Or. Admin. Code § 584-200-0050 - [Effective 9/26/2025] Fees
(1) Pursuant to ORS
342.127,
the Commission has established fees for the processing of
applications.
(2) All fees are
non-refundable.
(3) All fees must
be paid by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) through the TSPC online payment
process. Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is defined as the movement of funds by
non-paper means usually through a payment system, including but not limited, an
automated clearinghouse or the Federal Reserve's Fedwire system.
(4)
Application fees for first
licensure, registration or certification:
(a) American Indian Language Teaching
license: $182
(b) Career and
technical education licenses: $182
(c) Charter school registrations:
$182
(d) Emergency licenses:
$182
(e) Exceptional Administrator
license: $182
(f) International
Visiting Teacher: $247 (The $247 fee includes the $65 out-of-state evaluation
fee.)
(g) Legacy licenses:
$182
(h) License for Conditional
Assignment: $182
(i) Limited
licenses: $182
(j) Preliminary
licenses: $182
(k) Professional
licenses: $182
(l) Reciprocal
licenses: $247 (The $247 fee includes the $65 out-of-state evaluation
fee.)
(m) Restricted licenses:
$182
(n) School nurse certificates:
$182
(o) Substitute licenses:
$182
(p) Teacher Leader:
$182
(q) Teacher Associate:
$182
(5)
Out-of-state/international application evaluation fee: $65 (The
evaluation fee is in addition to all required application and background
clearance fees unless otherwise noted in this rule.)
(6)
Renewals, Reissues and
Reauthorizations: All renewals, reissues and reauthorizations of
licenses, certificates, and registrations: $182
(7)
Principal and Administrator
Licenses: $189.
(8)
Late Fees: Pursuant to ORS
342.127,
the Commission has established the following late fee process:
(a) An applicant will pay $40 per month late
fee for each portion of a month following expiration of the license,
registration or certificate for a maximum of $200.
(b) Late fees are in addition to all other
required fees.
(c) Late fees may
only be imposed one time following the expiration of a license, registration or
school nurse certificate. If the applicant does not initially qualify for the
license or certificate the applicant is seeking to reinstate, no additional
late fees will be imposed upon application for subsequent licenses so long as
the applicant has a current active license, registration or certification in
effect at the time of application.
(9)
Reinstatement of licenses,
registrations, and certificates:
(a)
Expired: $382 (The fee includes the application fee of $182 and the expired
reinstatement fee of $200 but does not include the background clearance
fee.)
(b) Suspended: $382 (The fee
includes the application fee of $182 and the suspended reinstatement fee of
$200 but does not include the background clearance fee.)
(c) Revoked: $442 (The fee includes the
application fee of $182 and the revoked reinstatement fee of $260 but does not
include the background clearance fee.)
(d) If the applicant holds another active and
valid Oregon educator license at the time of the application for reinstatement,
the applicant will not be assessed the additional $260 reinstatement fee to
reinstate the second license.
(10)
Endorsements and
Specializations:
(a) Adding or
removing an endorsement outside of licensure renewal application process:
$182
(b) Adding a specialization
outside of licensure renewal application process: $182
(11)
Other Fees:
(a) Background clearance: $20 plus the cost
of the law enforcement agency background check fee. (Does not include the
actual cost of fingerprinting.)
NOTE: The background clearance fee includes the TSPC processing fee of $20 and the background check fee, which is determined by the Oregon State Police Department.
(b) Expedited service: $194
(c) Gold-seal paper license: $50
NOTE: Gold seal paper licenses are only available for current licenses.
(d)
Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF): $33
(12)
Online Portal Provider Fee:
In addition to the Commission-established fees under this subsection,
applicants must pay a fee associated with accessing the online application
system that is collected by the operators of the online system. This fee is
collected and assessed according to agreements with the Commission, Department
of Administrative Services and the operators of the online application
system.
(13)
Licensing System
Fee: Each application made through the e-Licensing system will include
an additional fee for development and maintenance of a licensing system of:
$5.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430, 342.455 - 342.495, 342.553 & 2021 Senate Bill 129
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