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist, if the person does not hold a current license issued by the commission and has not submitted to a criminal records check by the commission within the previous three years for student teaching, practicum or internship as a teacher, administrator or personnel specialist.
(e) A person who is applying for a registration as a public charter school teacher or administrator under ORS § 342.125.
(2) The making of any false statement as to the conviction of a crime is grounds for refusal to issue, renew or reinstate a license, certificate or registration and is in addition to the grounds stated in ORS § 342.143.
(3) A person may appeal the refusal to issue a license, registration or certificate under this section as a contested case under ORS § 183.413 to 183.470, but the refusal to renew or reinstate a license or registration is subject to ORS § 342.175 to 342.180, and the commission shall notify the person of the right to appeal. [1993 c.674 § 5; 1995 c.446 § 9; 1999 c.199 § 9; 2001 c.407 § 5; 2005 c.730 § 19; 2007 c.35 § 2; 2007 c.575 § 15a; 2008 c.39 § 8; 2015 c.245 § 21; 2015 c.279 § 5; 2015 c.647 § 21]
[Amended by 1957 c.591 § 3; repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[1993 c.674 § 6; repealed by 2015 c.245 § 54]
[Amended by 1957 c.591 § 4; repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[1993 c.674 § 6a; 1995 c.67 § 41; 1997 c.536 § 4; 1999 c.200 § 34; 1999 c.1054 § 6; 2001 c.407 § 6; 2005 c.730 § 20; 2007 c.35 § 4; 2009 c.437 § 2; repealed by 2015 c.245 § 54]
[Amended by 1959 c.433 § 2; repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Amended by 1957 c.211 § 1; repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[1955 c.281 § 3; repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[Amended by 1953 c.638 § 2; 1959 c.400 § 4; repealed by 1965 c.608 § 21]
[1965 c.535 § 1; 1975 c.278 § 3; 1991 c.144 § 2; repealed by 1993 c.45 § 170]
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