Minnesota § 122A.44 CONTRACTING WITH TEACHERS; SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 122A.44 — CONTRACTING WITH TEACHERS; SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS

Minnesota § 122A.44

PartEDUCATION CODE: PREKINDERGARTEN - GRADE 12

Ch. 122ATEACHERS AND OTHER EDUCATORS

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Minn. Stat. § 122A.44 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Contracting with qualified teachers. The board must employ and contract with necessary qualified teachers and discharge the same for cause. Subd. 2.Hiring substitute teachers.

(a)The board must not hire a substitute teacher except:

(1)For a duration of time of less than one school year to replace a regular teacher who is absent; or

(2)For a duration of time equal to or greater than one school year to replace a regular teacher on a leave of absence.

(b)If a substitute teacher is hired pursuant to paragraph (a), clause (2), each full school year during which the teacher is employed by a district pursuant to that clause shall be deemed one year of the teacher's probationary period of employment pursuant to either section122A.40, subdivision 5, or122A.41, subdivision 2. The

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Subdivision 1.Contracting with qualified teachers.
The board must employ and contract with necessary qualified teachers and discharge the same for cause.

Subd. 2.Hiring substitute teachers.
(a) The board must not hire a substitute teacher except:
(1) For a duration of time of less than one school year to replace a regular teacher who is absent; or
(2) For a duration of time equal to or greater than one school year to replace a regular teacher on a leave of absence.
(b) If a substitute teacher is hired pursuant to paragraph (a), clause (2), each full school year during which the teacher is employed by a district pursuant to that clause shall be deemed one year of the teacher's probationary period of employment pursuant to either section122A.40, subdivision 5, or122A.41, subdivision 2. The teacher shall be eligible for continuing contract status pursuant to section122A.40, subdivision 7, or tenure status pursuant to section122A.41, subdivision 4, after completion of the applicable probationary period.

Legislative History

Ex1959 c 71 art 4 s 17;1961 c 225 s 1;1967 c 173 s 2;1969 c 21 s 1;1969 c 104 s 1;1973 c 491 s 1;1975 c 359 s 23;1978 c 616 s 5;1979 c 334 art 6 s 9;1980 c 609 art 6 s 16;1981 c 194 s 1;1981 c 358 art 7 s 22;1982 c 548 art 6 s 4;1986 c 444;1987 c 309 s 24;1987 c 398 art 7 s 20;1988 c 626 s 1;1988 c 668 s 2;1988 c 718 art 7 s 21;1991 c 265 art 6 s 22; art 9 s 36;1992 c 499 art 12 s 8;1993 c 224 art 12 s 16; art 13 s 17;1994 c 647 art 6 s 11-13;1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 20; art 16 s 13;1996 c 412 art 3 s 10; art 6 s 1;1Sp1997 c 4 art 6 s 7; art 7 s 4;1998 c 397 art 1 s 54; art 3 s 53; art 5 s 88-90; art 6 s 62-68; art 8 s 1,2,101; art 11 s 3;1998 c 398 art 6 s 17