{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-122a.261","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 122A.261","heading":"PREKINDERGARTEN, SCHOOL READINESS, PRESCHOOL, AND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS; LICENSURE REQUIREMENT.","body":"Subdivision 1. Licensure requirement.\n(a) A school district or charter school must employ a qualified teacher, as defined in section 122A.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.\n(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.\nSubd. 2. Exemptions.\nAny 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 section 179A.03, subdivision 18.","path":["EDUCATION CODE: PREKINDERGARTEN - GRADE 12","CHAPTER 122A. TEACHERS AND OTHER EDUCATORS","LICENSURE"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/122A.261","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:32Z","sha256":"ed0e39fb8543a90b61a8c370f039688f5b7d0e6bb6f1b7ac885ba1d8a12bc176","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-122a.26","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-122a.27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}