<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>absence and certain discharge and demotion decisions on teacher evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>outcomes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 122A.40, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>10, 11; 122A.41, subdivision 14; 123A.75, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>2011 Supplement, sections 122A.245, subdivision 1; 122A.41, subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 122A.245, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements.</b> (a) To improve academic excellence, improve ethnic <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>and cultural diversity in the classroom, and close the academic achievement gap, the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>Board of Teaching must approve qualified teacher preparation programs under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>that are a means to acquire a two-year limited-term license, which the board may renew <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>one time for an additional one-year term, and to prepare for acquiring a standard license. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>The following entities are eligible to participate under this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>(1) a school district or charter school that forms a partnership with a college or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>university that has a board-approved alternative teacher preparation program; or<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(2) a school district or charter school, after consulting with a college or university <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>with a board-approved teacher preparation program, forms a partnership with a nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>corporation organized under chapter 317A for an education-related purpose that has a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>board-approved teacher preparation program.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>(b) Before participating in this program, a candidate must:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>(1) have a bachelor's degree with a 3.0 or higher grade point average unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>board waives the grade point average requirement based on board-adopted criteria;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(2) pass the reading, writing, and mathematics skills examination under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>122A.09, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b); and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(3) obtain qualifying scores on applicable board-approved rigorous content area and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>pedagogy examinations under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.09, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (e).<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(c) The Board of Teaching must issue a two-year limited-term license to a person <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>who enrolls in an alternative teacher preparation program. This limited-term license is not <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>a provisional license under section 122A.40 or section 122A.41.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.40, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Negotiated unrequested leave of absence.</b> (a) The school board and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>the exclusive bargaining representative of the teachers may negotiate a plan providing for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>unrequested leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits for as many teachers as may <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>be necessary because of discontinuance of position, lack of pupils, financial limitations, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>merger of classes caused by consolidation of districts. Failing to successfully negotiate <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>such a plan, the provisions of subdivision 11 shall apply. The negotiated plan must not <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>include provisions which would result in the exercise of seniority by a teacher holding a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>provisional license, other than a vocational education license if required for the position, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>contrary to the provisions of subdivision 11, clause paragraph (c), or the reinstatement of a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>teacher holding a provisional license, other than a vocational education license required <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>for the position, contrary to the provisions of subdivision 11, clause (e) paragraph (f). <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>The provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>179A.16</statute_ref> do not apply for the purposes of this subdivision. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, the school board and the exclusive bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>representative of the teachers may negotiate a plan to base unrequested leave of absence <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>decisions on teachers' subject matter licensure fields and evaluation outcomes, from the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>least to most effective category under subdivision 8 and from least to greatest seniority, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>including probationary teachers, within each category, which if negotiated, must be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>consistent with subdivision 11, paragraph (n).<br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>(b) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, if a school board fails to successfully <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>negotiate a plan under paragraph (a), the provisions of subdivision 11 apply unless a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>majority of school board members formally decides to place teachers on unrequested leave <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>of absence based on teachers' subject matter licensure fields and evaluation outcomes, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>from the least to most effective category under subdivision 8 and from least to greatest <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>seniority, including probationary teachers, within each effectiveness category; the decision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>must be consistent with subdivision 11, paragraph (n). In such a case the board must <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>develop, publish, and implement an unrequested leave of absence plan based on teachers' <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>subject matter licensure fields and evaluation outcomes, from the least to most effective <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>category under subdivision 8 and from least to greatest seniority, including probationary <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>teachers, within each effectiveness category, and subdivision 11, paragraphs (a) through <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>(m), do not apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>(c) For purposes of placing a teacher on unrequested leave of absence or recalling a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>teacher from unrequested leave of absence, nothing in this subdivision requires a school <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>board to reassign a teacher with more seniority to a different subject matter licensure <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>field or to a substantially different grade level assignment in order to accommodate the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>seniority claims of a teacher who is similarly licensed and effective but with less seniority. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>For purposes of this subdivision, a teacher holding a provisional license in a subject <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>area includes a teacher who has received a waiver or variance to teach that subject from <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>the Minnesota Board of Teaching. "A substantially different grade level assignment" <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>means an assignment between kindergarten, grades 1 through 6, junior high school, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>senior high school.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>(d) Nothing in this subdivision permits a school board to use a teacher's remuneration <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>as the basis for making unrequested leave of absence or discharge decisions.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>and applies to negotiated plans agreed to after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.40, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Unrequested leave of absence.</b> The board may place on unrequested <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>leave of absence, without pay or fringe benefits, as many teachers as may be necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>because of discontinuance of position, lack of pupils, financial limitations, or merger <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>of classes caused by consolidation or reorganization of districts under chapter 123A. