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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.69 — Hazing Policy.

121A.69 HAZING POLICY.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) "Hazing" means committing an act against a student, or coercing a student into committing an act, that creates a substantial risk of harm to a person in order for the student to be initiated into or affiliated with a student organization.
(b) "Student organization" means a group, club, or organization having students as its primary members or participants.
Subd. 2.
Model policy.
The commissioner of education shall maintain and make available to school boards a model policy on student or staff hazing that addresses the requirements of subdivision 3.
Subd. 3.
School board policy.
Each school board shall adopt a written policy governing student or staff hazing. The policy must apply to student behavior that occurs on or off school property and during and after school hours. The policy must include reporting procedures and disciplinary consequences for violating the policy. Disciplinary consequences must be sufficiently severe to deter violations and appropriately discipline prohibited behavior. Disciplinary consequences must conform with sections 121A.41 to 121A.56. Each school must include the policy in the student handbook on school policies.
History:
1Sp1997 c 4 art 7 s 35; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 26; art 11 s 3; 2003 c 130 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.70 — Secret Fraternities And Societies.

121A.70 SECRET FRATERNITIES AND SOCIETIES.
Subdivision 1.
Membership regulated.
It is unlawful for any pupil, registered and attending any public school to join, become a member of, or to solicit any other pupil of any public school to join, or become a member of, any secret fraternity or society wholly or partially formed from the membership of pupils attending any public schools or to take part in the organization or formation of any fraternity or society, except societies or associations sanctioned by the district school board.
Subd. 2.
Penalties.
A school board may suspend or dismiss any pupil from school, or prevent the pupil from graduating or participating in school honors when, after investigation, in the judgment of the board or a majority of its membership, the pupil is guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section or is guilty of violating any rule or regulation adopted by the board for the purpose of governing its schools, or enforcing this section.
Subd. 3.
"Rushing" or soliciting forbidden.
It is a misdemeanor for any person, not a pupil of the schools, to be upon school grounds, or to enter any school building, for the purpose of "rushing" or soliciting any pupil of the schools to join any fraternity, society, or association organized outside of the schools. The district court has jurisdiction of offenses committed under this subdivision. All persons found guilty shall be fined not less than $2, nor more than $10, to be paid to the county treasurer or, upon failure to pay the fine, to be imprisoned for not more than ten days.
History:
Ex1959 c 71 art 8 s 17; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973 c 349 s 2; 1983 c 359 s 8; 1987 c 258 s 12; 1989 c 246 s 2; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 8; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 10-12,26; art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 121A — Student Rights, Responsibilities, And Behavior › Section 121A.72 — School Locker Policy.

121A.72 SCHOOL LOCKER POLICY.
Subdivision 1.
Policy.
It is the policy of the state of Minnesota that:
"School lockers are the property of the school district. At no time does the school district relinquish its exclusive control of lockers provided for the convenience of students. Inspection of the interior of lockers may be conducted by school authorities for any reason at any time, without notice, without student consent, and without a search warrant. The personal possessions of students within a school locker may be searched only when school authorities have a reasonable suspicion that the search will uncover evidence of a violation of law or school rules. As soon as practicable after the search of a student's personal possessions, the school authorities must provide notice of the search to students whose lockers were searched unless disclosure would impede an ongoing investigation by police or school officials."
Subd. 2.
Dissemination.
The locker policy must be disseminated to parents and students in the way that other policies of general application to students are disseminated. A copy of the policy must be provided to a student the first time that the student is given the use of a locker.
History:
1995 c 226 art 3 s 11; 1998 c 397 art 9 s 23,26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122 — School Districts: Formation And Cooperation › Section 122.42 — MS 1971 [Temporary]

122.42
MS 1953 [Repealed, 1957 c 947 art 9 s 9]
122.42
MS 1971 [Temporary]
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.01 — Definitions.

122A.01 DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this chapter, except for section 122A.41, the Teacher Tenure Act for cities of the first class, the words defined in section 120A.05 have the same meanings.
History:
Ex1959 c 71 art 6 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101; art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.04 — License Required.

