HF 827

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/06/2023 03:41pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying provisions for teacher preparation time; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.50.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.50, is amended to read:

122A.50 PREPARATION TIME.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Preparation time in collective bargaining agreements. new text end

deleted text begin Beginning with
agreements effective July 1, 1995, and thereafter, deleted text end 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 deleted text begin 25 deleted text end new text begin 17 new text end 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."

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Uninterrupted blocks of preparation time. new text end

new text begin 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.
Administrators must not schedule meetings during this preparation time without agreement
with the exclusive representative.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Additional preparation time. new text end

new text begin A collective bargaining agreement must include
provisions for additional preparation time for a teacher required to engage in additional
professional activities, including but not limited to supervising extracurricular activities,
facilitating special education paperwork, and other activities that support the school
community.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Flexible learning plans. new text end

new text begin To meet preparation time requirements under this
section, school districts are encouraged to explore flexible learning plans under section
124D.12, including four-day school weeks.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Substitute teaching. new text end

new text begin If a teacher serves as a substitute classroom teacher during
the teacher's designated preparation time, the district must pay the teacher an amount equal
to two times the teacher's hourly wage for the classroom period spent substitute teaching.
The district must make the additional payment on the pay period next following the time
spent substitute teaching.
new text end