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MN Stat § 122A.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.28 — Teachers Of Deaf And Hard-of-hearing Students; Licensure Requirements.

122A.28 TEACHERS OF DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS; LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. K-12 license to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students; relicensure. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must review and determine appropriate licensure requirements for a candidate for a license or an applicant for a continuing license to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students in prekindergarten through grade 12. In addition to other requirements, a candidate must demonstrate the minimum level of proficiency in American sign language as determined by the board. (b) Among other relicensure requirements, each teacher under this section must complete 30 continuing education clock hours on hearing loss topics, including American Sign Language, American Sign Language linguistics, or deaf culture, in each licensure renewal period. Subd. 2. Licensure for teaching oral/aural deaf education programs. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall adopt a separate licensure rule for a candidate for a license or an applicant for a continuing license to teach in oral/aural deaf education programs or to provide services, including itinerant oral/aural deaf education services, to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in prekindergarten through grade 12. (b) The board shall design rule requirements for teaching oral/aural deaf education in collaboration with representatives of parents and educators of deaf and hard-of-hearing students, postsecondary programs preparing teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students, and the Department of Education. (c) Rule requirements for teaching oral/aural deaf education shall reflect best practice research in oral/aural deaf education. Advanced competencies in teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing students through oral/aural modes shall be included. (d) Licensure requirements for teachers of oral/aural deaf education must include minimum competency in American sign language, but are not subject to the guidelines established in Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 3, section 32, as amended by Laws 1998, chapter 398, article 2, section 47. The signed communication proficiency interview shall not be required for teachers licensed to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students through oral/aural deaf education methods. (e) Requirements for teachers or oral/aural deaf education shall include appropriate continuing education requirements for renewing this licensure. History:  1991 c 265 art 7 s 20; 1993 c 224 art 3 s 30; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 71,101; 1999 c 241 art 2 s 3; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2013 c 116 art 3 s 13; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 22
MN Stat § 122A.29 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.29 — Teachers Of Blind And Visually Impaired Students; Licensure Requirements.

122A.29 TEACHERS OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS; LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS. Teachers licensed in the education of blind and visually impaired students must demonstrate competence in reading and writing Braille. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, at such time as a valid and reliable test is available, shall adopt a rule to assess these competencies that is consistent with the standards of the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. History:  1996 c 412 art 9 s 9; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 23
MN Stat § 122A.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.33 — License And Degree Exemption For Head Coach.

122A.33 LICENSE AND DEGREE EXEMPTION FOR HEAD COACH. Subdivision 1. Employment. Notwithstanding section 122A.15, subdivision 1, a school district may employ as a head varsity coach of an interscholastic sport at its secondary school a person who does not have a license as head varsity coach of interscholastic sports and who does not have a bachelor's degree if: (1) in the judgment of the school board, the person has the knowledge and experience necessary to coach the sport; (2) can verify completion of six quarter credits, or the equivalent, or 60 clock hours of instruction in first aid and the care and prevention of athletic injuries; and (3) can verify completion of a coaching methods or theory course. Subd. 2. Annual contract. Notwithstanding section 122A.58, a person employed as a head varsity coach has an annual contract as a coach that the school board may or may not renew as the board sees fit. Subd. 3. Notice of nonrenewal; opportunity to respond. A school board that declines to renew the coaching contract of a licensed or nonlicensed head varsity coach must notify the coach within 14 days of that decision. If the coach requests reasons for not renewing the coaching contract, the board must give the coach its reasons in writing within ten days of receiving the request. The existence of parent complaints must not be the sole reason for a board not to renew a coaching contract. Upon request, the board must provide the coach with a reasonable opportunity to respond to the reasons at a board meeting. The hearing may be opened or closed at the election of the coach unless the board closes the meeting under section 13D.05, subdivision 2, to discuss private data. History:  1991 c 265 art 9 s 56; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101; 1998 c 398 art 6 s 28; art 11 s 3; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 36; 2007 c 129 s 48; 2013 c 116 art 3 s 14
MN Stat § 122A.4144 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.4144 — Supplemental Agreements; Alternative Teacher Pay.

