Oregon Code § 342.971·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Educator Preparation Improvement Fund.
(1) There is created the Educator Preparation Improvement Fund, separate and
distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Educator
Preparation Improvement Fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) The Teacher
Standards and Practices Commission may accept from any source any grant,
donation or gift of money or other valuable thing made to the commission for
purposes of the Educator Preparation Improvement Fund.
(3) Moneys
credited to the Educator Preparation Improvement Fund are continuously
appropriated to the commission for the purposes set forth in subsection (4) of
this section. The commission may draw checks or orders upon the State Treasurer
in making disbursements from the Educator Preparation Improvement Fund for the
purposes set forth in subsection (4) of this section.
(4) The purpose
of the Educator Preparation Improvement Fund is to encourage approved educator
preparation programs and school district partnerships that:
(a) Respond to
changes in education of students in preprimary programs and grades 1 through
12;
(b) Encourage
collaboration around delivery models that provide effective professional
preparation;
(c) Recognize the
needs of the education workforce in this state, including but not limited to
recruiting underrepresented persons, teachers and administrators to work in
high needs areas such as special education, mathematics, science and teaching
English to speakers of other languages;
(d) Encourage
collaborative initiatives that improve student success and postsecondary access
and achievement; and
(e) Respond to
the need for national accreditation of approved educator preparation programs
in this state. [2011 c.609 §2; 2015 c.245 §36; 2015 c.647 §31]