Bill Text: MN HF423 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Agricultural education community expert sponsorship allowed.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-13 - Author added Woodard [HF423 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF423-Introduced.html
1.2relating to education; allowing sponsored agriculture education community
1.3experts;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.25, by adding a
1.4subdivision.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.25, is amended by adding a
1.7subdivision to read:
1.8 Subd. 2a. Agricultural education sponsorship. The school district or charter
1.9school shall apply to the Board of Teaching for approval to accept sponsored nonlicensed
1.10community experts from a company or corporation in the commercial agriculture or
1.11related industries. The company or corporation may provide multiple professionals to
1.12fulfill the educational requirements of each agricultural education course. A school district
1.13or charter school may not compensate the company, corporation, or sponsored nonlicensed
1.14community experts for services provided under this subdivision. Sponsored nonlicensed
1.15community experts under this subdivision may teach only agricultural education classes or
1.16serve as a Future Farmers of America or 4-H advisor within the school district or charter
1.17school. In approving or disapproving the application for donated nonlicensed community
1.18experts, the board shall consider:
1.19(1) the qualifications of the community person whom the district or charter school
1.20proposes to employ;
1.21(2) the amount of teaching time for which the community expert would be hired;
1.22(3) the extent to which the district or charter school is utilizing other nonlicensed
1.23community experts under this section; and
1.24(4) the nature of the community expert's proposed teaching responsibility.
1.3experts;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.25, by adding a
1.4subdivision.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.25, is amended by adding a
1.7subdivision to read:
1.8 Subd. 2a. Agricultural education sponsorship. The school district or charter
1.9school shall apply to the Board of Teaching for approval to accept sponsored nonlicensed
1.10community experts from a company or corporation in the commercial agriculture or
1.11related industries. The company or corporation may provide multiple professionals to
1.12fulfill the educational requirements of each agricultural education course. A school district
1.13or charter school may not compensate the company, corporation, or sponsored nonlicensed
1.14community experts for services provided under this subdivision. Sponsored nonlicensed
1.15community experts under this subdivision may teach only agricultural education classes or
1.16serve as a Future Farmers of America or 4-H advisor within the school district or charter
1.17school. In approving or disapproving the application for donated nonlicensed community
1.18experts, the board shall consider:
1.19(1) the qualifications of the community person whom the district or charter school
1.20proposes to employ;
1.21(2) the amount of teaching time for which the community expert would be hired;
1.22(3) the extent to which the district or charter school is utilizing other nonlicensed
1.23community experts under this section; and
1.24(4) the nature of the community expert's proposed teaching responsibility.
