Chapter 251
AN ACT
HB 2675
Relating to notice of teacher contract renewal; creating new
provisions; and amending ORS 342.835.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 342.835 is amended to read:
342.835. (1) The
district board of any fair dismissal district may discharge or remove any
probationary teacher in the employ of the district at any time during a
probationary period for any cause considered in good faith sufficient by the
board. The probationary teacher shall be given a written copy of the reasons
for the dismissal, and upon request shall be provided a hearing thereon by the
board, at which time the probationary teacher shall have the opportunity to be
heard either in person or by a representative of the teacher’s choice.
(2) For any cause it may
deem in good faith sufficient, the district board may refuse to renew the
contract of any probationary teacher. However, the teacher shall be entitled to
notice of the intended action by [April 1]
March 15, and upon request shall be provided a hearing before the district
board. Upon request of the probationary teacher the board shall provide the
probationary teacher a written copy of the reasons for the nonrenewal, which
shall provide the basis for the hearing.
(3) If an appeal is
taken from any hearing, the appeal shall be to the circuit court for the county
in which the headquarters of the school district is located and shall be
limited to the following:
(a) The procedures at
the hearing;
(b) Whether the written
copy of reasons for dismissal required by this section was supplied; and
(c) In the case of
nonrenewal, whether notice of nonrenewal was timely given.
SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 342.835 by section 1
of this 2007 Act apply to contracts renewed on or after the effective date of
this 2007 Act.
Approved by the Governor June 1, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 1, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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