MN SF4431

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

School boards, superintendents, and charter school officials must report to licensing boards within 10 days when a teacher or administrator retires, resigns, has contract non-renewed, or is criminally charged with automatic revocation offenses including predatory offender registration crimes

Districts must provide licensing boards with expanded documentation upon request, including recordings, video, correspondence, investigative notes, and all materials from disciplinary proceedings or investigations

State aid may be reduced for districts that fail to comply with mandatory reporting requirements, in addition to existing penalties for employing unlicensed teachers

Law enforcement and counties that determine maltreatment by licensed educators must immediately notify the licensing board and provide copies of maltreatment orders and unredacted investigative files