1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; amending provisions relating to teacher candidates passing 
1.3 	a basic skills examination.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. ONE-YEAR LICENSES.
 1.6 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.18, subdivision 2, as 
1.7 	amended by Laws 2012, chapter 122, section 2, a person who has:
1.8 	(1) obtained a one-year license to teach;
1.9 	(2) taught in a language immersion program during the 2011-2012 school year; and
1.10 	(3) been granted a visa by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services;
1.11 	may be approved by the Board of Teaching to continue to teach through the end of the 
1.12 	2013-2014 school year.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from February 22, 2012.