ORS 342.360: Members; qualifications.

(1) The membership of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall consist of: (a) Four elementary teachers; (b) Four middle school or high school teachers; (c) One elementary school administrator; (d) One middle school or high school administrator; (e) One superintendent of a school district; (f) One superintendent of an education service district; (g) One member from the faculty of an approved educator preparation provider within a private college or university in Oregon; (h) One member from the faculty of an approved educator preparation provider within a public university listed in ORS 352.002; (i) One member who is also a member of a district school board; (j) One member who is employed as classified staff at a public school or for an education service district; and (k) One member of the general public. (2) Except for those members appointed under subsection (1)(i) to (k) of this section, members must have been actively engaged in teaching, personnel service work or administering in the public schools or in approved educator preparation providers in Oregon for the period of five years immediately preceding appointment. Acting as an elected representative of teachers, personnel service workers or administrators shall be considered teaching, personnel service work or administering for the purposes of the five-year experience requirement. In addition, members appointed under subsection (1)(a) to (f) of this section must hold valid Oregon teaching, personnel service or administrative licenses. (3)(a) Throughout the term for which appointed, one of the members appointed under subsection (1) of this section must hold a teaching license with an endorsement in some aspect of special education or have demonstrated knowledge or experience in special education. (b) As used in this subsection, “special education” means specially designed education to meet the goals of the individualized education program of a child with a disability including regular classroom instruction, instruction in physical education, home instruction, related services and instruction in hospitals, institutions and special schools. [1965 c.535 §3; 1973 c.270 §12; 1975 c.278 §5; 1979 c.307 §5; 1987 c.503 §9; 1989 c.244 §1; 1993 c.45 §171; 2005 c.209 §38; 2007 c.70 §101; 2011 c.637 §127; 2013 c.1 §40; 2015 c.647 §§22,45; 2023 c.440 §2]