new text begin [122A.78] PAID STUDENT TEACHING.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of education must develop a system
to provide teacher candidates who are completing field-specific student teaching requirements
of a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation
program with a stipend during the student teaching period.
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new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, student teachers are considered temporary employees
and are not eligible to enroll in local bargaining units or eligible for locally bargained
benefits.
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new text begin (c) Minnesota districts and charter schools that host student teachers must provide student
teacher stipends under this section. One-half of the stipend must be paid at the beginning
of the student teaching experience. The other half of the stipend must be paid at the
conclusion of the student teaching experience. Host schools must be reimbursed by the
Department of Education as described in this section.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Paid student teaching formula. new text end

new text begin (a) By March 31 of each year, Professional
Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation programs
collaborating with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must provide
the commissioner of education with a projected number of student teachers for the following
school year.
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new text begin (b) Annually, the commissioner of education must establish a stipend amount per teacher
based on the projected number of student teachers and the available funds for the program.
The commissioner must establish a process to reimburse host schools for stipends paid to
student teachers.
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