Lost applications, 14-month lag in discipline process found by audit
Oregon Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins released, on January 14, a highly critical report of the Oregon Teacher Standards [...]
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“Aerial view” drawings were not practice of architecture
Preparation of feasibility studies by two non-Oregon-licensed architects did not constitute the “practice of [...]
Slow case resolution plagues teacher licensing board, audit finds
Oregon Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins released a highly critical report on January 14 of the Oregon Teacher Standards and [...]
Ethics of a glass of wine while on call
A state medical board failed to provide adequate notice when it altered the basis for disciplinary action against a [...]
Leaving foster son in car not “gross neglect” needed for license denial
A school counselor who allowed her foster son to stay in her car in the school parking lot during work hours was improperly [...]
Licensee obligation to act with personal integrity and honesty at all times?
Teachers do not have an obligation to act with "personal integrity and honesty" at all times, the Court of Appeals of Oregon [...]
Oregon: “Discipline matrix” adequate for informing accused of sanctions
A board's decision to impose a two-year suspension, a $5,000 fine, and $31,768 in contested case costs on a certified public [...]
Denying suspended licensee a hearing was out of bounds
An Oregon appellate court overturned a decision by the state's Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to suspend the [...]
Court finds licensee acted on advice of board director; discipline reversed
A state board's decision to a suspend a counselor's license for withholding a 10-year-old's records from the child's parents [...]
Auditors press boards to beef up background checks
Oregon’s health professional regulatory boards should strengthen their background checks, especially when the [...]