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Reimbursement for Certain Licensure Fees for Diverse Educators

May 12, 2021

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Alert Diverse Oregon Educators: If you fit the definition of “diverse” below, there is a limited opportunity for you to apply and receive reimbursement for certain licensure fees until July 1, 2021.

Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 342.433:

“Diverse” means culturally or linguistically diverse characteristics of a person, including:

  1. Origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa but is not Hispanic;
  2. Hispanic culture or origin, regardless of race;
  3. Origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands;
  4. Origins in any of the original peoples of North America, including American Indians or Alaskan Natives; or
  5. A first language that is not English.

Go to this TSPC site for more information and to access the necessary documents: https://www.oregon.gov/tspc/FA...