1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; creating a pilot for short-call substitute teachers.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. SHORT-CALL SUBSTITUTE TEACHER PILOT.
 1.5 	(a) A school district may employ a person who meets the professional requirements of 
1.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.181, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), as a short-call substitute 
1.7 	teacher in any content area, not only career and technical education, notwithstanding any 
1.8 	licensing requirements in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A. A school district must request 
1.9 	a background check in accordance with section 123B.03 on a short-call substitute teacher 
1.10 	employed under this section. Each assignment to replace a teacher of record must last no 
1.11 	longer than 15 consecutive school days.
1.12 	(b) A district must report to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board 
1.13 	all persons it employs under this section and affirm that each person meets the professional 
1.14 	requirements for a short-call substitute teacher.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 
1.16 	2022-2023 school years only.