SF 1668

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 02/21/2025 09:55am

A bill for an act
relating to education; exempting certain out-of-field permissions from limit on
renewals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.09, subdivision 10.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Permissions.

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 9 and sections 14.055 and
14.056, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may grant waivers to its
rules upon application by a school district or a charter school for purposes of implementing
experimental programs in learning or management.

(b) To enable a school district or a charter school 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 Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board 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).

(c) A special education license permission issued by the Professional Educator Licensing
and Standards Board for a primary employer's low-incidence region is valid in all
low-incidence regions.

(d) An applicant that has obtained career and technical education certification may apply
for a Tier 1 license under section 122A.181. Consistent with section 136F.361, the
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must strongly encourage approved
teacher preparation programs throughout Minnesota to develop alternative pathways for
certifying and licensing high school career and technical education instructors and teachers,
allowing such applicants to meet certification and licensure standards that demonstrate their
content knowledge, classroom experience, and pedagogical practices and their qualifications
based on a combination of occupational testing, professional certification or licensure, and
long-standing work experience.

new text begin (e) An out-of-field permission that is valid between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2030, to
teach in a special education assignment does not count toward any limit on the number of
out-of-field permission renewals that may be granted to an applicant.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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