TSPC Administrative Rules

OAR Divisions

(Does not include superseded rules)

General Administrative Rules

General rules apply across multiple, or sometimes all, rule divisions:

• Division 1 (Procedural Rules)
• Division 5 (Definitions)

Licensure rules

Licensure rules address what an educator is qualified to teach and how a candidate can attain the licensure, endorsement, or specialization:

• Division 21 (School Nurse Certificates)
• Division 23 (Charter School Registration)
• Division 70 (Personnel Licenses)
• Division 200 (Teaching License General Provisions)
• Division 210 (Teaching Licenses)
• Division 220 (Endorsements)
• Division 225 (Specializations)
• Division 230 (CTE Teaching Licenses)
• Division 235 (School Administrator Licenses)
• Division 255 (Professional Development)

Program rules

Program rules define the standards that must be met for an Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) to offer a program:

• Division 18 (Standards for EPP Administrator and Personnel Service Programs)
• Division 400 (State Approval for EPPs)
• Division 410 (State Standards for EPPs)
• Division 420 (Program Standards for Licensure, Endorsement, and Specialization programs)

Professional Practices rules

Professional Practices rules address the regulation of educator conduct:

• Division 19 (Rules for investigations / hearings)
• Division 20 (Standards for competent and ethical performance of Oregon educators)
• Division 50 (Commission sanctions)