S.F. No. 2368 Summary

• Appropriates funds from the general fund to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 (specific dollar amounts not filled in).

• Provides application processing fee waivers for teachers under Minnesota Statutes section 122A.21 who have left the teaching workforce for at least six months and returned.

• Provides background check fee waivers for teachers under Minnesota Statutes section 123B.03 who have left the teaching workforce for at least six months and returned.

• Any unexpended balance from the first year carries forward to the second year and does not cancel.