HF 69

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 01/13/2017 09:59am

A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing the Board of Educator Licensing; transferring
the responsibilities and duties for licensure of teachers and supervisory and support
personnel to the Board of Educator Licensing; directing the revisor of statutes to
prepare a bill for the 2018 legislature; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 122A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [122A.03] BOARD OF EDUCATOR LICENSING.
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new text begin (a) To ensure professionalism, transparency, and consistency in educator licensing, and
consistent with sections 15.039 and 16B.37, the responsibilities of the Board of Teaching,
the Board of School Administrators, and the Educator Licensing Division at the Department
of Education related to the licensure of teachers and supervisory and support personnel
defined under section 122A.15, excluding athletic coaches, are transferred to a new Board
of Educator Licensing established under this section. The Board of Educator Licensing shall
perform all the statutory duties and meet all the statutory responsibilities of the Board of
Teaching, the Board of School Administrators, and the Educator Licensing Division at the
Department of Education related to the licensure of teachers and supervisory and support
personnel.
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new text begin (b) The Board of Educator Licensing shall consist of 12 members appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the senate, including five licensed teachers currently
teaching in a school, four licensed school administrators currently performing administrative
or supervisory duties in a school, and three other licensed professional employees currently
providing professional support services in a school. In making the appointments, the governor
shall solicit recommendations from groups of teachers and supervisory and support personnel.
Board operations are subject to chapter 214.
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new text begin (c) The Board of Educator Licensing may hire an executive secretary and other staff to
serve the board.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
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new text begin The revisor of statutes, in consultation with staff in House Research and Senate Counsel,
Research and Fiscal Analysis, shall draft and submit a bill to the legislature by February 1,
2018, making the changes necessary to conform current statutes to Minnesota Statutes,
section 122A.03.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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