Minnesota Legislature
HF 3651
as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/21/2022 02:50pm
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A bill for an act
relating to education; allowing school districts to access personnel files of
prospective teachers from their employing districts; amending Minnesota Statutes
2020, sections 122A.40, by adding a subdivision; 122A.41, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.40, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end
new text begin District access to prospective teacher's personnel file. new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding
section 13.43, a district seeking to fill a teaching position that schedules an interview with
a prospective teacher currently employed by a Minnesota school district may request from
the teacher's district access to the teacher's personnel file for inspection. The teacher's
employing district must make the contents of the teacher's personnel file available to the
hiring district for inspection and must inform the teacher that access to the teacher's personnel
file has been requested. The hiring district cannot use the contents of the teacher's personnel
file to cancel a scheduled interview with the teacher.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end
new text begin District access to prospective teacher's personnel file. new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding
section 13.43, a district seeking to fill a teaching position that schedules an interview with
a prospective teacher currently employed by a Minnesota school district may request from
the teacher's district access to the teacher's personnel file for inspection. The teacher's
employing district must make the contents of the teacher's personnel file available to the
hiring district for inspection and must inform the teacher that access to the teacher's personnel
file has been requested. The hiring district cannot use the contents of the teacher's personnel
file to cancel a scheduled interview with the teacher.
new text end