SF4431

Purpose

• The bill aims to modify various aspects of education-related regulation in Minnesota, including teacher licensure processes, maltreatment reporting requirements, and how licensing information is handled and classified.

• The excerpt provided shows a specific change: license denial orders issued or maintained by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) under sections 122A.188 or 122A.20 would be classified as public data, increasing public access to these decisions.

Main Provisions

• Adds a new subdivision (Subd.7) to Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 13.41 indicating that license application denial orders issued or maintained by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) under sections 122A.188 or 122A.20 are public data.

• The bill as introduced also references broader changes to teacher licensure provisions, maltreatment reporting requirements, and licensing data classification, including amendments to several statute sections (13.41, 122A.188, 122A.20, 127A.42, 127A.43, 260E.12, 260E.35) to add or adjust data handling and licensure-related provisions.

• Overall effect sought: make certain licensing decisions and related data more accessible to the public, and modify processes around licensure and maltreatment reporting.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Data classification change: license denial orders from PELSB (issued or maintained under 122A.188 or 122A.20) would be public data.

• Multi-section amendments: the bill would adjust licensing data handling and related provisions in several Minnesota Statutes (13.41; 122A.188; 122A.20; 127A.42; 127A.43; 260E.12; 260E.35), reflecting broader changes to licensure processes, data privacy/transparency, and maltreatment reporting requirements.

• New subdivision: the addition of Subd.7 to 13.41 to formalize the public data status of PELSB denial orders.

Relevant data handling and transparency-related implications: - Public access to licensing decisions may affect how stakeholders (candidates, districts, the public) view and respond to licensure actions. - Changes could influence how maltreatment reporting information interacts with licensure data in the public domain.

Relevant Terms - Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) - license application - denial orders - public data - Minnesota Statutes 2024 - section 13.41 - section 122A.188 - section 122A.20 - maltreatment reporting - licensing data classification - Subd.7 (new subdivision)