Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF3489: Licensing boards reporting required, criminal offense of grooming established, criminal penalties provided, and money appropriated.
Status: Signed into law, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to education; requiring reporting to licensing boards; establishing the criminal offense of grooming; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 122A.20, subdivisions 1, 2; 260E.15; 609.352, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 260E.065, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 12, section 8.
From the engrossed text, May 16, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to education; requiring reporting to licensing boards; establishing the criminal offense of grooming; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 122A.20, subdivisions 1, 2; 260E.15; 609.352, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 260E.065, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 12, section 8. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read: Subdivision 1. Grounds for revocation, suspension, or denial. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School Administrators, 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, refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a teacher's license to teach for any of the following (2) failure, without justifiable cause, to teach for the term of the teacher's contract; (3) gross inefficiency or willful neglect of duty; (4) failure to meet licensure requirements; or (5) fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license. The written complaint must specify the nature and character of the charges. (b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, shall refuse to issue, refuse to renew, or automatically …