1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring a secondary school
1.3 	law enforcement teacher to be licensed as a peace
1.4 	officer; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.5 	Statutes, chapter 122A.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [122A.295] TEACHERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT;
1.8 	LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Requirements. A person who teaches in a
1.10 	secondary school law enforcement program must:
1.11 	(1) hold a vocational secondary teacher license;
1.12 	(2) meet Peace Officer Standards and Training Board
1.13 	(P.O.S.T.) standards; and 
1.14 	(3) be licensed by the P.O.S.T. board as a peace officer or
1.15 	hold a current inactive license.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Authorization. Notwithstanding subdivision 1
1.17 	and any law to the contrary, the Board of Teaching may authorize
1.18 	a school district to hire a person who only meets the
1.19 	requirements of subdivision 1, clauses (2) and (3), if the
1.20 	person is enrolled in and attending a secondary vocational
1.21 	teacher preparation program.  The person must complete the
1.22 	teacher preparation program within three years of the person's
1.23 	hire date by a district.
1.24 		Subd. 3.Exclusions. Teachers of law enforcement in
1.25 	community education programs and adult and continuing education
2.1 	programs are excluded from the requirements of this section.
2.2 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the
2.3 	2005-2006 school year and later.