1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; directing the Professional Educators Licensing and Standards 
1.3 	Board to adopt standards for dual enrollment instruction endorsement;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.09, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 12.Endorsement; dual enrollment instruction. The Professional Educators 
1.9 	Licensing and Standards Board must issue an endorsement for dual enrollment instruction 
1.10 	to a qualified candidate. To qualify for an endorsement, a high school teacher licensed in a 
1.11 	content-specific field must have a master's degree or higher or have obtained at least 18 
1.12 	graduate credit hours in the academic discipline or subfield in which they teach. The board 
1.13 	may substitute tested experience in the academic discipline or subfield for all or part of an 
1.14 	earned credential. The board must adopt standards for this endorsement, including acceptable 
1.15 	tested experience, in consultation with eligible public postsecondary institutions participating 
1.16 	in course agreements under section 124D.09, subdivision 10. The endorsement constitutes 
1.17 	a change in the teacher's license that allows the teacher to teach postsecondary courses in 
1.18 	the school's dual credit program under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, at a high school 
1.19 	without need for additional preparation or supervision.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.