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Minnesota Session Laws 2016 to 2020 Index (topics)

TEACHERS

Agricultural educator grants, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 23

Agricultural educator grants, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 51, 57

Agricultural educator grants, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 55, 62

Agriculture teachers, student loan forgiveness, Minn. Laws 2019 c 64 art 1 s 2

Agriculture teachers, student loan forgiveness, Minn. Laws 2017 c 89 art 1 s 2, 2017 c 89 art 2 s 13

Alternative teacher compensation aid, appropriations, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 23

Alternative teacher compensation aid, appropriations, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 57

Alternative teacher compensation aid, appropriations, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 44

American Indian teacher preparation grants, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 10-14, 23, 25

American Indian teacher preparation grants, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 57

American Indian teacher preparation grants, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 50

Background checks, criminal history, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 6

Background checks, fees, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 11 s 4

Charter schools, see Teachers under CHARTER SCHOOLS

Child abuse by, reports received, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 18, 19

Child sexual abuse prevention, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2018 c 182 art 1 s 15

Collaborative urban educator grant program, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 57

Collaborative urban educator grant program, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 47

Collective bargaining, unrequested leaves of absence, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 21, 22

Compensation and salaries, alternative teacher professional payment system, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 23, 25

Computers

Access, postsecondary enrollment options students, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 32

Internet access, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 2

Concurrent enrollment programs, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 21, 23

Concurrent enrollment programs, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 28, 57

Continuing education, alternative preparation program licensees, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 44

Contracts and agreements, short-term contracts, report repealed, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 63

Crisis response teams, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 1

Definitions, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 1

Discharge, reports about, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 8

Discipline and punishment, positive behavioral interventions and supports, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 26

Diversity of teachers, improving ethnic and cultural diversity in the classroom, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 20

Diversity

Achievement and integration, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 19

Reports, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 20, 2016 c 189 art 25 s 12

Review, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 9, 10

Underrepresented populations, mentoring, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 6, 7

Drugs and medicine, possession, asthma inhalers, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 3, 4

Duties, control and government of school, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 15

E-learning days, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 2, 8

Early childhood teachers, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 3

Education and training

Economic eduction training, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 23

Introduction to education, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 17

Preparation programs, see TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS

Suicide prevention training, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 5 s 6

Training costs, AP and IB, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 2 s 33

Education and training

Alternative preparation, grants, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 44

Concurrent enrollment program, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 48

English learners, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

Graduation rule, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 15

Introduction to teaching, concurrent enrollment, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 31

Mental illness best practices, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 15

Positive behavioral interventions and supports, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 26, 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 15

Reading, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

Reports about, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 13

Suicide prevention preparation, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 15

Teacher's forum, African American Registry, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 57

Training costs, AP and IB, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 57

Education and training

Concurrent enrollment program, Northwest Regional Partnership, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 58

Suicide, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 1

Elementary schools, students, reading intervention, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 5-7, 43

Evaluation, annual review, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2018 c 182 art 1 s 20, 21

Evaluation

Positive behavioral interventions and supports, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 26

Probationary teachers, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 13

Examinations

Qualifying examinations, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 14

Skills exams, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 14

Graduation incentives program, generally, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 36

Health teachers, licenses, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 14

Hearings, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2020 c 83 art 1 s 24

Highly qualified teachers, definitions, repealed, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 2, 5, 8, 18

Hiring, veterans preference, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 13 s 54

Homeless pupils, transportation, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 7

In-service training

Child sexual abuse prevention, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 11, 14

Positive behavioral interventions and supports, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 26

Innovation research zones pilot program, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 52

Instructional hours, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 1, 2

Internet, access, E-learning days, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 2

Licenses

Mental illness best practices, Minn. Laws 2020 1Sp c 8 art 2 s 4

Renewals, COVID-19 extensions, Minn. Laws 2020 c 116 art 4 s 1

Tier 1 licenses, requirements, limitations, Minn. Laws 2020 1Sp c 8 art 2 s 2

Tier 2 licenses, requirements, limitations, Minn. Laws 2020 1Sp c 8 art 2 s 3

Tier 3 licenses, COVID-19, examination disruption, Minn. Laws 2020 c 116 art 4 s 1

Licenses

Fees, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 9

Licensure by portfolio, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 7, 9

Temporary licenses, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 5

Validity, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 4

Licenses

Academic and behavioral strategists, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 32

Alternative licensing, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 44, 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 20

Appeals, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 16

Bilingual education teachers, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 35, 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

College and career readiness, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

Contested cases, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 16

Denials, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 16

Early childhood family education teachers, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 25

Exemptions, technical education, part-time teachers, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 24

Expiration, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 15

Fees, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 11 s 3, 5, 6

Five-year licenses, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 13

Forms, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 15

Fraudulent misrepresentation, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 15

Initial licenses, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 16

Licensure by portfolio, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 9, 2017 1Sp c 5 art 11 s 6

Lifetime qualified substitute licenses, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 6

Mental illness best practices, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 15

Mentorship requirement, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 10-13

Montessori teachers, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

Positive behavioral interventions, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 15

Probationary time credit, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 11

Professional requirements, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 10, 15

Reading preparation, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 15

Renewal, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 10-13, 15

Special education licenses, report, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 31

Specialized credentials, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

Suicide prevention preparation, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 15

Tier 1 licenses, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 10

Tier 2 licenses, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 11

Tier 3 licenses, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 12

Tier 4 licenses, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 13

Transition to tiered licensure, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 2, 3, 6, 7, 17, 33, 34

Variances and waivers, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 34

Licenses

Alternative licensing, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 1, 5, 21, 23

Fees, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 33 s 1

Foreign states, teachers trained or licensed in, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 4

Initial licenses, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 1, 3-5, 2016 c 189 art 33 s 1

