Or. Admin. Code § 584-245-0160

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 584-245-0160 - Reinstatement of Expired School Counselor Licenses

(1) Purpose: The Commission has adopted reinstatement provisions to allow qualified applicants to reinstate eligible, expired Oregon School Counselor licenses.

(2) School Counselor, Professional School Counselor, and Legacy School Counselor Licenses: School Counselor, Professional School Counselor, and Legacy School Counselor Licenses are eligible to be reinstated if the applicant meets the requirements of section (4).

(3) District-Sponsored School Counselor Licenses: District-sponsored school counselor licenses and registrations may not be reinstated. A holder of an expired district-sponsored schoole counselor license or registration may be issued a new district-sponsored license or registration based on a new application.

(a) District-sponsored school counselor licenses include, but are not limited to, emergency and restricted licenses.

(b) Applicants must meet the requirements in effect for the district-sponsored license at the time of the new application.

(c) Applicants are not required to pay reinstatement fees.

(d) Applicants are not required to complete reinstatement PDUs.

(4) Applying for Reinstatement: To be eligible to apply for the reinstatement of an eligible Oregon school counselor license, an applicant must:

(a) Meet the renewal or advancement requirements that would have been required if the Oregon license had not lapsed;

(b) Meet the requirements for reinstatement of Oregon suspended or revoked licenses as provided in Chapter 584, Division 50, if applicable; and

(c) Meet the professional development requirements for reinstatements as provided in section (5), if required.

(d) Submit a complete and correct application in the form and manner required by the Commission, including payment of the required fees as provided in OAR 584-200-0050;

(e) If an applicant holds an Emergency School Counselor License for purposes of earning PDUs to reinstate a lapsed School Counselor or Profession School Counselor License, the School Counselor or Professional School Counselor license may be reinstated upon expiration of the Emergency School Counselor License. Reinstatement will require an application, fee, and PDUs as provided in 584-255-0030. If the educator applies prior to the expiration of the Emergency School Counselor license, late fees will not apply.

(5) To qualify as continuing PDUs for Oregon reinstatement requirements, the PDUs must have been completed within three (3) years of the date of application for the reinstatement of the school counselor license and within five (5) years of the date of application for reinstatement of the professional school counselor license.

(6) All PDUs for reinstatement must be verified as provided in 584-255-0030 Verification of Professional Development.

Or. Admin. Code § 584-245-0160

TSPC 18-2021, adopt filed 11/15/2021, effective 1/3/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.165

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.125, ORS 342.136, ORS 342.138, ORS 342.165