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MN SF3312

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/14/2018

Primary Sponsor

Jerry Relph

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Origin

Senate

90th Legislature 2017-2018

AI Summary

  • Amends Minnesota Statutes section 122A.20 to clarify that "immoral character or conduct" includes but is not limited to engaging in sexual conduct with a public school student as grounds for teacher license revocation, suspension, or denial.

  • Requires automatic license revocation (without right to hearing) upon certified conviction of child abuse, sex trafficking, sexual abuse, solicitation of children, stalking of minors, or any offense requiring predatory offender registration under Minnesota law or similar law in another state.

  • Allows petition for license reconsideration if a teacher's conviction for child or sexual abuse is reversed on appeal or pardoned, with board holding a disciplinary hearing unless petitioner waives the right.

  • Delegates authority to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to suspend or revoke coaching licenses under the same grounds.

  • Requires the board to notify the teacher's current employer district of any licensing action taken under automatic revocation provisions.

Legislative Description

School teacher immoral character or conduct clarification and license revocation

Last Action

Referred to E-12 Policy

3/14/2018

Committee Referrals

E-12 Policy3/14/2018

Full Bill Text

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