1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; allowing certain candidates to 
  1.3             complete their teacher preparation program under 
  1.4             current licensure rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.5             2000, section 122A.18, subdivision 9. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 122A.18, 
  1.8   subdivision 9, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 9.  [TEACHER LICENSES.] The board of teaching ~~may~~, 
  1.10  upon request by the affected person, shall issue teacher 
  1.11  licenses under the licensure rules in place on July 31, 1996, to 
  1.12  a person who enrolled in an accredited teacher preparation 
  1.13  program by January 1, 2000, who satisfactorily completes the 
  1.14  requirements for licensure under those rules, who meets the 
  1.15  requirements of subdivision 8, and who applies for licensure by 
  1.16  September 1, 2003. 
  1.17     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective the day 
  1.18  following final enactment.