1997 Minnesota Statutes

   125.185 Duties. 

    Subdivision 1.  The board of teaching shall develop by rule 
 a code of ethics covering standards of professional teaching 
 practices, including areas of ethical conduct and professional 
 performance and methods of enforcement. 

    Subd. 2.  The board shall act in an advisory capacity to 
 members of the profession in matters of interpretation of the 
 code of ethics. 

    Subd. 3.  The board shall elect a chair and such other 
 officers as it may deem necessary. 

    Subd. 4.    License and rules.  (a) The board shall 
 adopt rules to license public school teachers and interns 
 subject to chapter 14. 

    (b) The board shall adopt rules requiring a person to 
 successfully complete a skills examination in reading, writing, 
 and mathematics as a requirement for initial teacher licensure.  
 Such rules shall require college and universities offering a 
 board approved teacher preparation program to provide remedial 
 assistance to persons who did not achieve a qualifying score on 
 the skills examination, including those for whom English is a 
 second language. 

    (c) The board shall adopt rules to approve teacher 
 preparation programs. 

    (d) The board shall provide the leadership and shall adopt 
 rules for the redesign of teacher education programs to 
 implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum that 
 focuses on the skills teachers need in order to be effective.  
 The board shall implement new systems of teacher preparation 
 program evaluation to assure program effectiveness based on 
 proficiency of graduates in demonstrating attainment of program 
 outcomes. 

    (e) The board shall adopt rules requiring successful 
 completion of an examination of general pedagogical knowledge 
 and examinations of licensure-specific teaching skills.  The 
 rules shall be effective on the dates determined by the board, 
 but not later than July 1, 1999. 

    (f) The board shall adopt rules requiring teacher educators 
 to work directly with elementary or secondary school teachers in 
 elementary or secondary schools to obtain periodic exposure to 
 the elementary or secondary teaching environment. 

    (g) The board shall grant licenses to interns and to 
 candidates for initial licenses. 

    (h) The board shall design and implement an assessment 
 system which requires a candidate for an initial license and 
 first continuing license to demonstrate the abilities necessary 
 to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at 
 appropriate levels. 

    (i) The board shall receive recommendations from local 
 committees as established by the board for the renewal of 
 teaching licenses. 

    (j) The board shall grant life licenses to those who 
 qualify according to requirements established by the board, and 
 suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to sections 125.09 and 
 214.10.  The board shall not establish any expiration date for 
 application for life licenses. 

    Subd. 4a. Repealed, 1993 c 224 art 7 s 31 

    Subd. 4b.  Prior to the adoption by the board of teaching 
 of any rule which must be submitted to public hearing, a 
 representative of the commissioner shall appear before the board 
 of teaching and at the hearing required pursuant to section 
 14.14, subdivision 1, to comment on the cost and educational 
 implications of that proposed rule. 

    Subd. 5.  The executive secretary of the board of teaching 
 shall keep a record of the proceedings of and a register of all 
 persons licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.  
 The register shall show the name, address, license number and 
 the renewal thereof.  The board shall on July 1, of each year or 
 as soon thereafter as is practicable, compile a list of such 
 duly licensed teachers and transmit a copy thereof to the 
 board.  A copy of the register shall be available during 
 business hours at the office of the board to any interested 
 person. 

    Subd. 6.  The commissioner shall provide all necessary 
 materials and assistance for the transaction of the business of 
 the board of teaching and all moneys received by the board of 
 teaching shall be paid into the state treasury as provided by 
 law.  The expenses of administering sections 125.01 to 125.187 
 which are incurred by the board of teaching shall be paid for 
 from appropriations made to the board of teaching. 

    Subd. 7.  Any person who shall in any manner claim to be a 
 licensed teacher without a valid existing license issued by the 
 board or any person who employs fraud or deception in applying 
 for or securing a license shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

    Subd. 8.  Repealed, 1976 c 271 s 98 

    Subd. 9.  The board of teaching may adopt rules subject to 
 the provisions of chapter 14 to implement sections 125.04 to 
 125.09 and 125.181 to 125.187.  

    Subd. 10.    Variances.  Notwithstanding subdivision 9 
 and section 14.05, subdivision 4, the board of teaching may 
 grant a variance to its rules upon application by a school 
 district for purposes of implementing experimental programs in 
 learning or management. 

    HIST: Ex1967 c 25 s 5; 1973 c 749 s 11; 1975 c 136 s 4; 1975 c 
 271 s 6; 1976 c 222 s 25,27,208; 1976 c 271 s 65; 1977 c 444 s 
 8; 1978 c 706 s 41; 1978 c 764 s 77,78; 1980 c 345 s 11-14; 1982 
 c 424 s 130; 1984 c 463 art 7 s 16; 1Sp1985 c 12 art 8 s 21; 
 1986 c 444; 1987 c 398 art 8 s 11; 1990 c 375 s 3; 1990 c 562 
 art 8 s 30; 1991 c 265 art 7 s 17,18; 1992 c 499 art 8 s 15,16; 
 1993 c 224 art 8 s 8; art 13 s 44; 1993 c 374 s 28; 1994 c 647 
 art 8 s 17; 1996 c 412 art 13 s 22