BEFORE THE TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF OREGON
. In the Matter of the )
' Teaching License of ) DEFAULT ORDER
JANEK GALA ) SUSPENDING LICENSE
)
On July 17, 1997, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission issued a Notice of Suspension of
License to Janek Gala, contingent upon clearance of the fingerprint cards submitted with his
application. Gala’s fingerprint cards were rejected by the Oregon State Police or the FBI. Mr. Gala
has been notified at least twice by U.S. Certified MaiI--Return Receipt Requested and U.S. First Class
Mail that new prints are required for resubmission, but he has not responded to the re-requests.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Janek Gala applied for and was issued a Standard Teaching License endorsed in elementary
and social studies and valid fi'orn February 13, 1996 to February 10, 2001, pending clearance
of fingerprints by the Oregon State Police and FBI.
2. TSPC informed Gala by U.S. Certified Mail--Retum Receipt Requested and U.S. First Class
Mail that his fingerprint cards had been rejected. The Commission provided at least 21 days
for the applicant to respond.
3. Gala has not responded to TSPC notices requesting resubmission of fingerprint cards.
1 CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
' ,1
Refusal to be fingerprinted is grounds for denial of licensure under ORS 342.223(2).
ORDER
The Commission suspends the Standard Teaching License #235015 issued to Janek Gala,
for refusal to be fingerprinted.
Dated this fivdhay of Z lg g 1 , 1997.
TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION
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By, Wt
David V. Myton, xecutive Director
NOTICE OF APPEAL OR RIGHTS
YOU ARE ENTITLED TO JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THIS ORDER. JUDICIAL REVIEW MAY BE
OBTAINED BY FILING A PETITION FOR REVIEW WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM THE SERVICE
OF THIS ORDER. JUDICIAL REVIEW IS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ORS 183.482
TO THE OREGON COURT OF APPEALS.
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CERTIFICATE OF MAHJNG
' I hereby certify that I served the foregoing order by mailing a true copy thereof certified by me as
such by regular U.S. mail and by U.S. Certified Mail with Return Receipt Requested to:
JANEK GALA
P O BOX 156
TRAIL OR 97541
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Dated this 5-4 / day of 1997.
By: - LZL)
Ch ene A. Smith
Secretary to the Commission
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