122A.4144 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS; ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PAY. Notwithstanding section 179A.20 or other law to the contrary, a school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers may agree to reopen a collective bargaining agreement for the purpose of entering into an alternative teacher professional pay system agreement under sections 122A.414 and 122A.415. Negotiations for a contract reopened under this section must be limited to issues related to the alternative teacher professional pay system. History:  1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 41; 2016 c 189 art 24 s 12
MN Stat § 122A.4155 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.4155 — Alternative Compensation Rural District Application Assistance.

122A.4155 ALTERNATIVE COMPENSATION RURAL DISTRICT APPLICATION ASSISTANCE. Subdivision 1. Eligibility. School districts located in greater Minnesota that submit a letter of intent and begin the transitional planning year, under section 122A.414, subdivision 1a, are eligible for alternative compensation application assistance. For the purposes of this section, an eligible school district is any school district located in the rural equity region under section 126C.10, subdivision 28. Subd. 2. Multidistrict technical assistance. The department shall provide technical assistance in the form of, but not limited to, networking, training, and professional development to a rural district or groups of rural districts in developing applications for the alternative compensation program. Subd. 3. Model plans. The department shall develop and disseminate alternative compensation model plans based on the unique needs and characteristics of rural districts. Subd. 4. Multidistrict consortia. The department may promote the development of multidistrict consortia to optimize opportunities for rural districts to participate in and implement alternative compensation programs. A multidistrict consortium shall develop and implement a collaborative alternative compensation plan that includes the program components outlined in section 122A.414, subdivision 2. A multidistrict consortium shall provide opportunities to share best practices, professional development training and expertise, training of teacher observers, or the purchase of programmatic resources. History:   2009 c 96 art 2 s 27
MN Stat § 122A.416 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.416 — Alternative Teacher Compensation Revenue For Perpich Center For Arts Education And Multidistrict Integration Collaboratives.

122A.416 ALTERNATIVE TEACHER COMPENSATION REVENUE FOR PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION AND MULTIDISTRICT INTEGRATION COLLABORATIVES. Notwithstanding sections 122A.414, 122A.415, and 126C.10, multidistrict integration collaboratives and the Perpich Center for Arts Education are eligible to receive alternative teacher compensation revenue as if they were intermediate school districts. To qualify for alternative teacher compensation revenue, a multidistrict integration collaborative or the Perpich Center for Arts Education must meet all of the requirements of sections 122A.414 and 122A.415 that apply to intermediate school districts, must report its enrollment as of October 1 of each year to the department, and must annually report its expenditures for the alternative teacher professional pay system consistent with the uniform financial accounting and reporting standards to the department by November 30 of each year. History:  2006 c 282 art 4 s 2; 2016 c 189 art 24 s 14
MN Stat § 122A.417 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.417 — Alternative Teacher Compensation Revenue For St. Croix River Education District.

122A.417 ALTERNATIVE TEACHER COMPENSATION REVENUE FOR ST. CROIX RIVER EDUCATION DISTRICT. Notwithstanding section 122A.415, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), the St. Croix River Education District, No. 6009-61, is eligible to receive alternative teacher compensation revenue based on its staffing as of October 1 of the previous fiscal year as reported to the department in a manner determined by the commissioner. To qualify for alternative teacher compensation revenue, the St. Croix River Education District must meet all the requirements of sections 122A.414 and 122A.415 that apply to cooperative units, must report its staffing as of October 1 of each year to the department in a manner determined by the commissioner, and must annually report to the department by November 30 its expenditures for the alternative teacher professional pay system consistent with the uniform financial accounting and reporting standards. History:   1Sp2017 c 5 art 2 s 25
MN Stat § 122A.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.42 — General Control Of Schools.

122A.42 GENERAL CONTROL OF SCHOOLS. (a) The teacher of record shall have the general control and government of the school and classroom. When more than one teacher is employed in any district, one of the teachers may be designated by the board as principal and shall have the general control and supervision of the schools of the district, subject to the general supervisory control of the board and other officers. (b) Consistent with paragraph (a), the teacher may remove students from class under section 121A.61, subdivision 2, for violent or disruptive conduct. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 6 s 2; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101; 2016 c 189 art 24 s 15
MN Stat § 122A.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.44 — Contracting With Teachers; Substitute Teachers.

