Tiered Licensure Rulemaking (R-04534)

The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) adopted rules on the issuance, validity and renewal of teacher licensure, including tiered licensure and licensure via portfolio. These rules went into effect on October 27, 2018.

For an overview of the tiered licensure rules, please see the Tiered Licensure Rules FAQ.

Rulemaking Record
The following documents are part of the official rulemaking record:
- Chief Administrative Law Judge's Order Regarding Preliminary Procedural Noncompliance, dated February 18, 2018
- Request for Comments, published in the State Register on February 26, 2018
- Statement of Need and Reasonableness, dated April 2018
- Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules, published in the State Register on May 7, 2018
- Public comments on proposed rules
- Official transcript of the hearing held on June 8, 2018
- Report of the Administrative Law Judge, dated August 6, 2018 (includes the report of the Chief Administrative Law Judge, dated August 16, 2018)
- Chief Administrative Law Judge's Order of Review of Rules, dated September 17, 2018
- Chief Administrative Law Judge's Order of Review of Resubmitted Rules, dated October 3, 2018
- Order adopting the rule, dated October 12, 2018
- Notice of Adoption, published in the State Register on October 22, 2018
- Revisor's certificate approving the form of the rule
Rule Drafts
- Final Draft, dated October 1, 2018 (the last version of the proposed rules to be submitted to the Administrative Law Judge for review)
- Draft dated September 21, 2018
- Draft dated September 7, 2018
- Draft dated April 26, 2018
- Draft dated April 9, 2018
- Draft dated December 7, 2017 (RD 4369)
- Draft dated October 11, 2017 (RD 4369)
- Draft dated September 27, 2017 (RD 4369)
- Draft dated September 18, 2017 (RD 4369)
- Draft dated September 11, 2017 (RD 4369)
- Draft dated August 28, 2017 (RD 4369)
- Draft dated July 14, 2017 (RD 4369)
Impacted Rules

New and/or amended rules:

Minnesota Rules, parts 8710.0310 (Definitions), 8710.0311 (Tier 1 License), 8710.0312 (Tier 2 License), 8710.0313 (Tier 3 License), 8710.0314 (Tier 4 License), 8710.0320 (Out-of-Field Permission), 8710.0321 (Innovative Program Permission), 8710.0325 (Short-Call Substitute License), 8710.0326 (Lifetime Substitute License), 8710.0330 (Licensure via Portfolio Application), 8710.4725 (Teachers of Reading), 8710.4925 (Reading Leader), 8710.6000 (Speech-Language Pathologist), 8710.6100 (School Nurse), 8710.6200 (School Psychologist), 8710.6300 (School Social Worker), 8710.6400 (School Counselor), 8710.7000 (Duty of Licensee to Renew), 8710.7100 (Renewal of Tier 3 or 4 Teaching Licenses), 8710.7200 (Clock Hours, Requirements for Renewal), 8710.9010 (Career Pathways Teacher)

Repealed rules:

Minnesota Rules, parts 8700.7620; 8710.0300, subparts 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11; 8710.0600; 8710.1000; 8710.1050; 8710.1250; 8710.1400; 8710.1410; and 8710.7100, subpart 2