# ORS § 342.136: 342.136 Preliminary teaching license, personnel service license and administrative license > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.136 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 342.136 - **Heading:** 342.136 Preliminary teaching license, personnel service license and administrative license - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 30 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.136 ## Text (1) A preliminary teaching license, personnel service license or administrative license shall qualify its holder to accept any assignment from preprimary through grade 12 for which the holder has completed the requirements established by the rules of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. (2) A preliminary teaching license, personnel service license or administrative license shall be issued on application to an otherwise qualified applicant who has completed an approved professional education program and meets such other requirements as the commission may consider necessary to maintain and improve the quality of instruction in the public schools of the state. (3) In addition to any requirements imposed under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, an applicant for a preliminary teaching license must complete a supervised clinical practice experience. The supervised clinical practice experience: (a) May include student teaching, internships, observations and similar experiences; (b) Must be under the direction of: (A) A supervisor from the approved educator preparation program in which the applicant is enrolled; and (B) A teacher who is from the school district where the applicant is completing the supervised clinical practice experience and who: (i) Possesses a teaching license issued by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission; (ii) Has been an effective teacher for three or more years, as determined under rules adopted by the commission; and (iii) Is trained to supervise the applicant during the applicant’s supervised clinical practice experience and to work in partnership with the applicant’s supervisor from an approved educator preparation program; and (c) Must comply with other requirements adopted by the commission by rule. (4) A preliminary teaching license, personnel service license or administrative license may be renewed if the applicant meets the requirements established by the commission by rule. (5) The commission shall develop a process that allows a teacher holding a preliminary teaching license to continually renew the preliminary teaching license based on the completion of requirements established by the rules of the commission if the teacher does not qualify for a professional teaching license due to lack of employment. [1997 c.383 §4; 2003 c.525 §1; 2013 c.286 §8; 2015 c.279 §1; 2015 c.647 §§38,39] Source: Section 342.136 — Preliminary teaching license, personnel service license and administrative license; renewal , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 342.120 342.120 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.120.md) - [ORS § 342.121 342.121 Teacher and administrator licensing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.121.md) - [ORS § 342.122 342.122 National Board Certification Fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.122.md) - [ORS § 342.123 342.123 Knowledge of civil rights laws and ethical standards required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.123.md) - [ORS § 342.125 342.125 Types of licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.125.md) - [ORS § 342.127 342.127 Fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.127.md) - [ORS § 342.130 342.130 Certain existing certificates and licenses not invalidated](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.130.md) - [ORS § 342.136 342.136 Preliminary teaching license, personnel service license and administrative license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.136.md) - [ORS § 342.137 342.137 Distinguished teacher leader license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.137.md) - [ORS § 342.138 342.138 Professional teaching license, professional personnel service license and professional administrative license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.138.md) - [ORS § 342.143 342.143 Issuance of licenses and registrations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.143.md) - [ORS § 342.144 342.144 American Indian languages teaching license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.144.md) - [ORS § 342.147 342.147 Approval of educator preparation providers and educator preparation programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.147.md) - [ORS § 342.153 342.153 Proficiency in Braille required for teaching license to provide education to blind students](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.153.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T30_C342_S342.136. 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