342.120 Definitions for chapter

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “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.

(2) “Administrative license” means a license issued under ORS 342.125 (Types of licenses) (3)(f) or (g).

(3) “Approved educator preparation program” means a licensure program that:

(a) Prepares persons to become educators in any grade from preprimary through grade 12;

(b) Is offered by an approved educator preparation provider; and

(c) Meets the standards of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, as provided by ORS 342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs) .

(4) “Approved educator preparation provider” means a sponsor or provider of an educator preparation program that meets the standards of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, as provided by ORS 342.147 (Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs) .

(5) “Commission licensee” means a person whom the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission has the authority to investigate or discipline because the person:

(a) Is enrolled in an approved educator preparation program;

(b) Is an applicant for a Teacher Standards and Practices Commission license or registration;

(c) Holds a license or registration issued by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission; or

(d) Has held a license or registration issued by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission at any time during the previous five years.

(6) “Instruction” includes preparation of curriculum, assessment and direction of learning in class, in small groups, in individual situations, online, in the library and in guidance and counseling, but does not include the provision of related services, as defined in ORS 343.035 (Definitions for chapter) , to a child identified as a child with a disability pursuant to ORS 343.146 (Determination of eligibility for special education services) to 343.183 (Effect of school district failure to comply) when provided in accordance with ORS 343.221 (Special education required) .

(7) “Instructional assistant” means a classified school employee who does not require a license to teach, who is employed by a school district or education service district and whose assignment consists of and is limited to assisting a licensed teacher in accordance with rules established by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.

(8) “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. “Teacher” does not include a school nurse as defined in ORS 342.455 (Definition of “school nurse.”) or an instructional assistant.

(9) “Teaching license” means a license issued under ORS 342.125 (Types of licenses) or 342.144 (American Indian languages teaching license) .

(10) “Underrepresented person” means:

(a) A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa, but who is not Hispanic;

(b) A person of Hispanic culture or origin;

(c) A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands; or

es of licenses) or 342.144 (American Indian languages teaching license) .

(10) “Underrepresented person” means:

(a) A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa, but who is not Hispanic;

(b) A person of Hispanic culture or origin;

(c) A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands; or

(d) An American Indian or Alaska Native having origins in any of the original peoples of North America. [1961 c.439 §1; 1965 c.100 §348; 1965 c.550 §1; 1973 c.270 §2; 1975 c.278 §1; 1981 c.393 §1; 1981 c.469 §5; 1989 c.125 §1; 1993 c.45 §149; 2001 c.653 §4; 2007 c.70 §100; 2011 c.609 §4; 2015 c.647 §§6,36; 2018 c.72 §2; 2021 c.97 §33; 2021 c.151 §1; 2021 c.518 §12]

Source: Section 342.120 — Definitions for chapter , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).