Minnesota Administrative Rules

8710.7100 ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF PROFESSIONAL TEACHING LICENSES.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

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 Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, except continuing licenses valid only for substitute teaching.

Subp. 2.

Professional licenses to substitute teach only.

An applicant who holds or has held a valid entrance, continuing, or professional license to teach issued by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board 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.

Subp. 3.

Renewal of professional license.

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.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 122A.09; 122A.18

History:

25 SR 588; L 2003 c 130 s 12; L 2017 1Sp5 art 12 s 22

Published Electronically:

August 21, 2017