122A.04 LICENSE REQUIRED.
Pursuant to section 120A.22, subdivision 10, a teacher must hold a field license or a permission aligned to the content area and scope of the teacher's assignment to provide instruction in a public school, including a charter school.
History:
2023 c 55 art 5 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.05 — Professional Practices; Intent.

122A.05 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES; INTENT.
The purpose of sections 122A.05 to 122A.09 is to develop standards of ethical conduct for the guidance and improvement of the teaching profession and to provide measures through which the observance of standards by the members of the profession may be promoted and enforced.
History:
Ex1967 c 25 s 1; 1973 c 749 s 7; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 56,101; art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.06 — Definitions.

122A.06 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
For the purpose of sections 122A.04 to 122A.093 and 122A.15 to 122A.33, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them, unless another meaning is clearly indicated.
Subd. 2.
Teacher.
"Teacher" means a classroom teacher or other similar professional employee required by law to hold a license from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.
Subd. 3.
Board.
"Board" means the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.
Subd. 4.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 55 art 3 s 12]
Subd. 5.
Field.
A "field," "licensure area," or "subject area" means the content area in which a teacher may become licensed to teach.
Subd. 6.
Shortage area.
"Shortage area" means:
(1) licensure fields and economic development regions reported by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board as experiencing a teacher shortage; and
(2) economic development regions where the aggregate percentage of Indigenous teachers and teachers of color in the region is lower than the aggregate percentage of kindergarten through grade 12 Indigenous students and students of color in that region. Only individuals who close the gap between these percentages qualify as filling a shortage by this definition.
Subd. 7.
Teacher preparation program.
"Teacher preparation program" means a program approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board for the purpose of preparing individuals for a specific teacher licensure field in Minnesota.
Subd. 8.
Teacher preparation program provider.
"Teacher preparation program provider" or "unit" means an entity that has primary responsibility for overseeing and delivering a teacher preparation program. Teacher preparation program providers include institutes of higher education, school districts, charter schools, or nonprofit corporations organized under chapter 317A.
Subd. 9.
District.
"District" means a school district or charter school.
Subd. 10.
Transfer pathway.
"Transfer pathway" means an established pathway to licensure between a two-year college or Tribal college, and a board-approved teacher preparation provider.
History:
Ex1967 c 25 s 2; 1973 c 749 s 8; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 222 s 20,21,27,208; 1980 c 345 s 8; 1980 c 609 art 6 s 26; 1Sp1985 c 12 art 8 s 20; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101; art 11 s 3; 1Sp2001 c 13 s 2; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 33; 2009 c 96 art 2 s 14; 2014 c 272 art 1 s 11; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 12 s 1; 2023 c 55 art 5 s 6-13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.08 — Meetings.

122A.08 MEETINGS.
Subdivision 1.
Meetings.
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must meet regularly at the times and places as the board determines. Meetings must be called by the chair or at the written request of any eight members.
Subd. 2.
Executive director.
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must have an executive director who is in the unclassified civil service and who is not a member of the board. The executive director must fulfill the duties provided in section 122A.09, subdivision 6. The board must review the performance of the executive director and set the salary of the executive director, not to exceed the limit for a position listed in section 15A.0815, subdivision 2.
History:
Ex1967 c 25 s 4; 1973 c 749 s 10; 1975 c 136 s 3; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 222 s 24,27; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 60,101; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 12 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.093 — Fraud; Gross Misdemeanor.

122A.093 FRAUD; GROSS MISDEMEANOR.
A person who claims to be a licensed teacher without a valid existing license issued by the board or any person who employs fraud or deception in applying for or securing a license is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History:
1Sp2017 c 5 art 12 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.11 — Definitions.

122A.11 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
For the purposes of sections 122A.11 to 122A.13, the terms in this section have the meanings given them, unless another meaning is clearly indicated.
Subd. 2.
Board.
"Board" means Board of School Administrators.
Subd. 3.
Supervisory personnel.
"Supervisory personnel" means supervisory personnel as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 2, excluding athletic coaches.
History:
1Sp2001 c 6 art 7 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.12 — Board Of School Administrators.

122A.12 BOARD OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.
Subdivision 1.
Membership.
A Board of School Administrators is established and must consist of ten members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, including at least:
(1) one elementary school principal;
(2) one secondary school principal;
(3) one higher education faculty member in an educational administration program approved by the board;
(4) one higher education administrator for an educational administration program approved by the board;
(5) one school superintendent;
(6) one classroom teacher;
(7) one community education director;
(8) one special education director; and
(9) two members of the public, one of whom must be a present or former school board member.
In making appointments, the governor shall solicit recommendations from groups representing persons in clauses (1) to (9).
Subd. 2.
Terms; compensation; removal; administration; reimbursement.
(a) Membership terms, removal of members, and the filling of membership vacancies are as provided in section 214.09. The terms of the initial board members must be determined by lot as follows:
(1) three members must be appointed for terms that expire August 1, 2002;
(2) three members must be appointed for terms that expire August 1, 2003; and
(3) four members must be appointed for terms that expire August 1, 2004.
Members shall not receive the daily payment under section 214.09, subdivision 3. The public employer of a member shall not reduce the member's compensation or benefits for the member's absence from employment when engaging in the business of the board. The provision of staff, administrative services, and office space; the review and processing of complaints; the setting of fees; the selection and duties of an executive secretary to serve the board; and other provisions relating to board operations are as provided in chapter 214. Fiscal year and reporting requirements are as provided in sections 214.07 and 214.08.
(b) The board may reimburse local school districts for the cost of a substitute teacher employed when a regular teacher is providing professional assistance to the state by serving on the board or on a committee or task force appointed by the board.
Subd. 3.
Vacant position.
The position of a member who leaves Minnesota or whose employment status changes to a category different from that from which appointed shall be deemed vacant.
History:
1Sp2001 c 6 art 7 s 6; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 10 s 2,3; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 34
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.13 — Meetings.

122A.13 MEETINGS.
Subdivision 1.
Meetings.
The Board of School Administrators shall meet regularly at the times and places determined by the board. The board shall nominate and elect a chair and other officers from its membership. Meetings shall be called by the chair or at the written request of any three members.
Subd. 2.
Executive secretary.
The Board of School Administrators may hire an executive secretary and other staff or may arrange to share an executive secretary and staff with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. If the board hires an executive secretary, the person is in the unclassified service.
History:
1Sp2001 c 6 art 7 s 7; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 12 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.15 — Teachers, Supervisory And Support Personnel, Definitions, Licensure.

122A.15 TEACHERS, SUPERVISORY AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL, DEFINITIONS, LICENSURE.
Subdivision 1.
Teachers.
The term "teachers" for the purpose of licensure, means all persons employed in a public school or education district or by a service cooperative as members of the instructional, supervisory, and support staff including superintendents, principals, supervisors, secondary vocational and other classroom teachers, librarians, school counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audio-visual directors and coordinators, recreation personnel, media generalists, media supervisors, and school speech-language pathologists. This definition does not apply to sections 122A.05 to 122A.093.
Subd. 2.
Supervisory personnel.
"Supervisory personnel" for the purpose of licensure means superintendents, principals, and professional employees who devote 50 percent or more of their time to administrative or supervisory duties over other personnel, and includes athletic coaches.
History:
1959 c 700 s 3-5; Ex1959 c 71 art 6 s 3; 1975 c 162 s 31; 1976 c 222 s 10,208; 1980 c 345 s 1; 1Sp1985 c 12 art 8 s 18; 1987 c 398 art 7 s 28; 1989 c 251 s 1,2; 1994 c 647 art 7 s 5; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 138; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 6,7,101; 2023 c 55 art 5 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.16 — Qualified Teacher Defined.

122A.16 QUALIFIED TEACHER DEFINED.
A qualified teacher is one holding a valid license, under this chapter, to perform the particular service for which the teacher is employed in a public school.
History:
Ex1959 c 71 art 6 s 4; 1973 c 749 s 1; 1976 c 222 s 11,208; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 8,101; 2004 c 294 art 2 s 10; 2011 c 5 s 2; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 11; 2016 c 189 art 24 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.17 — Validity Of Certificates Or Licenses.

122A.17 VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATES OR LICENSES.
A rule adopted by the Board of Teaching or the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must not affect the validity of certificates or licenses to teach in effect on July 1, 1974, or the rights and privileges of the holders thereof, except that any such certificate or license may be suspended or revoked for any of the causes and by the procedures specified by law.
History:
1973 c 749 s 12; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 222 s 26,27; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 66,101; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 2; 1Sp2019 c 11 art 3 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.184 — Tier 4 License.

122A.184 TIER 4 LICENSE.
Subdivision 1.
Requirements.
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue a Tier 4 license to an applicant who provides information sufficient to demonstrate all of the following:
(1) the applicant meets all requirements for a Tier 3 license under section 122A.183, and has completed a teacher preparation program under section 122A.183, subdivision 2, clause (1) or (2);
(2) the applicant has at least three years of field-specific teaching experience as a teacher of record;
(3) the applicant has obtained a passing score on all required licensure exams under section 122A.185; and
(4) if the applicant previously held a Tier 3 license under section 122A.183, the applicant has completed the renewal requirements in section 122A.187.
Subd. 2.
Term of license and renewal.
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue an initial Tier 4 license for a term of five years. A Tier 4 license may be renewed every five years without limitation.
Subd. 3.
Mentorship and evaluation.
A teacher holding a Tier 4 license must participate in the employing district or charter school's mentorship and evaluation program, including an individual growth and development plan.
Subd. 4.
Five-year license.
A five-year license issued by the commissioner of education before July 1, 2018, must be treated as a Tier 4 license established under this section and section 122A.18. An expired five-year license issued by the commissioner of education before July 1, 2018, fulfills the requirements of subdivision 1 for purposes of future licensure by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.
History:
1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 13; 2023 c 55 art 5 s 38
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.185 — Teacher Licensure Assessment.

122A.185 TEACHER LICENSURE ASSESSMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Tests.
(a) The board must adopt rules requiring applicants for Tier 3 and Tier 4 licenses to pass an examination or performance assessment of general pedagogical knowledge and examinations or assessments of licensure field specific content. An applicant is exempt from the examination requirements if the applicant completed:
(1) a board-approved teacher preparation program;
(2) licensure via portfolio pursuant to section 122A.18, subdivision 10, and the portfolio has been approved; or
(3) a state-approved teacher preparation program in another state and passed licensure examinations in that state, if applicable. The content examination requirement does not apply if no relevant content exam exists.
(b) All testing centers in the state must provide monthly opportunities for untimed content and pedagogy examinations. These opportunities must be advertised on the test registration website. The board must require the exam vendor to provide other equitable opportunities to pass exams, including: (1) waiving testing fees for test takers who qualify for federal grants; (2) providing free, multiple, full-length practice tests for each exam and free, comprehensive study guides on the test registration website; (3) making content and pedagogy exams available in languages other than English for teachers seeking licensure to teach in language immersion programs; and (4) providing free, detailed exam results analysis by test objective to assist applicants who do not pass an exam in identifying areas for improvement. Any applicant who has not passed a required exam after two attempts must be allowed to retake the exam, including new versions of the exam, without being charged an additional fee.
Subd. 2.
Passing scores.
The board must establish passing scores in all examinations required for licensure.
Subd. 3.
Testing accommodations.
The board and the entity administering the content, pedagogy, and skills examinations must allow any individual who produces documentation of a disability in the form of an evaluation, 504 plan, or individual education program (IEP) to receive the same testing accommodations on the content, pedagogy, and skills examinations that the applicant received during the applicant's secondary or postsecondary education.
Subd. 4.
Remedial assistance.
School districts may make available upon request appropriate and timely remedial assistance that includes a formal diagnostic component to those persons employed by the district who did not achieve a qualifying score on a board-adopted skills examination, and who received a Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 license under section 122A.181, 122A.182, or 122A.183, respectively, to teach in Minnesota.
History:
1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 14; 2023 c 55 art 5 s 39,40
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.188 — Licensure Denial; Appeal.

