1 BEFORE THE TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION t OF THE STATE OF OREGON 3 In the Matter of the ) 4 Licensure of ) DEFAULT ORDER OF 5 DOUGLAS REYNOLDS HASTINGS ) DENIAL OF LICENSURE 6 ' ) 7 8 On February 25, 2003, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission issued a 9 Notice of Opportunity for Hearing to Douglas Hastings, in which the Commission proposed to 10 deny issuance of a license under ORS 342.143 and its administrative rules implementing that 11 legal authority OAR 584-050-0006(2). The Notice was sent via U.S. First Class Mail and U.S. 12 Certified Mail Receipt #7001 0320 0005 0740 5130 to the address Mr. Hastings provided to 13 the Commission. The certified mail receipt was signed by Douglas Hastings and returned to 14 the Commission on February 28, 2003. Douglas Hastings responded via letter dated March 1, 15 2003, stating he does not have the time to undertake a formal hearing or an appeal and ‘ requested a waiver provision be applied to his situation. Victoria Chamberlain responded on 17 March 20, 2003, stating his request to waive administrative rules cannot be granted. 18 The Notice of Opportunity for Hearing, signed by Victoria Chamberlain, Executive 19 Director, stated: . 20 If a request for hearing is not received within this 21-day period, your right to 21 hearing shall be considered waived unless your failure to request a hearing was 22 beyond your reasonable control. If you do not request a hearing or if you fail to 23 appear at a hearing, the Commission will uphold the denial of your application for 24 an Oregon teaching license. 25 26 Based on the foregoing, the Commission finds Douglas Reynolds Hastings in default 27 and such default is hereby entered. Based on the records and files of the Commission, the 28 Commission enters the following findings of fact, conclusions of law and order. PAGE 1 - DEFAULT ORDER OF DENIAL OF LICENSURE—DOUGLAS REYNOLDS HASTINGS 1 FINDINGS OF FACT Q 1. On or about February 4, 2003, TSPC received an Application for Educator License 3 Form C-1 signed by Douglas Hastings along with additional documentation to apply for a 4 Restricted Substitute Teaching License at the High School Level. 5 2. In June 1993, Mr. Hastings obtained a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the g 6 Santa Barbara College of Law, California. The Santa Barbara College of Law is not a regionally 7 accredited institution with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Part of the 8 necessary requirements for a Restricted Substitute Teaching License is a bachelor's degree or 9 higher from a regionally accredited institution or the approved foreign equivalent of such degree 10 related to teaching at one or more levels. g 11 CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 12 To be eligible for a Restricted Substitute Teaching License, Mr. Hastings must have a 13 bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution or the approved foreign '1 equivalent of such degree related to teaching at one or more levels in one or more specialties. 15 Therefore, Mr. Hastings has not satisfied the academic or education requirements established 16 by OAR 584-060-0181 for a Substitute Teaching License. 17 ORDER 18 The Commission denies issuance of Iicensure to Douglas Reynolds Hastings. - ji/ 19 IT IS SO ORDERED thls day 0f May 2003. 20 TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION 21 e I / ii = 7%thrc I‘ i 24 25 NOTICE OF APPEAL RIGHTS 26 YOU ARE ENTITLED TO JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THIS ORDER. JUDICIAL REVIEW 27 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 J ORS 183.482 TO THE OREGON COURT OF APPEALS. PAGE 2 - DEFAULT ORDER OF DENIAL OF LICENSURE-DOUGLAS REYNOLDS HASTINGS CERTIFICATE OF MAILING . l hereby certify that I served the foregoing default order of denial of Iicensure, certified by me as such, by mailing U.S. First Class Mail and U.S. Certified Mail-Return Receipt Requested, addressed to: Douglas Reynolds Hastings 15685 Pelican Bay Drive W Brookings OR 97415 Dated thisfi day of May 2003. \ By: M 1 d c4112;_.(a!411-11 e o y W Executivww tt t e Commission [04-26-03] PAGE 1 — CERTIFICATE OF MAILING—DOUGLAS REYNOLDS HASTINGS