This legislative bill proposes changes related to how school districts in Minnesota can access personnel files of prospective teachers during the hiring process. It aims to allow districts to review the personnel files of teachers who are currently employed by other Minnesota school districts and who are being considered for teaching positions.

Key Changes Proposed: 1. Access to Personnel Files: When a school district is considering hiring a teacher currently employed in another district for a teaching position and has scheduled an interview with the teacher, it can request access to that teacher's personnel file. 2. Provision of Information: The current employer (the school district where the teacher is presently employed) is required to make the contents of the teacher's personnel file available for inspection by the hiring district. Additionally, the current employer must inform the teacher that their personnel file has been requested for inspection. 3. Restrictions on Use of Information: The hiring district, upon reviewing the personnel file, is not permitted to use the information therein as a basis to cancel the interview with the teacher.

These changes would be enacted through amendments to Minnesota Statutes 2024, specifically sections 122A.40 and 122A.41, where new subdivisions would be added to provide these stipulations.

The bill has been referred to the Committee on Education Policy for further discussion and review.