1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; modifying the license exemption for technical education 
1.3 	instructors;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.30.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.30, is amended to read:
1.6 	122A.30 EXEMPTION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 
1.7 	INSTRUCTORS.
1.8 	(a) Notwithstanding section 122A.15, subdivision 1, and upon approval of the local 
1.9 	employer school board, a person who teaches in a part-time vocational or career and technical 
1.10 	education program and demonstrates occupational competency based on work experience 
1.11 	in business or industry is exempt from a license requirement. Nothing in this section shall 
1.12 	exclude licensed career and technical educators from the definition of "teacher" in section 
1.13 	122A.40, 122A.41, or 179A.03.
1.14 	(b) This section expires June 30, 2020. After this section expires, persons who teach in 
1.15 	a part-time vocational or career and technical education program may apply for a teaching 
1.16 	license provided in sections 122A.18 to 122A.184.