SF 5218

04/16/26  REVISOR  CR/EI  26-08473      as introduced
  SENATE
  STATE OF MINNESOTA
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION  S.F. No. 5218
  (SENATE AUTHORS: DAHMS)
  DATE       D-PG  OFFICIAL STATUS
  04/27/2026      9174 Introduction and first reading
  Referred to Education Policy
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to education; prohibiting a license processing fee for a lifetime substitute
1.3teaching license application; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.21,
1.4subdivision 1.
1.5    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7Subdivision 1. Licensure applications. (a) Each applicant submitting an application to
1.8    the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to issue, renew, or extend a
1.9    teaching license, including applications for licensure via portfolio under subdivision 4, must
1.10   include a processing fee of $57, except as provided in paragraph (b). The processing fee
1.11   for a teacher's license and for the licenses of supervisory personnel must be paid to the
1.12   executive secretary of the appropriate board and deposited in the state treasury. The fees as
1.13   set by the board are nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. However, the
1.14   commissioner of management and budget must refund a fee in any case in which the applicant
1.15   already holds a valid unexpired license. The board may waive or reduce fees for applicants
1.16   who apply at the same time for more than one license.
1.17(b) The board must not require an applicant for a lifetime qualified short-call or long-call
1.18   substitute teaching license to pay a processing fee. The board may require payment for a
1.19   required background study in accordance with section 122A.18, subdivision 8.
1.20EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2026.
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