122A.188 LICENSURE DENIAL; APPEAL.
Subdivision 1.
Denial letter.
(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must inform an applicant within 30 days of receiving a completed application whether the applicant's application for an initial teaching license or renewal of license has been approved or denied. A completed application must include all supporting information and the results of the background check or conduct determination by the board. When an application is denied, the notification letter must inform the applicant of the process for seeking review of the denial and of the appeals process provided in this section, including all deadlines for seeking review of the denial decision and filing an appeal. The notification letter must identify each licensure requirement the applicant failed to meet.
(b) For purposes of this section, "denial" means denial of an initial license or a denial of a renewal license. Denial of an initial license includes a grant of a license that is a lower tier than the applicant applied for and denial of application for an additional field of licensure.
Subd. 2.
Review of denial.
An applicant whose license application is denied may seek review of the denial by submitting a letter to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board within 30 calendar days of receipt of the denial letter. The applicant may include any documentation necessary to demonstrate that the applicant meets the licensure requirements. The board must review the denial within 60 calendar days of receipt of the letter seeking review. If the board affirms the denial, the board must send the applicant a letter identifying each licensure requirement the applicant failed to meet and informing the applicant of the appeal process provided under this section.
Subd. 3.
Appeal.
An applicant whose application for license or license renewal has been denied under subdivisions 1 and 2 may appeal the decision by filing a written request with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board within 30 days of notice that the board has affirmed the denial of license. The board must then initiate a contested case under the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to 14.69.
History:
1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 16; 2023 c 55 art 5 s 66
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.21 — Teachers' And Administrators' Licenses; Fees.

122A.21 TEACHERS' AND ADMINISTRATORS' LICENSES; FEES.
Subdivision 1.
Licensure applications.
Each applicant submitting an application to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to issue, renew, or extend a teaching license, including applications for licensure via portfolio under subdivision 4, must include a processing fee of $57. The processing fee for a teacher's license and for the licenses of supervisory personnel must be paid to the executive secretary of the appropriate board and deposited in the state treasury. The fees as set by the board are nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. However, the commissioner of management and budget must refund a fee in any case in which the applicant already holds a valid unexpired license. The board may waive or reduce fees for applicants who apply at the same time for more than one license.
Subd. 2.
MS 2017 Supp [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 36]
Subd. 3.
[Never Effective, 1Sp2019 c 11 art 10 s 9]
Subd. 4.
Licensure via portfolio.
An applicant must pay to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board a $300 fee for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted subsequently. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board executive secretary must deposit the fee in the education licensure portfolio account in the special revenue fund. The fees are nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may waive or reduce fees for applicants based on financial need.
History:
Ex1959 c 71 art 6 s 8; 1967 c 217 s 1; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1973 c 749 s 5; 1974 c 488 s 1; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 163 s 7; 1976 c 222 s 14,27,208; 1977 c 444 s 7; 1977 c 447 art 7 s 20; 1980 c 345 s 5; 1989 c 251 s 6; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101; 1999 c 241 art 9 s 12; 1Sp2001 c 6 art 7 s 10; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 18; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 10 s 5; 2008 c 363 art 2 s 2; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 1Sp2015 c 3 art 2 s 17; 2016 c 189 art 33 s 1; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 11 s 5-7; art 12 s 22; 1Sp2019 c 11 art 3 s 9; 2023 c 55 art 5 s 66
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.22 — District Verification Of Teacher Licenses.

122A.22 DISTRICT VERIFICATION OF TEACHER LICENSES.
No person shall be accounted a qualified teacher until the school district or charter school contracting with the person for teaching services verifies through the Minnesota education licensing system available on the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board website that the person is a qualified teacher, consistent with sections 122A.16 and 122A.44, subdivision 1.
History:
Ex1959 c 71 art 6 s 11; 1975 c 162 s 32; 1976 c 222 s 16,208; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 16,101; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 10 s 6; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 12 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.23 — Applicants Trained In Other States.

