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Special Permissions

When granted by the Board, special permissions allow educators to teach outside of their licensure field or scope for the duration of one academic school year. Permission requests need to be submitted by a district; processing of requests is 30 days from the submission of a completed application. This page provides information about available permissions and requirements for submitting a request.

Application Status

It can take up to 30 days after receipt of a complete OFP or CCDP request before the request is processed. If you have submitted an OFP/CCDP before July 22, 2025 and the OFP/CCDP does not appear on License Lookup, please resubmit the complete OFP/CCDP to special.permission.pelsb@state.mn.us.