MN HF3952

License application denial orders issued by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board are reclassified as public data, effective July 1, 2026

Mandatory reporting to licensing boards is expanded to include teachers/administrators who retire or resign during pending investigations, and those criminally charged with automatic revocation offenses or crimes requiring predatory offender registration

School districts must provide licensing boards with expanded documentation upon request, including recordings, video, correspondence, investigative notes, and all materials related to disciplinary actions or investigations

Districts failing to comply with mandatory reporting requirements face state aid reductions calculated as a proportion of unlicensed teachers multiplied by 60% of basic revenue

Law enforcement and the Commissioner of Education must provide the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board with unredacted maltreatment investigation files when determinations involve licensed educators