School districts allowed to access personnel files of prospective teachers from their employing districts.

HF 914 allows Minnesota school districts hiring a teacher currently employed by another district to request access to that teacher's personnel file. The hiring district can inspect the file, but the teacher's current district must provide it, inform the teacher of the request, and the hiring district cannot cancel a scheduled interview based on the file contents. This bill directly affects school districts seeking new teachers and the teachers themselves who are considering job changes. It creates a new procedure for accessing personnel files while adding protections for teachers regarding interview processes. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes sections 122A.40 and 122A.41 to establish these specific access rules.