This part applies to persons who have held entrance licenses and are seeking to obtain first professional licenses or to renew continuing or professional licenses issued by the Board of Teaching, except continuing licenses valid only for substitute teaching.
An applicant who holds or has held a valid entrance, continuing, or professional license to teach issued by the Board of Teaching shall be granted a five-year license for short-call substitute teaching. This subpart also applies to an applicant who holds or has held a license to teach issued by another state if that license was issued based on completion of baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate teacher preparation programs.
A license renewal period begins on July 1 of the year of expiration. An application for renewal is accepted for processing by the Department of Education after January 1 of the year of expiration. A valid professional license shall be renewed for a subsequent period of five years when an applicant presents verification by the local continuing education/relicensure committee that the applicant has, within the past five years, successfully completed at least 125 clock hours of professional development as specified in part 8710.7200.
25 SR 588; L 2003 c 130 s 12
November 19, 2009
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes