Or. Admin. Code § 581-017-0880 - Speech Language Stipend Program
(1) The following definitions apply to this
rule:
(a) Speech Language Pathologist
Assistant (SLPA) as defined in OAR 335-095-0010.
(b) Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) as
defined in OAR 335-060-0005.
(c)
"Department" means the Oregon Department of Education.
(d) "Stipend" amount awarded to participant
and employee's Education Service District or School District.
(e) "Eligible post-secondary institution"
means: A generally accredited, not-for-profit institution of higher education
within the United States.
(f)
"Participant" means a SLP/SLPA student who applies for a Stipend from the
Speech-Language Pathologists Training Fund under ORS
348.398 and
348.406.
(2) To be eligible for participation in the
program under ORS 348.398 to and 348.406, a
licensed SLP or SLPA must:
(a) Be registered
as a student in a program for SLP or SLPA, in an eligible post-secondary
institution.
(b) Agree to receive
training under the supervision of a licensed SLP employed by an education
service district or a school district.
(c) Agree to be employed in Oregon for a
minimum of two years as a speech-language pathologist or speech-language
pathology assistant within the education service district or school district
where the participant will receive mentoring in the first two years of
licensure as an SLP or SLPA.
(d)
Meet other requirements placed on the participant by the Department.
(3) As per ORS
348.398, The Department shall
distribute moneys to education service districts and school districts to
provide:
(a) Stipends in an amount that is up
to $2,000 per academic year for participants in the program who complete the
requirements under section (2) of this section for speech-language pathology
assistants; and
(b) Stipends in an
amount that is up to $9,000 per academic year for participants in the program
who complete the requirements under section (2) of this section for
speech-language pathologists.
(4) A participant shall complete the
employment requirement specified under subsection (2) of this section not later
than three years after the date the participant graduates from the
program.
(5) Licensed
speech-language pathologists who are employed by education service districts or
school districts and provide supervision and mentoring to SLP participants may
be awarded a stipend not to exceed $400 or $200 for SLPA participants as per
ORS 348.398.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: 348.394 - 348.406
Statutes/Other Implemented: 352.002, 341.005 & 348.394 - 348.406
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