1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; directing the Board of Teaching to adopt standards for a 
1.3 	specialized license, endorsement, or credential for project-based learning; requiring 
1.4 	a project-based learning proposal;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 
1.5 	122A.09, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 12.Specialized license, endorsement, or credential for project-based learning.
 1.10 	Consistent with subdivision 4, paragraph (d), regarding specialized licenses, endorsements, 
1.11 	and credentials, the Board of Teaching must create and issue a specialized license, 
1.12 	endorsement, or credential for project-based learning instructors that is designed to foster 
1.13 	employer participation in cooperative career and technical education programs and other 
1.14 	applied and experiential learning opportunities under sections 124D.085 and 124D.46, 
1.15 	among other programs and opportunities for project-based learning, and to improve 
1.16 	educational and career outcomes for all students. The board must adopt standards for the 
1.17 	specialized license, endorsement, or credential for project-based learning instructors in 
1.18 	consultation with career and technical education program providers, teacher preparation 
1.19 	program providers focused on project-based learning, and other interested education and 
1.20 	work-related stakeholders. Candidates for the specialized license, endorsement, or credential 
1.21 	under this subdivision must have sufficient direct practical experience in an occupation that 
1.22 	is part of career and technical education or other project-based learning.

1.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.1 	Sec. 2. TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PROJECT-BASED 
2.2 	LEARNING.
 2.3 	(a) The Board of Teaching, in collaboration with education faculty at the Minnesota 
2.4 	State University, Mankato; licensed career and technical education teachers; employers 
2.5 	participating in cooperative career and technical education programs; other providers of 
2.6 	project-based learning opportunities; and other interested education, teacher preparation, 
2.7 	and work-related stakeholders, must develop and submit to the education committees of the 
2.8 	legislature by February 1, 2019, a proposal to implement a research-based, results-oriented 
2.9 	teacher preparation curriculum focused on the knowledge and skills teachers need to 
2.10 	effectively provide and facilitate project-based learning.
2.11 	(b) The proposal under paragraph (a) must include, at least, the following program 
2.12 	components:
2.13 	(1) recruitment of fully engaged and qualified individuals;
2.14 	(2) culturally responsive preparation, project-based learning assessments, engaged 
2.15 	students, qualified postsecondary faculty and mentors, and a project-based learning focus;
2.16 	(3) support for P-20 wraparound services, scholarships, mentorships, access to technology, 
2.17 	and professional learning opportunities; and
2.18 	(4) multiple instruments that focus on and measure student learning and engagement, 
2.19 	teacher performance, and program efficacy.

2.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.