1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; establishing a teacher licensure requirement for early 
1.3 	education programs;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.4 	122A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [122A.261] PREKINDERGARTEN, SCHOOL READINESS, 
1.7 	PRESCHOOL, AND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS; LICENSURE 
1.8 	REQUIREMENT.
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Licensure requirement. A school district or charter school must employ 
1.10 	a qualified teacher, as defined in section 122A.16, to provide instruction in a preschool, 
1.11 	school readiness, school readiness plus, prekindergarten, or other school district or charter 
1.12 	school-based early education program.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Exemptions. A person employed by a school district or charter school as a 
1.14 	teacher in an early education program during the 2020-2021 school year who does not have 
1.15 	a Minnesota teaching license is exempt from the licensure requirement until July 1, 2026, 
1.16 	or until such time as the teacher is able to obtain a Minnesota teaching license, whichever 
1.17 	occurs first. Notwithstanding this exemption from the licensure requirement, these individuals 
1.18 	are teachers under section 179A.03, subdivision 18.