School Counseling Programs and Licensure (R 4703)

PELSB is considering changes to how it approves Minnesota-based school counseling programs. Specifically, PELSB is considering whether to require these programs to hold accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) rather than require these programs to obtain state approval through PELSB by meeting state-specific standards.

Task	Date
Publish Request for Comments	Anticipated March 2022
Publish Notice of Intent to Adopt proposed rules	Anticipated for Summer 2022
Final adoption of rules: No hearing With a hearing	~3 months after the Notice of intent to Adopt rules is published ~6 months after the Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules is published
Proposed effective date	July 1, 2025

Key rulemaking documents: 

• Authorizing resolution (adopted on July 16, 2021)
• Rule draft (coming soon)  

Impacted Rules

Proposed amendments to:

• Minnesota Rules 8705.0100
• Minnesota Rules 8710.6400

Proposed repeal of:

• Minnesota Rules 8705.1010, subpart 7
• Minnesota Rules 8710.6400, subpart 3 and subpart 6

More information:

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For questions about the rule amendments or the rulemaking process, please contact Michelle Hersh Vaught (Michelle.Vaught@state.mn.us).