HF 1176

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying teacher license
variance for certain special education teachers;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.09,
subdivision 10.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.09,
subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Variances.

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 9
and section 14.05, subdivision 4, the Board of Teaching may
grant a variance to its rules upon application by a school
district for purposes of implementing experimental programs in
learning or management.

(b) To enable a school district to meet the needs of
students enrolled in an alternative education program and to
enable licensed teachers instructing those students to satisfy
content area licensure requirements, the Board of Teaching
annually may permit a licensed teacher teaching in an
alternative education program to instruct students in a content
area for which the teacher is not licensed, consistent with
paragraph (a).

new text begin (c) A special education license variance issued by the
Board of Teaching for a primary employer's low-incidence region
shall be valid in all low-incidence regions.
new text end