Minnesota Statutes Education Code: Prekindergarten-Grade 12 (Ch. 120-129C) § 122A.441. Short-call substitute teacher pilot program

(a) A school district or charter school and applicant may jointly request the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board approve an application for a short-call substitute teaching license. The application information must sufficiently demonstrate the following:

(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may issue a temporary teaching license under this section pending a background check undersection 122A.18, subdivision 8, and may immediately suspend or revoke the license upon receiving background check information. An applicant submitting an application for a short-call substitute teaching license in accordance withsection 122A.18, subdivision 7a, paragraph (a), must not be required to complete a joint application with a district and must not be issued a license pending a background check undersection 122A.18, subdivision 8.

(c) The board may prioritize short-call substitute teaching license applications to expedite the review process.

(d) A school district or charter school must provide a substitute teacher who receives a substitute teaching license through the pilot program with substitute teacher training. The board may remove a school district or charter school from the pilot program for failure to provide the required training.

(e) A school district or charter school must not require an employee to apply for a substitute teaching license, or retaliate against an employee that does not apply for a substitute teaching license under the pilot program.

(f) A school district or charter school must compensate an employee working as a short-call substitute teacher under the pilot program with the greater of $200 per day or the employee's regular rate of pay.

(g) This section expires on June 30, 2025.