as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to education; eliminating a duplicative 1.3 requirement that a teacher file a certified copy of 1.4 the teacher's teaching license with the employing 1.5 school district; enabling a school district to verify 1.6 the status of a teacher's license using the Minnesota 1.7 education license system available on the department 1.8 of children, families, and learning Web site; amending 1.9 Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 122A.22. 1.10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.11 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 122A.22, is 1.12 amended to read: 1.13 122A.22 [DISTRICTRECORDINGVERIFICATION OF TEACHER 1.14 LICENSES.] 1.15 No person shall be accounted a qualified teacher until the 1.16person has filed for record with the district superintendent1.17where the person intends to teach a license, or certified copy1.18of a license, authorizing the person to teach school in the1.19district school systemschool district or charter school 1.20 contracting with the person for teaching services verifies 1.21 through the Minnesota education licensing system available on 1.22 the department Web site that person is a qualified teacher, 1.23 consistent with sections 122A.16 and 122A.44, subdivision 1. 1.24 [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective for the 1.25 2003-2004 school year and later.