OAR 584-245-0400: Limited Student Service License

(1) Purpose of the License: The Limited Student Service License qualifies its holder to provide a specialized type of direct service to students for which the Commission has determined a personnel service license is required and does not require a school counselor, school psychologist, or school social worker license. It is not valid for substitute teaching of any kind. (2) Term of Licensure: The Limited Student Service License is valid for three years and may be reissued as provided in section (8) of this rule. The first license will be issued for three years plus time to the applicant's birthday. (3) Assignments: The Limited Student Service License is valid at the PK - 12 level. (4) Applying for License: To be eligible for a Limited Student Service License the applicant must: (a) Have a bachelor’s degree or higher from an Approved Institution in the United States, or the foreign equivalent of such degree approved by the Commission. Awarding of a higher degree in the arts and sciences or an advanced degree in the professions from an Approved Institution in the United States validates a non-regionally accredited bachelor’s degree for licensure; (b) Either one year of graduate level coursework or one year of professional experience related to the intended service role; (c) Obtain a passing score on a Commission-approved test of knowledge of U.S. and Oregon civil rights and professional ethics; (d) Complete a background clearance that includes: (A) Furnishing fingerprints, as required by ORS 342.223; (B) Providing satisfactory responses to character questions in the form and manner prescribed by the Commission; and (e) Submit a complete and correct application in the form and manner required by the Commission, including payment of all required fees as provided in 584-200-0050. (5) District Sponsorship: The Limited Student Service License is restricted to use within a district that has applied for it jointly with the applicant, whose qualifications and job description are subject to Commission approval. Upon application, the co-applicant district must submit a statement: (a) Describing its particular need in relation to the co-applicant specialist’s qualifications summarized on a submitted resume; (b) Agreeing to provide a mentor during the first year of the assignment; and (c) Attesting that the role to be filled has been structured so as not to require a school counselor, school psychologist, or school social worker license. (6) Renewal of District Sponsorship: Upon application for a reissue of the Limited Student Services License, the sponsoring district must provide a new statement confirming that: (a) The extenuating circumstances necessitating the Limited Student Services still exists; (b) The applicant is still qualified and needed to remedy the situation; (c) The plan for mentoring remains in place. The statement must update the name of the mentor, if appropriate; (d) Attesting that the role to be filled has been structured so as not to require a school counselor, school psychologist, or school social worker license. (7) Acceptable Job Title: The holder of a Limited Student Service License shall use only the title specifically approved by the Commission and shall not use any unapproved title or imply any unapproved duties related to serving children. Titles such as “advisor” or “student service specialist” or “student assistance specialist” will more readily be approved. The following additional provisos apply: (a) No holder of a limited student service license shall use a title containing words derived from “psychology” nor claim to be a psychologist or to render psychological services without obtaining a school psychologist license from the Commission unless licensed as a psychologist or psychologist associate by the Board of Psychologist Examiners. Under ORS 675.990(1)(b), a violation of this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor; and (b) The Commission at its discretion may consider a title indicating a therapeutic student service role like counseling or social work, for a specialist who has a corresponding master’s or doctor’s degree, if the applicant is licensed by the Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists or the Board of Licensed Social Workers, respectively, and is demonstrably prevented from gaining admission to a graduate program in school counseling, school psychology or school social work. (8) Reissue: To be eligible to apply for the reissue of a Limited Student Service License, the applicant must: (a) Complete professional development requirements in accordance with OAR 584-255-0010; (b) Submit a statement from the co-applicant district as provided in section (6) of this rule; and (c) Submit a complete and correct application in the form and manner required by the Commission, including payment of all required fees as provided in OAR 584-200-0050.