1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to relating to unemployment insurance; extending unemployment insurance 
1.3 	benefits to certain school employees.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TEMPORARY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY.
 1.6 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 268.085, subdivision 7, an applicant 
1.7 	who establishes an unemployment insurance benefit account between March 16, 2020, and 
1.8 	December 31, 2020, may use wage credits from employment with an educational institution 
1.9 	or institutions and is eligible for unemployment benefits in the period between academic 
1.10 	years or terms, provided an applicant was most recently in a position for which no license 
1.11 	is required by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the Board of 
1.12 	School Administrators.
1.13 	(b) This section expires December 31, 2020.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
1.15 	applies retroactively from March 16, 2020.