1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; clarifying requirements for school board members to hire 
1.3 	and dismiss teachers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.40, 
1.4 	subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.40, subdivision 3, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Hiring, dismissing. School boards must hire or dismiss teachers at duly 
1.9 	called meetings. ~~Where a husband and wife, brother and sister, or two brothers or sisters,~~ 
1.10 	~~constitute a quorum, no contract employing a teacher shall be made or authorized except~~ 
1.11 	~~upon the unanimous vote of the full board. A teacher related by blood or marriage,~~ 
1.12 	~~within the fourth degree, computed by the civil law, to a board member shall not be~~ 
1.13 	~~employed except by a unanimous vote of the full board.~~ The initial employment of the 
1.14 	teacher in the district must be by written contract, signed by the teacher and by the chair 
1.15 	and clerk. All subsequent employment of the teacher in the district must be by written 
1.16 	contract, signed by the teacher and by the chair and clerk, except where there is a master 
1.17 	agreement covering the employment of the teacher. Contracts for teaching or supervision 
1.18 	of teaching can be made only with qualified teachers. A teacher shall not be required to 
1.19 	reside within the employing district as a condition to teaching employment or continued 
1.20 	teaching employment.

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