(1) Upon receipt of a complaint or information that a person has violated ORS 342.143 or 342.175, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall promptly undertake an investigation.
(2) The commission may appoint an investigator and shall furnish the investigator with appropriate professional and other special assistance reasonably required to conduct the investigation, and the investigator is empowered to subpoena witnesses over the signature of the executive director, swear witnesses and compel obedience in the same manner as provided under ORS 183.440 (2).
(3) Following completion of the investigation, the executive director shall report in writing any findings and recommendations to:
(a) The commission, meeting in executive session, at its next regular meeting following completion of the investigation; and
(b) The person against whom the charge is made.
(4) The documents and materials used in the investigation and the report of the executive director are confidential and not subject to public inspection unless the commission makes a final determination that the person charged has violated ORS 342.143 or 342.175.
(5) If the commission finds from the report that there is sufficient cause to justify holding a hearing under ORS 342.177, it shall notify in writing:
(a) The person charged, enclosing a statement of the charges and a notice of opportunity for hearing;
(b) The complainant; and
(c) The employing district or public charter school, if any.
(6) If the commission finds from the report that there is not sufficient cause to justify holding a hearing under ORS 342.177, it shall notify in writing:
(a) The person charged;
(b) The complainant; and
(c) The employing district or public charter school, if any.
(7) Notwithstanding ORS 192.660 (6), the commission may make its findings under this section in executive session. However, the provisions of ORS 192.660 (4) apply to the sessions. [1979 c.226 §2; 1987 c.503 §2; 1989 c.149 §1; 1991 c.662 §2; 1997 c.165 §2; 1997 c.594 §2; 2003 c.524 §5; 2007 c.575 §13]
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