2005 Minnesota Statutes

     124D.62 Exemption from licensure requirements for 
  limited English proficiency (LEP) or English as a second 
  language (ESL) teachers. 

    Subdivision 1.    Exemptions.  The commissioner may 
 grant an exemption from the licensure requirement in the hiring 
 of teachers of English as a second language or bilingual 
 education teachers to a district if the commissioner finds that 
 compliance would impose a hardship upon the district in the 
 securing of teachers for its educational programs for limited 
 English proficient students.  The commissioner shall notify the 
 Board of Teaching of any exemptions granted pursuant to this 
 section. 

    Subd. 2.    Granting a license.  A teacher serving under 
 an exemption as provided in subdivision 1 shall be granted a 
 license as soon as that teacher qualifies for it.  Not more than 
 one year of service by a teacher under an exemption shall be 
 credited to the teacher for the purposes of section 122A.40.  
 For purposes of section 122A.41, a teacher shall receive credit 
 equal to the number of years the teacher served under an 
 exemption. 

    HIST: 1980 c 609 art 3 s 19; 1991 c 265 art 9 s 58; 1Sp1995 c 
 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 134,164; art 11 s 3