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This bill allows school districts, education service districts, and public charter schools to hire individuals who are not licensed teachers to teach reading to students, despite existing regulations that typically require teaching credentials. The bill specifically states that employment of non-licensed reading instructors is at the sole discretion of the district or school, which can establish its own requirements for such hires. Importantly, persons hired under this provision would not be considered teachers for state or federal legal purposes. The bill includes an emergency clause, meaning it would take effect immediately upon passage, which suggests the legislature views addressing reading instruction as an urgent matter. The context for this bill may be related to addressing teacher shortages or providing more flexible staffing options for reading instruction, though the specific rationale is not explicitly stated in the text. By allowing districts to hire non-licensed individuals to teach reading, the bill potentially opens up new pathways for educational staffing while giving local educational entities more autonomy in addressing their reading instruction needs.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB652