2001 Minnesota Statutes

     122A.33 License and degree exemption for head coach. 

    Notwithstanding section 122A.15, subdivision 1, a school 
 district may employ as a head varsity coach of an 
 interscholastic sport at its secondary school a person who does 
 not have a license as head varsity coach of interscholastic 
 sports and who does not have a bachelor's degree if: 

    (1) in the judgment of the school board, the person has the 
 knowledge and experience necessary to coach the sport; 

    (2) can verify completion of six quarter credits, or the 
 equivalent, or 60 clock hours of instruction in first aid and 
 the care and prevention of athletic injuries; and 

    (3) can verify completion of a coaching methods or theory 
 course. 

    Notwithstanding section 122A.58, a person employed as a 
 head varsity coach under this section has an annual contract as 
 a coach that the school board may or may not renew as the board 
 sees fit. 

    HIST: 1991 c 265 art 9 s 56; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101; 1998 c 
 398 art 6 s 28; art 11 s 3