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SF2995 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Teacher licensure requirements modifications

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The bill aims to modify teacher licensure requirements in Minnesota, which involves updating the rules for obtaining and maintaining a teaching license.

Main Provisions

  • Rule Adoption by Licensing Board: The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board is tasked with adopting rules necessary to implement the relevant sections of Minnesota statutes concerning teacher licensure.
  • Fields and Grade Levels for Teaching: The Board must establish rules for the fields in which a licensed teacher can teach, including a system to allow teachers to temporarily teach subjects outside their licensed field.
  • Three-Year Permission: Teachers can receive permission to teach in a different area from their licensed field for three years, with the possibility of unlimited renewals.
  • Conflict Resolution: If any adopted rule conflicts with existing statutes or session laws, the statutes or laws will take precedence.
  • Impact Statement Requirement: Before adopting any new rule, the Board must assess and describe the rule's likely impact on the supply and demand for teachers.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • Renewal of Permissions: The bill introduces the option for teachers to renew permissions to teach outside their licensed area multiple times, effectively for an unlimited period.
  • Emphasis on Regulatory Alignment: There is a requirement for terms in rules to align clearly with statutory definitions to avoid conflicts.
  • Rule Implementation Transparency: New rules must include a detailed analysis of how they will affect the teacher workforce, enhancing transparency and accountability.

Relevant Terms

  • Teacher licensure
  • Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
  • Rule adoption
  • Fields of licensure
  • Teaching permissions
  • Renewal process
  • Teacher supply and demand

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 26, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 26, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toEducation Policy

Citations

 
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    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Clarification of rule adoption process and its relation to sessions laws and statutes.",
        "Requirement for the board to describe the effect of rules on teacher supply and demand."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "This bill modifies teacher licensure requirements under section 122A.09 subdivision 9.",
      "modified": [
        "Procedure for granting permission for teachers to teach outside their licensed field."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "122A.09",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 9"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Details on the validity period and renewal process for teaching permissions granted under different licensure fields."
      ],
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      ],
      "summary": "Modification of teacher licensure provisions.",
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        ""
      ]
    },
    "citation": "122A.181",
    "subdivision": "subdivisions 3 4"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        ""
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "Amendments related to initial teacher licensure criteria.",
      "modified": [
        "General conditions for obtaining an initial teaching license."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "122A.182",
    "subdivision": "subdivisions 1"
  }
]

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