1997 Minnesota Statutes

     126.501 Recruiting and retaining Indian teachers. 

    This section applies to a school board of a school district 
 in which there are at least ten American Indian children 
 enrolled.  The school board shall actively recruit teacher 
 applicants who are American Indian from the time it is 
 reasonably expected that a position will become available until 
 the position is filled or September 1, whichever is earlier.  
 Notwithstanding section 125.12, subdivision 4, 6a, or 6b, 
 125.17, subdivisions 3 and 11, any other law to the contrary, or 
 any provision of a contract entered into after May 7, 1988, to 
 the contrary, when placing a teacher on unrequested leave of 
 absence, the board may retain a probationary teacher or a 
 teacher with less seniority in order to retain an American 
 Indian teacher. 

    HIST: 1988 c 718 art 3 s 9