1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; establishing a legislative study group to review the 
1.3 	legislative auditor's 2016 report on kindergarten through grade 12 teacher 
1.4 	licensure and consider how to implement the recommendations.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. LEGISLATIVE STUDY GROUP ON KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 
1.7 	GRADE 12 TEACHER LICENSURE.
 1.8 	(a) An eight-member legislative study group on kindergarten through grade 12 
1.9 	teacher licensure is created to review the 2016 "Minnesota Teacher Licensure" report 
1.10 	prepared by the Office of the Legislative Auditor on teacher licensing and submit a 
1.11 	written report by February 1, 2017, to the legislature recommending how to restructure 
1.12 	Minnesota's teacher licensure system.
1.13 	(b) The legislative study group on kindergarten through grade 12 teacher licensure 
1.14 	includes:
1.15 	(1) four duly elected and currently serving members of the Minnesota house of 
1.16 	representatives, one of whom must be the current chair of the house of representatives 
1.17 	Education Innovation Policy Committee, appointed by the speaker of the house; and
1.18 	(2) four duly elected and currently serving state senators, one of whom must be the 
1.19 	current chair of the senate Education Committee, appointed by the senate majority leader.
1.20 	Only duly elected and currently serving members of the house of representatives or the 
1.21 	senate may be legislative study group members.
1.22 	(c) The appointments must be made by June 1, 2016, and expire February 2, 2017. 
1.23 	If a vacancy occurs, the leader of the caucus in the house of representatives or senate 
1.24 	to which the vacating legislative study group member belonged must fill the vacancy. 
2.1 	The chair of the house of representatives Education Innovation Policy Committee shall 
2.2 	convene the first meeting of the legislative study group. The legislative study group shall 
2.3 	elect a chair or cochairs from among the members at the first meeting. The legislative 
2.4 	study group must meet periodically. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall 
2.5 	provide technical and administrative assistance upon request.
2.6 	(d) The legislative study group expires February 2, 2017, unless extended by law.

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