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This brief provides a historical overview of the impetus for the change, as well as the transition to the new licensure system. This is a living document that EE will update as needed.  \nPart 1: Office of Legislative Auditor Report and Legislative Study Group (March 2016–January 2017)  \nIn March 2016, the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) published a report on Minnesota’s teacher licensure system. The report called the system “complex, unclear, and confusing,” and found that the shared responsibility between the Minnesota Board of Teaching (BoT) and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) to adopt rules and issue teacher licenses made accountability diffuse and decision making unclear.  \nThe report offered several recommendations for clarifying the requirements for teacher licensure and responsibilities for licensing, including consolidating all teacher licensure activities into one state entity and establishing a tiered licensure system.  \nIn response to theOLA report, the Legislature created a 12-member legislative study group on teacher licensure. Specifically, the group was comprised of six Democratic and six Republican legislators, who were:  \n• House Republicans: Sondra Erickson, Jenifer Loon, and Drew Christensen  \n• House Democrats: Carlos Mariani, Jim Davnie, and Barb Yarusso  \n• Senate Republicans: Eric Pratt, Karin Housley, and Gary Dahms  \n• Senate Democrats: Chuck Wiger, Greg Clausen, and Kevin Dahle  \nThe group met seven times from June to December 2016. In January 2017, they produced areport that, in alignment with the OLA report, recommended the legislature consolidate all teacher licensure activities into a single entity, as well as adopt a tiered licensure system.  \n[www.educationevolving.org](www.educationevolving.org)  \nPage 1  \nBriefing Memo: Minnesota’s Tiered Teacher Licensure System  \nPart 2: Legislative Overhaul of Old Licensure System and BoT Rulemaking (2017)  \nDuring the 2017 legislative session, the legislature completely overhauled Minnesota’s teacher licensure system, and replaced it with a new four-tiered teacher licensure system that was to be implemented on July 1, 2018. The legislature also abolished the BoT and replaced it with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB), which would be effective January 1, 2018.  \nEven though the legislation came from the recommendations of the bipartisan legislative study group, it was still very contentious. While several organizations supported it, the Minnesota Department of Education and Education Minnesota did not.  \nOn May 30, Governor Dayton signed the new teacher licensure system into law. However, he also line-item vetoed funding for the legislature (which resulted in a lawsuit) and demanded they reopen negotiations on teacher licensure, and four other provisions, in order for a special session to happen. In the end, no special session took place, so the transition to the new teacher licensure system moved forward.  \nIn July 2017, in order to get a jumpstart on the rules for the new, four-tiered licensure system, the BoT started working with the Revisor’s Office to draft rules that aligned with the new legislation. With approval from the Revisor’s Office, the BoT re-started the rulemaking process they had previously started in 2015 for the old teacher licensure system. Throughout the summer and fall of 2017, the BoT’s Standards and Rules Committee met with various stakeholder groups to review and seek input on several iterations of their rule draft.  \nDuring the same time period, Governor Dayton appointed members to PELSB, effective September 12, 2017. The members are:  \n• Abdi Sabrie, Public Member  \n• Maggie Borman, Teacher Mem","cbCaivIDyInNKoOj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivIDyInNKoOj","pdf",80867,"English","# Part 1: Office of Legislative Auditor Report and Legislative Study Group (March 2016–January 2017)\n## OLA findings and recommendations\n## Legislative study group composition and meetings\n# Part 2: Legislative Overhaul of Old Licensure System and BoT Rulemaking (2017)\n## Creation of PELSB and replacement of BoT\n## Governor Dayton’s actions and transition timeline\n## BoT rulemaking process with stakeholders and notice approvals\n# Part 3: PELSB Replaces BoT and Urges Legislature to Extend Implementation of the Law; First Executive Director Search; First Round of Public Comments for Rule Draft (January–March 2018)\n## PELSB authority and proposed rule publication\n## Early public concerns and administrative review request","[{\"question\":\"What prompted Minnesota to change its teacher licensure system?\",\"answer\":\"The 2016 Office of the Legislative Auditor report described the existing system as complex, unclear, and confusing, with diffuse accountability between the Board of Teaching and the Department of Education.\"},{\"question\":\"What was the role of the legislative study group formed in response to the OLA report?\",\"answer\":\"A 12-member bipartisan legislative study group met seven times in 2016 and, in January 2017, recommended consolidating licensure activities into a single entity and adopting a tiered licensure system.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the governance structure change in 2017?\",\"answer\":\"During the 2017 session, Minnesota abolished the Board of Teaching and replaced it with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, which became effective January 1, 2018, with rulemaking authority transferring to PELSB.\"}]","Briefing Memo - Minnesota’s Tiered Teacher Licensure System | PDF",1792047791,15]