Minnesota Legislature
HF 1180
as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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| Introduction | Posted on 02/21/2005 |
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A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying teacher tenure in
cities of the first class; authorizing negotiation of
a plan for teacher layoffs; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 122A.41, subdivision 14.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.41,
subdivision 14, is amended to read:
Subd. 14.
Services terminated by discontinuance or lack
of pupils; preference given.
(a) A teacher whose services are
terminated on account of discontinuance of position or lack of
pupils must receive first consideration for other positions in
the district for which that teacher is qualified. In the event
it becomes necessary to discontinue one or more positions, in
making such discontinuance, teachers must be discontinued in any
department in the inverse order in which they were employednew text begin ,
unless a board and the exclusive representative of teachers in
the district negotiate a plan providing otherwisenew text end .
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a), a teacher
is not entitled to exercise any seniority when that exercise
results in that teacher being retained by the district in a
field for which the teacher holds only a provisional license, as
defined by the Board of Teaching, unless that exercise of
seniority results in the termination of services, on account of
discontinuance of position or lack of pupils, of another teacher
who also holds a provisional license in the same field. The
provisions of this clause do not apply to vocational education
licenses.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a), a teacher
must not be reinstated to a position in a field in which the
teacher holds only a provisional license, other than a
vocational education license, while another teacher who holds a
nonprovisional license in the same field is available for
reinstatement.
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This section is effective August 1, 2005.
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