HF 4229 Summary

• Tier 1 license initial term remains one year; renewal limited to three times unless requesting district shows good cause, with unlimited renewals for career and technical education or shortage area positions.

• Tier 1 license renewal requires teacher to pass content examination and complete cultural competency training within one year of initial approval (exempts career and technical education teachers from exam requirement).

• Tier 2 license initial term set to two years with maximum of two renewals (reduced from three); candidates may demonstrate completion of Minnesota-approved teacher preparation program without master's degree requirement.

• Tier 3 license coursework requirement adds new pathway: three years of teaching experience under Tier 2 license with satisfactory summative evaluations that did not result in improvement process.

• Tier 4 license requirement adds condition that candidate's most recent summative evaluation did not result in placing or keeping teacher in improvement process.