122A.44 CONTRACTING WITH TEACHERS; SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS. Subdivision 1. Contracting with qualified teachers. The board must employ and contract with necessary qualified teachers and discharge the same for cause. Subd. 2. Hiring substitute teachers. (a) The board must not hire a substitute teacher except: (1) For a duration of time of less than one school year to replace a regular teacher who is absent; or (2) For a duration of time equal to or greater than one school year to replace a regular teacher on a leave of absence. (b) If a substitute teacher is hired pursuant to paragraph (a), clause (2), each full school year during which the teacher is employed by a district pursuant to that clause shall be deemed one year of the teacher's probationary period of employment pursuant to either section 122A.40, subdivision 5, or 122A.41, subdivision 2. The teacher shall be eligible for continuing contract status pursuant to section 122A.40, subdivision 7, or tenure status pursuant to section 122A.41, subdivision 4, after completion of the applicable probationary period. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 4 s 17; 1961 c 225 s 1; 1967 c 173 s 2; 1969 c 21 s 1; 1969 c 104 s 1; 1973 c 491 s 1; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1978 c 616 s 5; 1979 c 334 art 6 s 9; 1980 c 609 art 6 s 16; 1981 c 194 s 1; 1981 c 358 art 7 s 22; 1982 c 548 art 6 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 309 s 24; 1987 c 398 art 7 s 20; 1988 c 626 s 1; 1988 c 668 s 2; 1988 c 718 art 7 s 21; 1991 c 265 art 6 s 22; art 9 s 36; 1992 c 499 art 12 s 8; 1993 c 224 art 12 s 16; art 13 s 17; 1994 c 647 art 6 s 11-13; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 20; art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 3 s 10; art 6 s 1; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 6 s 7; art 7 s 4; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 54; art 3 s 53; art 5 s 88-90; art 6 s 62-68; art 8 s 1,2,101; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 6 s 17
MN Stat § 122A.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.45 — Teacher Contracts For Summer School.

122A.45 TEACHER CONTRACTS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL. In order to encourage further preparation and education of its teachers, the board of an independent school district may stipulate in a teacher's contract the amount the teacher may receive conditioned upon attending summer school. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 6 s 14; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101
MN Stat § 122A.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.47 — Return To Full-time Work.

122A.47 RETURN TO FULL-TIME WORK. A teacher with 20 or more years of allowable service credit under chapter 354 or 354A who was assigned to a part-time position under section 354.66 or 354A.094 after June 30, 1994, must be given the option of returning to full-time employment if the employer does not make the full employer contribution to the applicable pension fund under section 354.66, subdivision 4, or 354A.094, subdivision 4, after July 1, 1995. If an employer decides not to make the full employer contribution to the pension fund after July 1, 1995, it must notify any affected part-time teacher of this decision in writing within 30 days of the employer's decision. A teacher receiving this notice who wishes to return to work full time must notify the employer of intent to return to full-time employment within 30 days of receiving notice from the employer, and must return to full-time employment by the beginning of the next school year. History:  1995 c 262 art 1 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101
MN Stat § 122A.49 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.49 — Sabbatical Leave For Teachers.

122A.49 SABBATICAL LEAVE FOR TEACHERS. Subdivision 1. Qualifications. A teacher who holds a license, according to this chapter, and a contract for employment by a school district or other organization providing public education may be granted a sabbatical leave by the board employing the teacher under rules promulgated by the board. Subd. 2. Return to position. A teacher who applies for and accepts sabbatical leave shall agree that, upon the conclusion of said sabbatical leave, the teacher shall return to the teacher's position for a period determined by the board before the leave is granted, or repay the district the portion of salary received while on sabbatical leave. Subd. 3. Retain rights in employing district. A teacher who has been granted a sabbatical leave must retain all rights in the employing district as though teaching in that district. Subd. 4. Sabbatical leave defined. The term "sabbatical leave," as used in this section, means compensated leaves of absence granted for purposes of professional improvement or service. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 6 s 18; 1976 c 222 s 208; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 499 art 12 s 19; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 64; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 55,101
MN Stat § 122A.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.50 — Preparation Time.

