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• Um, we are working with PELSB staff because it is their purview to figure out the review structures,
• be hearing a bill later today from Representative Clardy, and that bill does align to this work and PELSB

Bills: HF3421

Keywords: early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy, 1183, house

Bills: HF3487, HF3421

Keywords: anonymous reporting, school safety, education, crisis intervention, threat reporting, early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers

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• Laura Molsen next discussed CMECH, which is currently administered by PELSB.
• Laura Molsen then discussed CMECH, which is currently administered by PELSB.
• by PELSB.
• by PELSB.
• by PELSB.

Bills: HF846, HF1538, HF1959

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

Bills: HF1538, HF1965, HF2251, HF2838

Keywords: teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district, cooperative unit, teacher pipeline, alternative licensure, apprenticeship program, labor and industry, union representation

Bills: HF630, HF1435, HF1607

Keywords: short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation

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• Fellow members, House File 2741 is an agency operations bill that allows PELSB to continue to license
• First of all, this bill provides funding to keep PELSB fully staffed, which will allow for the timely
• The director of PELSB.
• Providing supportive staff at PELSB to...
• Finally, PELSB just opened applications for the second cohort and received 64 applicants.

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• Elena Bailey, the director of PELSB. Please state your name for the record and proceed.
• Elena Bailey, the director of PELSB. Please state your name for the record and proceed.
• And finally, PELSB just opened applications for the second cohort and received 64 applicants.
• And finally, PELSB just opened applications for the second cohort and received 64 applicants.
• And finally, PELSB just opened applications for the second cohort and received 64 applicants.

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• They do that work at monthly PELSB.
• , as one of the newest members of PELSB, as one of the newest members of PELSB, um<01:13:47.320><
• That is why I joined PELSB, because when I read about PELSB, it talks about making sure that Minnesota
• > because why I joined PELSB because why I joined PELSB because when<01:24:34.360> I<01
• <01:24:56.760> develop<01:24:57.440> ways helping PELSB develop ways helping PELSB

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I appreciate that PELSB is here, and Dr. Bailey is here with the data.
• I'm the executive director of PELSB.
• It supports vital operations for PELSB.
• requirements, and appropriate some money for PELSB to continue doing its job.
• So that administrative cost also goes to MDE, so it's a net no net loss or gain for PELSB.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It transferred to PELSB in 2019.
• It transferred to PELSB in 2019.
• It transferred to PELSB in 2019.
• It transferred to PELSB in 2019.
• It transferred to PELSB in 2019.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, I filed a citizen's complaint with PELSB.
• Requiring data sharing between PELSB, counties, and MDE follow this accepted approach. Jason Bear.
• Requiring data sharing between PELSB, Requiring data sharing between PELSB, counties,<00:10:25.120>
• to make sure we can share at PELSB to make sure we can share critical<00:18:09.360> information,<
• solution around making sure that PELSB solution around making sure that PELSB has<00:18:20.120><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We will likely have PELSB in front of us at some point.
• PELSB grants out-of-field permissions to allow a teacher to teach outside of their licensure field.
• A teacher candidate would submit the portfolio, and PELSB would have a group of reviewers look at the
• PELSB also processes the renewal of licenses.
• PELSB has a number of reports.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Policy Committee met for its first hearing of 2025 and began with member and staff introductions, along with opening remarks from Chair Peggy Bennett about her first time chairing the committee. Members briefly described their districts and backgrounds, and the chair also reviewed committee rules and procedures, including deadlines for bill requests, amendments, testifiers, and handouts. Nonpartisan House Research then provided an extensive overview of the committee’s jurisdiction and the education code. The presentation covered the Department of Education’s duties, including supervision of public schools, rulemaking under legislative authority, state and federal education funding and compliance, standards and assessments, accountability systems, student discipline, and model policies. It also discussed related entities such as PELSB, the Board of School Administrators, the Perpich Center, regional centers of excellence, Compass, MTSS, and the READ Act. The committee asked questions about zoning for school sites and about teacher licensure changes, including the tiered licensure system and recent adjustments affecting special education teachers and standards of effective practice. No bills were heard and no votes were taken. The meeting was primarily organizational and informational, focused on orienting members to the committee’s work and the structure of Minnesota’s education policy system.