122A.23 APPLICANTS TRAINED IN OTHER STATES.
Subdivision 1.
MS 2017 Supp [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 36]
Subd. 2.
MS 2017 Supp [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 36]
Subd. 3.
Teacher licensure agreements with adjoining states.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must enter into a National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) interstate agreement and other interstate agreements for teacher licensure to allow fully certified teachers from adjoining states to transfer their certification to Minnesota. The board must enter into these interstate agreements only after determining that the rigor of the teacher licensure or certification requirements in the adjoining state is commensurate with the rigor of Minnesota's teacher licensure requirements. The board may limit an interstate agreement to particular content fields or grade levels based on established priorities or identified shortages. This subdivision does not apply to out-of-state applicants holding only a provisional teaching license.
(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must work with designated authorities in adjoining states to establish interstate teacher licensure agreements under this section.
History:
Ex1959 c 71 art 6 s 6; 1965 c 196 s 1; 1973 c 749 s 4; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1976 c 222 s 13,27,208; 1980 c 345 s 4; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 14,101; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2000 c 489 art 6 s 5; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2011 c 5 s 3; 2012 c 122 s 3; 2013 c 116 art 3 s 12; 2014 c 272 art 3 s 12; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 15; 1Sp2015 c 3 art 2 s 18; 2016 c 189 art 24 s 4; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 19; art 12 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.26 — Community Education Teachers; Licensure Requirements.

122A.26 COMMUNITY EDUCATION TEACHERS; LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Exemption.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary and except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who teaches in a community education program established pursuant to sections 124D.18 and 124D.19 is exempt from all licensure requirements.
Subd. 2.
Exceptions.
(a) A person who teaches in a community education program that qualifies for aid pursuant to section 124D.52 shall continue to meet licensure requirements as a teacher. A person who teaches in an early childhood and family education program that is offered through a community education program and that qualifies for community education aid pursuant to section 124D.20 or early childhood and family education aid pursuant to section 124D.135 shall continue to meet licensure requirements as a teacher. A person who teaches in a community education course that is offered for credit for graduation to persons under 18 years of age shall continue to meet licensure requirements as a teacher.
(b) A person who teaches a driver training course that is offered through a community education program to persons under 18 years of age shall be licensed by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or be subject to section 171.35. A license that is required for an instructor in a community education program pursuant to this paragraph shall not be construed to bring an individual within the definition of a teacher for purposes of section 122A.40, subdivision 1, or 122A.41, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
Subd. 3.
English as a second language.
Notwithstanding subdivision 2, a person who possesses a bachelor's or master's degree in English as a second language, applied linguistics, or bilingual education, or who possesses a related degree as approved by the commissioner, shall be permitted to teach English as a second language in an adult basic education program that receives funding under section 124D.531.
History:
1983 c 314 art 7 s 27; 1984 c 463 art 4 s 4; 1991 c 199 art 2 s 13; 1993 c 224 art 12 s 21; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101; art 11 s 3; 1999 c 205 art 4 s 2; 1Sp2001 c 6 art 8 s 1; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 21; 2023 c 53 art 11 s 5; 2023 c 55 art 5 s 44
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 122A — Teachers And Other Educators › Section 122A.261 — Prekindergarten, School Readiness, Preschool, And Early Education Programs; Licensure Requirement.

122A.261 PREKINDERGARTEN, SCHOOL READINESS, PRESCHOOL, AND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS; LICENSURE REQUIREMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Licensure requirement.
(a) A school district or charter school must employ a qualified teacher, as defined in section 122A.16, to provide instruction in a preschool, school readiness, school readiness plus, or prekindergarten program or other school district or charter school-based early education program.
(b) This subdivision does not apply to individuals providing instruction in a child care center licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503, or in a certified license-exempt child care center under chapter 245H.
Subd. 2.
Exemptions.
Any teacher who has taught in a preschool, school readiness, school readiness plus, or prekindergarten program, or other early learning program for at least five years prior to September 1, 2028, may continue to teach without obtaining a license. Notwithstanding this exemption from the licensure requirement, these individuals are teachers under section 179A.03, subdivision 18.
History:
2023 c 54 s 5
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 5, is effective July 1, 2028. Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 5, the effective date.
2023 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 an applicant 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, an applicant 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 an applicant 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; 2023 c 55 art 5 s 66
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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