Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 188 - Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
Chapter 8710 - TEACHER AND OTHER SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES
Part 8710.0326 - LIFETIME SUBSTITUTE LICENSE

Universal Citation: MN Rules 8710.0326

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

Subpart 1. Purpose.

A lifetime substitute license is issued, consistent with this part, to a retired teacher and authorizes the license holder to replace a teacher of record who is on an approved leave of absence.

Subp. 2. Requirements.

The board must issue a lifetime substitute license to an applicant who meets one of the following:

A. holds or held a Tier 3 or 4 license, a Minnesota five-year standard license or its equivalent, or a professional license from another state and receives a retirement annuity as a result of the person's teaching experience; or

B. holds or held a Tier 3 or 4 license or a Minnesota five-year standard license or its equivalent, taught for at least three years in an accredited nonpublic school in Minnesota, and receives a retirement annuity as a result of the person's teaching experience.

Subp. 3. Duration.

A lifetime substitute license does not expire.

Subp. 4. Limitations.

A teacher holding a lifetime substitute license may replace the same teacher of record on an approved leave of absence for more than 15 consecutive school days if the substitute teacher's previous Tier 3 or 4 license, Minnesota five-year standard license or its equivalent, or professional license from another state is aligned to the assignment.

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