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>The unrequested leave is effective at the close of the school year. In placing teachers on <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>unrequested leave, the board is governed by the following provisions:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>(a) The board may place probationary teachers on unrequested leave first in the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>inverse order of their employment. A teacher who has acquired continuing contract rights <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>must not be placed on unrequested leave of absence while probationary teachers are <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>retained in positions for which the teacher who has acquired continuing contract rights is <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>licensed;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>(b) Teachers who have acquired continuing contract rights shall be placed on <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>unrequested leave of absence in fields in which they are licensed in the inverse order <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>in which they were employed by the school district. In the case of equal seniority, the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>order in which teachers who have acquired continuing contract rights shall be placed on <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>unrequested leave of absence in fields in which they are licensed is negotiable;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause paragraph (b), a teacher is not entitled <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>to exercise any seniority when that exercise results in that teacher being retained by the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>district in a field for which the teacher holds only a provisional license, as defined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>board of teaching, unless that exercise of seniority results in the placement on unrequested <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>leave of absence of another teacher who also holds a provisional license in the same field. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>The provisions of this clause paragraph do not apply to vocational education licenses <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>required for available positions;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>(d) Notwithstanding clauses paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), if the placing of a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>probationary teacher on unrequested leave before a teacher who has acquired continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>rights, the placing of a teacher who has acquired continuing contract rights on unrequested <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>leave before another teacher who has acquired continuing contract rights but who has <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>greater seniority, or the restriction imposed by the provisions of clause paragraph (c) would <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>place the district in violation of its affirmative action program, the district may retain the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>probationary teacher, the teacher with less seniority, or the provisionally licensed teacher;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>(e) For purposes of placing a teacher on unrequested leave of absence or recalling a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>teacher from unrequested leave of absence, nothing in this subdivision requires a school <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>board to reassign a teacher with more seniority to a different subject matter licensure <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>field or to a substantially different grade level assignment in order to accommodate <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>the seniority claims of a teacher who is similarly licensed and effective but with less <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>seniority. "A substantially different grade level assignment" means an assignment between <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>kindergarten, grades 1 through 6, junior high school, and senior high school;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>(f) Teachers placed on unrequested leave of absence must be reinstated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>positions from which they have been given leaves of absence or, if not available, to other <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>available positions in the school district in fields in which they are licensed. Reinstatement <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>must be in the inverse order of placement on leave of absence. A teacher must not be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>reinstated to a position in a field in which the teacher holds only a provisional license, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>other than a vocational education license if required for the position, while another teacher <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>who holds a nonprovisional license in the same field remains on unrequested leave. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>The order of reinstatement of teachers who have equal seniority and who are placed on <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>unrequested leave in the same school year is negotiable;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>(f) (g) Appointment of a new teacher must not be made while there is available, on <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>unrequested leave, a teacher who is properly licensed to fill such vacancy, unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>teacher fails to advise the school board within 30 days of the date of notification that a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>position is available to that teacher who may return to employment and assume the duties <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>of the position to which appointed on a future date determined by the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(g) (h) A teacher placed on unrequested leave of absence may engage in teaching <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>or any other occupation during the period of this leave;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>(h) (i)  The unrequested leave of absence must not impair the continuing contract <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>rights of a teacher or result in a loss of credit for previous years of service;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>(i) (j) Consistent with paragraph (n) and subdivision 10, the unrequested leave of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>absence of a teacher who is categorized as effective or better under subdivision 8, who <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>is placed on unrequested leave of absence, and who is not reinstated shall continue for a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>period of five years, after which the right to reinstatement shall terminate terminates. The <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>teacher's right to reinstatement shall also terminate terminates if the teacher fails to file <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>with the board by April 1 of any each year a written statement requesting reinstatement;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>(k) Consistent with paragraph (n) and subdivision 10, the unrequested leave of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>absence of a teacher who is categorized as ineffective or less under subdivision 8, who <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>is placed on unrequested leave of absence, and who is not reinstated continues for the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>following school year only, after which the teacher's right to reinstatement terminates. The <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>teacher's right to reinstatement also terminates if the teacher fails to file with the board by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>April 1 in that following school year a written statement requesting reinstatement;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(j) (l) The same provisions applicable to terminations of probationary or continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>contracts in subdivisions 5 and 7 must apply to placement on unrequested leave of absence;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>(k) (m) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to impair the rights of teachers <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>placed on unrequested leave of absence to receive unemployment benefits if otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>eligible.;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>(n) Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year and later, and notwithstanding any <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>contradictory provisions in this subdivision, a school board must place teachers on <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>unrequested leave of absence based on their subject matter licensure fields and most recent <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>evaluation outcomes, from the least to most effective category under subdivision 8 and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>from least to greatest seniority, including probationary teachers, within each effectiveness <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>category. A school board is not required to reassign a teacher with more seniority <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>to a different subject matter licensure field or to a substantially different grade level <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>assignment in order to accommodate the seniority claims of a teacher who is similarly <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>licensed and effective but with less seniority. A school board may decide not to renew a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>probationary teacher's contract as it sees fit. The school board must make available to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>public in a readily accessible format the unrequested leave of absence plan it develops and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>implements under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>(o) For purposes of this subdivision, a teacher who holds a provisional license in a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>subject area includes a teacher who has received a waiver or variance to teach that subject <br/>
