MN SF2759

School boards must report to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, Board of School Administrators, or Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities within 10 days when a teacher or administrator is discharged, suspended, or resigns following charges related to misconduct or abuse.

Licensing boards receiving such reports must investigate for violations and may request district records, termination proceedings, settlements, and investigative files from school boards and superintendents.

Licensing boards must transmit received records to the Attorney General's Office to assist in investigations, and must consider suspending or revoking a license within 45 days after receiving a stipulation or administrative law judge recommendation.

Members and employees of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and Board of School Administrators are designated as mandatory reporters of child neglect and abuse under Minnesota's child abuse reporting law.

The licensing boards must report to law enforcement any revocation, suspension, or license loss agreement involving a teacher or administrator's inappropriate sexual conduct with a minor, effective the day following enactment.