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Minnesota Statutes Education Code: Prekindergarten-Grade 12 (Ch. 120-129C) § 122A.261. Prekindergarten, school readiness, preschool, and early education programs; licensure requirement

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Section effective July 1, 2028.>

Subdivision 1. Licensure requirement. (a) A school district or charter school must employ a qualified teacher, as defined insection 122A.16, to provide instruction in a preschool, school readiness, school readiness plus, or prekindergarten program or other school district or charter school-based early education program.

(b) This subdivision does not apply to individuals providing instruction in a child care center licensed underMinnesota Rules, chapter 9503, or in a certified license-exempt child care center under chapter 142C.

Subd. 2. Exemptions. Any teacher who has taught in a preschool, school readiness, school readiness plus, or prekindergarten program, or other early learning program for at least five years prior to September 1, 2028, may continue to teach without obtaining a license. Notwithstanding this exemption from the licensure requirement, these individuals are teachers undersection 179A.03, subdivision 18.

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