Legislative study group, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 24

Licensure by portfolio, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 33 s 1, 2

Montessori accreditation, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 1

Preliminary licenses, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 5

Professional licenses, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 1, 3-5, 2016 c 189 art 33 s 1

Reading specialists, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 3

Renewal, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 1

Math Corps, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 2 s 33

Math Corps, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 57

Mathematics teachers, teacher education, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 14

Mentoring, underrepresented populations, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 6, 7

Minority group teachers, teachers of color, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 20

Montessori teachers, rules about, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

Online learning, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 2

Paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 23

Paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 57

Performance, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 20

Permissions, licenses, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 1

Placement, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 6, 7, 19, 20, 2016 c 189 art 25 s 9, 10, 12

Probationary periods, performance reports, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 13

Probationary periods, time period, COVID-19, Minn. Laws 2020 c 116 art 2 s 2

Race 2 Reduce water conservation program, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 2 s 33

Race 2 Reduce water conservation program, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 57

Reading, teacher education, license requirements, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 3

Reading, teacher education

Comprehensive, scientifically based instruction, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

License requirements, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

Rules about, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

Recovery programs, grants, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 37, 57

Reports about

Retirement, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 17

Shortages, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 17

Teacher education, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 13

Reports about

Diversity, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 20, 2016 c 189 art 25 s 12

Short-term contracts, repealed, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 63

Reports given

Child abuse and maltreatment, Minn. Laws 2020 1Sp c 2 art 7 s 6, 11

Prenatal controlled substance use, Minn. Laws 2020 1Sp c 2 art 7 s 31

Resignation, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 8

Retirement

Generally, see TEACHERS RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION (TRA)

Saint Paul, see SAINT PAUL TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND ASSOCIATION (STPTRFA)

School day, E-learning days, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 2, 8

School year, number of days, E-learning days, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 1, 2

Secondary schools

Career and technical education partnerships, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 35

Students, postsecondary enrollment options students, access to building and technology, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 32

Seniority

American Indian teachers, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2020 c 83 art 1 s 30

Education districts, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2020 c 83 art 1 s 26, 27

School district consolidation, revisor's correction, Minn. Laws 2020 c 83 art 1 s 28, 29

ServeMinnesota, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 2 s 33

ServeMinnesota, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 57

Shortage areas, student loan forgiveness, Minn. Laws 2019 c 64 art 1 s 2

Shortage areas

Student loan forgiveness, Minn. Laws 2020 c 109 art 1 s 11, 12

Student teacher grants, Minn. Laws 2020 c 109 art 1 s 9

Shortages

Shortage areas

Student loan forgiveness, Minn. Laws 2017 c 89 art 1 s 2, 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 45-47, 57

Student teacher grants, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 44, 50

Student teacher grants, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 50

Shortages

Shortage areas, student loan forgiveness, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 1 s 13-15

Student teacher grants, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 59, 62

Skills exams, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 14

Snow days, compensation, Minn. Laws 2019 c 5 s

Staff development, positive behavioral interventions and supports, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 26

Staff development

Grants, intermediate school districts, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 22, 2016 c 189 art 25 s 62

Reports, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 16

Starbase MN, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 57

Student academic performance and progress report, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 23

Student loan forgiveness programs, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 1 s 13-15, 17

Student loans

Agricultural educators loan forgiveness, Minn. Laws 2019 c 64 art 1 s 2

Shortage areas, student loan forgiveness, Minn. Laws 2019 c 64 art 1 s 2

Student loans

Agricultural educators loan forgiveness, Minn. Laws 2017 c 89 art 1 s 2

Shortage areas, student loan forgiveness, Minn. Laws 2017 c 89 art 1 s 2

Student organizations, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 57

Student teachers, grants, Minn. Laws 2019 c 64 art 1 s 2, 2019 c 64 art 2 s 8, 9

Student teachers

Grants, Minn. Laws 2017 c 89 art 1 s 2, 2017 c 89 art 2 s 11, 28

Programs, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

Students, E-learning days, access to teachers and technology, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 2

Substitute teachers, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 6

Tax credits, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 1 art 1 s 26

Teacher education

Alternative preparation, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 44, 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 20

Alternative programs, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 20

English learners, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

Grants, alternative teacher preparation programs, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 44

Master's degree completion, tax credits, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 1 art 1 s 26

Mathematics, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 14

Reading, rules about, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

Remedial instruction, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 14

Reports about, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 13

Skills exams, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 14

Teachers of color, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 20

Writing, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 14

Teacher education

Foreign state program graduates, licenses, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 4

Foreign states, equivalency, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 4

Paraprofessional pathways, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 62

Reading, license requirements, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 3

Reading specialists, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 3

Teacher education and compensation helps (TEACH), revisor's corrections, Minn. Laws 2016 c 158 art 1 s 51

Teacher mentoring programs, Minn. Laws 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 16, 22

Teacher mentoring programs, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 14

Teacher preparation programs, see TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS

Teacher shortage areas, student loan forgiveness, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 25 s 43

Teachers of color, teacher mentoring, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 3 s 20

Technology

Access, postsecondary enrollment options students, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 32

E-learning days, students, home access to Internet, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 2

Tests and testing

Appropriations, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 57

College entrance exams, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 15

Elementary and Secondary Education Act implementation, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 53

Rollout sites, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 16

Unrequested leaves of absence, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 21, 22, 58

Variances, licenses, revisor's corrections, Minn. Laws 2016 c 158 art 1 s 39

Violations and penalties, license violations, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 12 s 15

Violence prevention, programs, funding, Minn. Laws 2017 1Sp c 5 art 2 s 12

Waivers, licenses, Minn. Laws 2016 c 189 art 24 s 1