ORS 342.153: Proficiency in Braille required for teaching license to provide education to blind students.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Any applicant for a teaching license to provide education to students who are blind, as defined in ORS 343.565, shall be required to demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing Braille, as defined in ORS 343.565. (2) Any applicant for a teaching license to provide education to students who are blind shall be required to demonstrate proficiency by completion of grade I and grade II Braille coursework at a college level. (3) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall adopt procedures to assess the proficiencies developed through workshops and courses in grade I and grade II Braille that are consistent with standards set by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped at the Library of Congress. [1993 c.380 §8; 1995 c.798 §2]
Official history and status
History: Note: 342.153 was added to and made a part of 342.120 to 342.430, but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Administrative rules citing this section
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- OAR 584-050-0040: Expiration and Continued Use of Expired Licenses and Registrations — implements
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- OAR 584-200-0050: Fees — implements
- OAR 584-200-0060: Addresses and Uses of Addresses — implements
- OAR 584-200-0070: Name Changes — implements
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- OAR 584-225-0100: Talented and Gifted Specialization — implements
- OAR 584-230-0010: Definitions — implements
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- OAR 584-230-0045: Five-Year CTE Teaching License — implements
- OAR 584-230-0050: CTE Endorsements — implements
- OAR 584-230-0060: CTE Instructor Appraisal Committees — implements
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- OAR 584-230-0110: Reinstatement of CTE Teaching Licenses — implements
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- OAR 584-235-0020: Principal License — implements
- OAR 584-235-0030: Professional Administrator License — implements
- OAR 584-235-0050: Reciprocal Administrator License — implements
- OAR 584-235-0090: Restricted Administrator License — implements
- OAR 584-235-0100: License for Conditional Assignment – Professional Administrator License — implements
- OAR 584-255-0020: Standards for Professional Development — implements
- OAR 584-400-0010: State Approval Processes: Purpose and Scope — implements
- OAR 584-400-0015: Unit Standards — implements
- OAR 584-400-0050: State Approval: Closure of the Unit — implements
- OAR 584-400-0055: Denial of Approval of Unit and Programs — implements
- OAR 584-400-0070: State Recognition: Continuing Programs (Program Review Process) — implements
- OAR 584-400-0080: Unit or Program Modifications — implements
- OAR 584-400-0090: Elimination of Programs — implements
- OAR 584-400-0100: Annual Reports — implements
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- OAR 584-400-0180: Waiver of Program Requirements — implements
- OAR 584-400-0190: Waiver of State Standards — implements
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- OAR 584-420-0040: Teacher Leader: Program Standards — implements
- OAR 584-420-0050: Preliminary CTE License: Program Standards — implements
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- OAR 584-420-0415: Library Media: Program Standards — implements
- OAR 584-420-0440: Reading Interventionist: Program Standards — implements
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- OAR 584-420-0475: Special Education: Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Program Standards — implements
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- OAR 584-420-0620: Early Childhood Education Specialization: Program Standards — implements
- OAR 584-420-0630: Dual Language Specialization: Program Standards — implements
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- OAR 584-420-0655: Mathematics Instructional Leader: 6-12 Specialization: Program Standards — implements
- OAR 584-420-0660: Talented and Gifted Specialization: Program Standards — implements
- OAR 584-430-0100: Principal License: Program Standards — implements
- OAR 584-430-0200: Professional Administrator License: Program Standards — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 343.565 — resolved
Cited by
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors342.html