<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>from the Minnesota Board of Teaching.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>except that paragraph (n) is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and later.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 122A.41, subdivision 6, is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Grounds for discharge or demotion.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>in paragraph (b), causes for the discharge or demotion of a teacher either during or after <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>the probationary period must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>(1) immoral character, conduct unbecoming a teacher, or insubordination;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>(2) failure without justifiable cause to teach without first securing the written release <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>of the school board having the care, management, or control of the school in which the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>teacher is employed;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>(3) inefficiency in teaching or in the management of a school, consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>(4) affliction with active tuberculosis or other communicable disease must be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>considered as cause for removal or suspension while the teacher is suffering from such <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>disability; or<br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>(5) discontinuance of position or lack of pupils.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, the school board and the exclusive <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>representative of the teachers may negotiate an agreement to discharge or demote <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>teachers under clause (5) based on their subject matter licensure fields and evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>outcomes, from the least to most effective category under subdivision 5 and from least to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>greatest seniority, including probationary teachers, within each effectiveness category. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>Alternatively, the majority of the school board members may formally decide to discharge <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>or demote teachers under clause (5) based on their subject matter licensure fields and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>evaluation outcomes, from the least to most effective category under subdivision 5 and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>from least to greatest seniority, including probationary teachers, within each effectiveness <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>category; in this case the board must develop and implement a discharge and demotion <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>plan based on teachers' subject matter licensure fields and evaluation outcomes, from the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>least to most effective category and from least to greatest seniority, including probationary <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>teachers, within each effectiveness category. Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>later, and notwithstanding any contradictory provisions in this subdivision, the school <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>board must discharge or demote teachers under clause (5) based on their subject matter <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>licensure fields and most recent evaluation outcomes, from the least to most effective <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>category under subdivision 5 and from least to greatest seniority, including probationary <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>teachers, within each effectiveness category. Nothing in this subdivision permits a school <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>board to use a teacher's remuneration as the basis for making discharge or demotion <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>decisions. The school board must make available to the public in a readily accessible <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>format any discharge and demotion plan it develops to implement clause (5) of this <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>For purposes of this paragraph, conduct unbecoming a teacher includes an unfair <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>discriminatory practice described in section 
         <statute_ref>363A.13</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>(b) A probationary or continuing-contract teacher must be discharged immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>upon receipt of notice under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.20, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), that the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>teacher's license has been revoked due to a conviction for child abuse or sexual abuse.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>and applies to negotiated plans agreed to after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.41, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Services terminated by discontinuance or lack of pupils; preference </b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var><b>given.</b> (a) To the extent consistent with paragraph (c) and subdivision 6, paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>clause (5), a teacher whose services are terminated on account of discontinuance of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>position or lack of pupils must receive first consideration for other positions in the district <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>for which that teacher is qualified. In the event If it becomes is necessary to discontinue <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>one or more positions, in making such discontinuance, teachers must be discontinued in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>any department in the inverse order in which they were employed, unless a board and the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>exclusive representative of teachers in the district negotiate a plan providing otherwise.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause paragraph (a), and to the extent <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>consistent with paragraph (c) and subdivision 6, paragraph (a), a teacher is not entitled <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>to exercise any seniority when that exercise results in that teacher being retained by the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>district in a field for which the teacher holds only a provisional license, as defined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>Board of Teaching, unless that exercise of seniority results in the termination of services, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>on account of discontinuance of position or lack of pupils, of another teacher who also <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>holds a provisional license in the same field. The provisions of this clause do not apply <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>to vocational education licenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>(c) For purposes of discharging, demoting, or recalling a teacher whose services are <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>terminated under this subdivision, nothing in this subdivision requires a school board to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>reassign a teacher with more seniority to a different subject matter licensure field or to a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>substantially different grade level assignment in order to accommodate the seniority claims <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>of a teacher who is similarly licensed and effective but with less seniority. "A substantially <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>different grade level assignment" means an assignment between kindergarten, grades 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>through 6, junior high school, and senior high school. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause paragraph  (a), and to the extent <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>consistent with paragraph (c) and subdivision 6, paragraph (a), a teacher must not be <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>reinstated to a position in a field in which the teacher holds only a provisional license, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>other than a vocational education license if required for the position, while another teacher <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>who holds a nonprovisional license in the same field is available for reinstatement.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>(e) For purposes of this subdivision, a teacher who holds a provisional license in a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>subject area includes a teacher who has received a waiver or variance to teach that subject <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>from the Minnesota Board of Teaching.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123A.75, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Teacher assignment.</b> (a) As of the effective date of a consolidation <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>in which a district is divided or the dissolution of a district and its attachment to two or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>more existing districts, each teacher employed by an affected district shall be assigned to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>the newly created or enlarged district on the basis of a ratio of the pupils assigned to each <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>district according to the new district boundaries. The district receiving the greatest number <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>of pupils must be assigned the teacher with the greatest seniority, and the remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>teachers must be alternately assigned to each district until the district receiving the fewest <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>pupils has received its ratio of teachers who will not be retiring before the effective date of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>the consolidation or dissolution.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the board and the exclusive representative of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>teachers in each district involved in the consolidation or dissolution and attachment may <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>negotiate a plan for assigning teachers to each newly created or enlarged district.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>(c) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, the provisions of this section apply <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>only to the extent they are consistent with section 122A.40, subdivisions 8, 10, and 11.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>