Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 342.121 (2026)

Teacher and administrator licensing; certification

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342.121 Teacher and administrator licensing; certification. (1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall issue licenses to teachers and administrators who possess the minimum competencies, knowledge and skills to teach and administer in the public schools of this state.

(2) In addition to a teaching or administrative license, a person may obtain professional certification, indicating a higher degree of competency, knowledge and skill based on work experience and advanced study, from a professional organization of teachers or administrators on the national level. A professional teaching certificate or administrative certificate is not required to teach or administer in a public school of this state. [1991 c.662 §11; 1993 c.45 §151; 2011 c.609 §5; 2011 c.705 §27; 2015 c.245 §2]

Note: 342.121 was added to and made a part of 342.120 to 342.430 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2022 · leading case: Robin v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 421 P.3d 385 (Or. Ct. App. 2018).

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Robin v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 421 P.3d 385 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “See ORS 342.121 ("The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall issue licenses to teachers and administrators who possess the minimum competencies, knowledge and skills to teach and administer in the public schools of this state.”

Welker Ex Rel. Bradbury v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 953 P.2d 403 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “See ORS 342.121; ORS 342.175. In August 1991, TSPC's Executive Secretary David Myton received a complaint alleging sexual misconduct against the superintendent of The Dalles public schools, Leslie Bradbury.”

George-Buckley v. Medford Sch. Dist. 549C, 509 P.3d 738 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “125 (teaching licenses); ORS 342.121 (licensing by Teacher Standards and Practices Commission [(TSPC)]); ORS 342.”

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