1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 120 - 129B Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12
Chapter 125 Teachers
Section 125.09 Suspension or revocation of licenses.

125.09 Suspension or revocation of licenses.

Subdivision 1. Grounds for revocation, suspension, or denial. The board of teaching or the state board of education, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, may, on the written complaint of the school board employing a teacher, a teacher organization, or any other interested person, which complaint shall specify the nature and character of the charges, refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a teacher's license to teach for any of the following causes:

(1) Immoral character or conduct;

(2) Failure, without justifiable cause, to teach for the term of the teacher's contract;

(3) Gross inefficiency or willful neglect of duty; or

(4) Failure to meet licensure requirements; or

(5) Fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license.

For purposes of this subdivision, the board of teaching is delegated the authority to suspend or revoke coaching licenses under the jurisdiction of the state board of education.

Subd. 2. Repealed, 1976 c 222 s 209

Subd. 3. Repealed, 1976 c 222 s 209

Subd. 4. Mandatory reporting. A school board shall report to the board of teaching, the state board of education, or the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities, whichever has jurisdiction over the teacher's license, when its teacher is discharged or resigns from employment after a charge is filed with the school board under section 125.17, subdivisions 4, clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 5, or after charges are filed that are ground for discharge under section 125.12, subdivision 8, clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), or when a teacher is suspended or resigns while an investigation is pending under section 125.12, subdivision 8, clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e); 125.17, subdivisions 4, clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 5; or 626.556. The report must be made to the board within ten days after the discharge, suspension, or resignation has occurred. The board to which the report is made shall investigate the report for violation of subdivision 1 and the reporting school board shall cooperate in the investigation. Notwithstanding any provision in chapter 13 or any law to the contrary, upon written request from the licensing board having jurisdiction over the teacher's license, a school board or school superintendent shall provide the licensing board with information about the teacher from the school district's files, any termination or disciplinary proceeding, any settlement or compromise, or any investigative file. Upon written request from the appropriate licensing board, a school board or school superintendent may, at the discretion of the school board or school superintendent, solicit the written consent of a student and the student's parent to provide the licensing board with information that may aid the licensing board in its investigation and license proceedings. The licensing board's request need not identify a student or parent by name. The consent of the student and the student's parent must meet the requirements of chapter 13 and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.30. The licensing board may provide a consent form to the school district. Any data transmitted to any board under this section shall be private data under section 13.02, subdivision 12, notwithstanding any other classification of the data when it was in the possession of any other agency.

The board to which a report is made shall transmit to the attorney general's office any record or data it receives under this subdivision for the sole purpose of having the attorney general's office assist that board in its investigation. When the attorney general's office has informed an employee of the appropriate licensing board in writing that grounds exist to suspend or revoke a teacher's license to teach, that licensing board must consider suspending or revoking or decline to suspend or revoke the teacher's license within 45 days of receiving a stipulation executed by the teacher under investigation or a recommendation from an administrative law judge that disciplinary action be taken.

Subd. 5. Immunity from liability. A school board, its members in their official capacity, and employees of the school district run by the board are immune from civil or criminal liability for reporting or cooperating as required under subdivision 4, if their actions required under subdivision 4 are done in good faith and with due care.

HIST: Ex1959 c 71 art 6 s 9; Ex1967 c 25 s 6; 1969 c 869 s 1; 1971 c 155 s 1; 1973 c 749 s 6; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 222 s 15,27,208; 1980 c 345 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 97 s 1,2; 1990 c 375 s 3; 1991 c 265 art 9 s 44; 1994 c 647 art 8 s 15; 1995 c 226 art 3 s 7; 1996 c 412 art 13 s 20