Teacher Licensure, License Renewal, and Other Legislative Requirements (R4863)

The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board is considering a number of possible rule changes. These possible changes include:

implementing legislative changes that expand the exemption from a bachelor's degree requirement for licensure to include teachers seeking licensure in world language & culture, and the visual or performing arts;
Adopting required components to the renewal requirement specific to American Indian history and culture;
Streamlining certain components of the licensure via portfolio process; and,
Defining "meaningful progress," for the purpose of determining whether a teacher on a Tier 2 license can renew.
Early Childhood Education, Ethnic Studies, and Computer Science licensure.

Task	Date
Request for Comments released and Comment Period opened	February 18, 2025
Comment Period closes	April 21, 2025, 4:30pm
Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules released	Summer 2025
Final adoption of rules: No hearing With a hearing	Approximately 3 months after Notice of Intent to Adopt rules is released Approximately 6 months after Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules is released
Proposed effective date	July 1, 2026

Proposed amendments to:

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For questions about the rule amendments or the rulemaking process, please contact Steven Rollin (Steven.Rollin@state.mn.us).