(1) The assignment is made with justification satisfactory to the commission.
(2) The person is employed as a teacher by a post-secondary institution that is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, or its successor, and that has a contract with a school district under which the person is teaching at the high school level. The contract shall be approved by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, including criteria for a person’s qualifications under paragraph (b) of this subsection. The contract shall:
(a) Be for a specific instructional assignment for which the district does not have appropriately licensed personnel either on staff or available to be placed on staff after a reasonably diligent search;
(b) Provide evidence that the person’s qualifications are appropriate for the assignment;
(c) Allow the person to teach no more than two high school units of credit or the equivalent per year; and
(d) Not be valid during a school closure, strike or summer session.
(3) The person is teaching an online course originating outside this state.
(4) The person is employed as provided by ORS 342.125 (2). [1965 c.100 §353; 1975 c.278 §2; 1977 c.635 §10; 1979 c.307 §2; 1981 c.469 §1; 1981 c.663 §4; 1987 c.401 §1; 1987 c.503 §1a; 1989 c.150 §1; 1989 c.162 §1; 1989 c.493 §1; 1991 c.67 §83; 1991 c.710 §2; 1991 c.780 §§22,23; 1997 c.383 §12; 2013 c.1 §39; 2015 c.245 §10; 2017 c.446 §3; 2018 c.72 §4]