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This bill expands the disciplinary powers of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC), a state agency responsible for regulating educators' professional conduct. Currently, the TSPC can take actions like issuing reprimands or revoking licenses when educators are found to have committed professional misconduct. The bill introduces new enforcement mechanisms by allowing the TSPC to impose civil penalties of up to $1,000 for individual violations and order payment of the commission's disciplinary proceeding costs. All moneys recovered through these new penalties will be deposited into the TSPC's state treasury account. The bill also modifies existing law to explicitly include these civil penalties and cost recovery as potential sanctions when the commission finds an educator has violated professional standards. The new provisions will be added to existing statutes governing teacher licensing and professional conduct, and the TSPC is required to adopt rules establishing the specific civil penalty structure. This change gives the commission additional financial tools to address professional misconduct beyond traditional disciplinary actions like license suspension or revocation.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB804