Minnesota § 122A.261 PREKINDERGARTEN, SCHOOL READINESS, PRESCHOOL, AND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS; LICENSURE REQUIREMENT

Minnesota Statutes

§ 122A.261 — PREKINDERGARTEN, SCHOOL READINESS, PRESCHOOL, AND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS; LICENSURE REQUIREMENT

Minnesota § 122A.261

PartEDUCATION CODE: PREKINDERGARTEN - GRADE 12

Ch. 122ATEACHERS AND OTHER EDUCATORS

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Minn. Stat. § 122A.261 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Licensure requirement.

(a)A school district or charter school must employ a qualified teacher, as defined in section122A.16, to provide instruction in a preschool, school readiness, school readiness plus, or prekindergarten program or other school district or charter school-based early education program.

(b)This subdivision does not apply to individuals providing instruction in a child care center licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503, or in a certified license-exempt child care center under chapter 142C. Subd. 2.Exemptions. Any teacher who has taught in a preschool, school readiness, school readiness plus, or prekindergarten program, or other early learning program for at least five years prior to September 1, 2028, may continue to teach without obtaining a licens

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Subdivision 1.Licensure requirement.
(a) A school district or charter school must employ a qualified teacher, as defined in section122A.16, to provide instruction in a preschool, school readiness, school readiness plus, or prekindergarten program or other school district or charter school-based early education program.
(b) This subdivision does not apply to individuals providing instruction in a child care center licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503, or in a certified license-exempt child care center under chapter 142C.

Subd. 2.Exemptions.
Any teacher who has taught in a preschool, school readiness, school readiness plus, or prekindergarten program, or other early learning program for at least five years prior to September 1, 2028, may continue to teach without obtaining a license. Notwithstanding this exemption from the licensure requirement, these individuals are teachers under section179A.03, subdivision 18.