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• Elena Bailey, and I'm the executive director of PELSB, and I have with me our board chair, Dr.
• Um, as you'll see, PELSB is responsible for licensing 110,000 teachers across the state of Minnesota,
• Section four would simply allow PELSB to enter into a data-sharing agreement with the Board of School
• Section four would simply allow PELSB to enter into a data-sharing agreement with the Board of School
• He gave kudos and credit to PELSB for that work and said he hoped for more to come.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We'll just call you PELSB for short.
• Elena Bailey, and I'm the executive director of PELSB.
• We also know that many are board members, employees at MDE, PELSB, or state legislators.
• Each of those programs goes through a three-year cycle of approval with PELSB.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the PELSB agency bill, HF 3638.

Bills: HF3635, HF3638

Keywords: teacher mobility, interstate compact, licensure, military spouses, education, teacher regulation, teacher qualifications, state sovereignty, educator licensing, paraprofessional credentials, mental health, professional development, data sharing, 1183, house

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• executive director of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, otherwise known as PELSB
• So, as you'll see on the screen, PELSB is currently responsible for accrediting 38 teacher preparation
• credential to MDE, and that's in alignment with their jurisdiction over non-licensed staff, whereas PELSB
• So PELSB currently is issuing those on behalf of BOSA, and BOSA has asked for an additional staff member
• This is all operational funding for PELSB, for state agencies, and we of course have contingency plans

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And that is a data sharing agreement between PELSB and BOSE, and that came from Senator Kusher's bill
• And I know that it was in the PELSB agency bill, but I don't see it in the amendment in front of us.
• And I know that it was in the PELSB agency bill, but I don't see it in the amendment in front of us.
• <00:48:21.200> their<00:48:21.600> agency when uh PELSB presented their agency when
• <00:48:39.040> uh And I know that it was in the PELSB uh And I know that it was in the PELSB

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So we have really worked hard with PELSB and our higher ed partners in MDE to kind of fill that void
• So we have really worked hard with PELSB and our higher ed partners in MDE to kind of fill that void
• So we have really worked hard with PELSB and our higher ed partners in MDE to kind of fill that void
• And then I believe MDE, in partnership with PELSB, is going through and looking at higher ed programs
• <00:29:07.400> our<00:29:07.640> higher<00:29:08.000> ed hard with PELSB and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The responsibility for administering those grants will transfer from PELSB to the department.
• The responsibility for administering those grants will transfer from PELSB to the department.
• The responsibility for administering those grants will transfer from PELSB to the department.
• The responsibility for administering those grants will transfer from PELSB to the department.
• The responsibility for administering those grants will transfer from PELSB to the department.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This meant that PELSB was not aware of this maltreatment and this teacher still had a valid teaching
• Yelena Bailey, and I'm the executive director of PELSB.
• It would allow PELSB to utilize forfeiture fees to cover IT costs for the creation and maintenance of
• It<00:40:04.760> would<00:40:04.880> allow<00:40:05.080> PELSB<00:40:05.560>
• to<00:40:05.680> utilize It would allow PELSB to utilize It would allow PELSB to utilize forfeiture

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Elena Bailey, who is the executive director for PELSB, to dig into this a little bit deeper.
• As Senator Kunes mentioned, this bill is largely operational, allowing PELSB to do essential work like
• Sections 1 through 7 are about the operations of PELSB.
• PELSB just opened applications for that second cohort and received 64 applicants.
• Yes, so what the A3 does is that when there is the transfer of employees from PELSB to MDE, the staff

Keywords: 1187, senate, all