1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; establishing teacher licensure via portfolio;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 122A.21.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 122A.21, is amended to read:
1.6 	122A.21 TEACHERS' AND ADMINISTRATORS' LICENSES; FEES; 
1.7 	LICENSURE VIA PORTFOLIO.
1.8 	(a) Each application for the issuance, renewal, or extension of a license to teach, 
1.9 	including candidates for licensure via portfolio under paragraph (b), must be accompanied 
1.10 	by a processing fee of $57. Each application for issuing, renewing, or extending the 
1.11 	license of a school administrator or supervisor must be accompanied by a processing fee 
1.12 	in the amount set by the Board of Teaching. The processing fee for a teacher's license and 
1.13 	for the licenses of supervisory personnel must be paid to the executive secretary of the 
1.14 	appropriate board. The executive secretary of the board shall deposit the fees with the 
1.15 	commissioner of finance. The fees as set by the board are nonrefundable for applicants not 
1.16 	qualifying for a license. However, a fee must be refunded by the commissioner of finance 
1.17 	in any case in which the applicant already holds a valid unexpired license. The board may 
1.18 	waive or reduce fees for applicants who apply at the same time for more than one license.
1.19 	(b) A candidate seeking licensure via portfolio must submit a $75 fee to the 
1.20 	Educator Licensing Division at the Minnesota Department of Education to determine the 
1.21 	individual's eligibility as a candidate for licensure via portfolio. A qualified candidate 
1.22 	may use licensure via portfolio to obtain an initial licensure or to add a licensure field. 
1.23 	A candidate for initial licensure must submit one portfolio demonstrating pedagogical 
1.24 	competence and one portfolio demonstrating content competence consistent with the 
2.1 	applicable Board of Teaching licensure rules. A candidate seeking to add a licensure 
2.2 	field must submit one portfolio demonstrating content competence consistent with the 
2.3 	Board of Teaching licensure rule. Candidates must submit all portfolios to the Educator 
2.4 	Licensing Division at the Minnesota Department of Education. A candidate must pay a 
2.5 	$500 fee for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $250 fee for any portfolio 
2.6 	submitted subsequently. The fees must be paid to the executive secretary of the Board 
2.7 	of Teaching. The revenue generated from the fee must be deposited in an account in the 
2.8 	state government special revenue fund. Money in the account, including interest earned, is 
2.9 	appropriated to the board for the operation of licensure via portfolio. The fees as set by 
2.10 	the board are nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The board may 
2.11 	waive or reduce fees for candidates based on financial need.