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Lawmakers hear testimony supporting $2 million appropriation to speed educator misconduct investigations
Summary
House Bill 3,504 would appropriate roughly $2.05 million for nine full‑time investigators at the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to reduce investigative backlog and shorten delays that can leave educators and families waiting more than a year for case resolution.
House Bill 3,504 was presented March 3 as an appropriation of $2,054,000 from the general fund to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) to add nine full‑time investigators to the professional practices unit. Representative Courtney Neuron, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the appropriation is intended to reduce the investigation backlog and the long delays that can stretch beyond two years in some cases.
Parisa Chanrami of the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators said TSPC received 463 new cases in 2024, double prior years, and as of February 2025 had more…
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