(a) Notwithstanding section 122A.15, subdivision 1, and upon approval of the local employer school board, a person who teaches in a part-time vocational or career and technical education program is exempt from a license requirement. Nothing in this section shall exclude licensed career and technical educators from the definition of "teacher" in section 122A.40, 122A.41, or 179A.03.
(b) This section expires June 30, 2020. After this section expires, persons who teach in a part-time vocational or career and technical education program may apply for a teaching license provided in sections 122A.18 to 122A.184.
History: 1980 c 609 art 5 s 18; 1984 c 654 art 4 s 10; 1985 c 122 s 2; 1987 c 258 s 12; 1989 c 246 s 2; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 101; art 11 s 3; 1Sp2015 c 3 art 2 s 22; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 24