Minnesota Session Laws - 2001, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 68-H.F.No. 1192 
                  An act relating to education; permitting applicants 
                  for a temporary limited teaching license or a 
                  personnel variance to submit their application by July 
                  1 in any year; directing the board of teaching to 
                  amend its rules to conform with the July 1 date; 
                  amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 122A.18, by 
                  adding a subdivision.  
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 122A.18, is 
        amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
           Subd. 7b.  [TEMPORARY LIMITED LICENSES; PERSONNEL 
        VARIANCES.] (a) The board of teaching must accept applications 
        for a temporary limited teaching license beginning July 1 of the 
        school year for which the license is requested and must issue or 
        deny the temporary limited teaching license within 30 days of 
        receiving the complete application. 
           (b) The board of teaching must accept applications for a 
        personnel variance beginning July 1 of the school year for which 
        the variance is requested and must issue or deny the personnel 
        variance within 30 days of receiving the complete application. 
           [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective for the 
        2001-2002 school year and following.  
           Sec. 2.  [BOARD OF TEACHING; RULES.] 
           The board of teaching shall amend Minnesota Rules, parts 
        8710.1250, subpart 3, and 8710.1400, subpart 3, to conform with 
        section 1 by deleting "August 1" and inserting "July 1."  This 
        amendment may be done according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
        14.388, under authority of clause (3) of that section.  
           [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
        following final enactment. 
           Presented to the governor April 30, 2001 
           Signed by the governor May 2, 2001, 2:58 p.m.