122A.50 PREPARATION TIME. Beginning with agreements effective July 1, 1995, and thereafter, all collective bargaining agreements for teachers provided for under chapter 179A, must include provisions for preparation time or a provision indicating that the parties to the agreement chose not to include preparation time in the contract. If the parties cannot agree on preparation time the following provision shall apply and be incorporated as part of the agreement: "Within the student day for every 25 minutes of classroom instructional time, a minimum of five additional minutes of preparation time shall be provided to each licensed teacher. Preparation time shall be provided in one or two uninterrupted blocks during the student day. Exceptions to this may be made by mutual agreement between the district and the exclusive representative of the teachers." History:  1993 c 224 art 12 s 26; 1994 c 647 art 8 s 22; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101
MN Stat § 122A.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.51 — Teacher Lunch Period.

122A.51 TEACHER LUNCH PERIOD. A teacher must be provided with a duty-free lunch period, scheduled according to school board policy or negotiated agreement. History:  1993 c 224 art 12 s 27; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 91,101
MN Stat § 122A.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.54 — Exchange Teachers.

122A.54 EXCHANGE TEACHERS. Subdivision 1. Eligibility. A person holding a license and contract to teach in a Minnesota public school and assigned by the employing district to teach elsewhere is an exchange teacher. Subd. 2. Teacher assignment. Any district is authorized to assign a teacher for service elsewhere than in the employing district in exchange for a teacher with qualifications satisfactory to the commissioner. Subd. 3. Teacher rights retained. The exchange teacher shall retain all rights in the employing district as though teaching in that district. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 6 s 13; 1976 c 222 s 19,208; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101
MN Stat § 122A.57 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.57 — Exchanges Between Education Faculty.

122A.57 EXCHANGES BETWEEN EDUCATION FACULTY. Subdivision 1. Authority; limits. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota may develop programs to exchange faculty between colleges or schools of education and school districts, subject to section 122A.56. The programs must be used to assist in improving teacher education by involving current teachers in education courses and placing postsecondary faculty in elementary and secondary classrooms. Programs must include exchanges that extend beyond the immediate service area of the institution to address the needs of different types of schools, students, and teachers. Subd. 2. Compensation. State money for faculty exchange programs is to compensate for expenses that are unavoidable and beyond the normal living expenses exchange participants would incur if they were not involved in this exchange. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, and their respective campuses, in conjunction with the participating school districts, must control costs for all participants as much as possible, through means such as arranging housing exchanges, providing campus housing, and providing university, state, or school district cars for transportation. The boards and campuses may seek other sources of funding to supplement these appropriations, if necessary. History:  1991 c 265 art 9 s 51; 1996 c 412 art 13 s 21; 1997 c 183 art 3 s 6; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 122A.58 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators|Section 122A.58 — Coaches, Termination Of Duties.

122A.58 COACHES, TERMINATION OF DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Termination; hearing. Before a district terminates the coaching duties of an employee who is required to hold a license as an athletic coach from the commissioner of education, the district must notify the employee in writing and state its reason for the proposed termination. Within 14 days of receiving this notification, the employee may request in writing a hearing on the termination before the board. If a hearing is requested, the board must hold a hearing within 25 days according to the hearing procedures specified in section 122A.40, subdivision 14, and the termination is final upon the order of the board after the hearing. Subd. 2. Final decision. Within ten days after the hearing, the board must issue a written decision regarding the termination. If the board decides to terminate the employee's coaching duties, the decision must state the reason on which it is based and include findings of fact based upon competent evidence in the record. The board may terminate the employee's duties or not, as it sees fit, for any reason which is found to be true based on substantial and competent evidence in the record. Subd. 3. Nonapplication of section. This section shall not apply to the termination of coaching duties pursuant to a district transfer policy or as a result of the nonrenewal or termination of the employee's contract or the employee's discharge, demotion or suspension pursuant to section 122A.40 or 122A.41. This section shall not apply to the termination of an employee's coaching duties before completing the probationary period of employment. History:  1978 c 550 s 1; 1980 c 345 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 34,35,101; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 12 s 4