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NV Rev Stat § 390.820 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation|NRS 390.820 - Administration of examinations to pupils with disabilities; modifications and accommodations required for certain pupils; State Board required to prescribe alternate examination.

  1. If a pupil with a disability is unable to take an examination administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 under regular testing conditions, the pupil may take the examination with modifications and accommodations that the pupil’s individualized education program team determines, in consultation with the Department and in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., are necessary to measure the progress of the pupil. If modifications or accommodations are made in the administration of an examination for a pupil with a disability, the modifications or accommodations must be set forth in the pupil’s individualized education program. The results of each pupil with a disability who takes an examination with modifications or accommodations must be reported and must be included in the determination of whether the school has met the school achievement targets and performance targets established pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools.  2. The State Board shall prescribe an alternate examination for administration to a pupil with a disability if the pupil’s individualized education program team determines, in consultation with the Department, that the pupil cannot participate in all or a portion of an examination administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 even with modifications and accommodations.  3. The State Board shall prescribe, in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., the modifications and accommodations that must be used in the administration of an examination to a pupil with a disability who is unable to take the examination under regular testing conditions.  4. As used in this section:  (a) "Individualized education program" has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)(1)(A).  (b) "Individualized education program team" has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)(1)(B).  (Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 54; A 2013, 1931, 3269; 2017, 3256) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 389.0115)
NV Rev Stat § 390.840 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation|NRS 390.840 - Enforcement of contractual penalties or sanctions for failure to deliver results of examinations on timely basis.

If the Department enters into a contract with a person or entity to score the results of an examination that is administered to pupils pursuant to NRS 390.105 or the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610, and the contract sets forth penalties or sanctions in the event that the person or entity fails to deliver the scored results to a school district or charter school on a timely basis, the Department shall ensure that any such penalties or sanctions are fully enforced.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 1205; A 2013, 3280; 2017, 3258) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 389.900)
NV Rev Stat § 391.002 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.002 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 391.005 to 391.0088, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 69; A 2017, 2077, 3152; 2019, 889)
NV Rev Stat § 391.005 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.005 - "Commission" defined.

Commission means the Commission on Professional Standards in Education.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 994; A 2003, 19th Special Session, 70)
NV Rev Stat § 391.008 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.008 - "Paraprofessional" defined.

  1. "Paraprofessional" means a person who is employed by and assigned by a school district or charter school to:  (a) Provide one-on-one tutoring for a pupil;  (b) Assist with the management of a classroom, including, without limitation, organizing instructional materials;  (c) Provide assistance in a computer laboratory;  (d) Conduct parental involvement activities in conjunction with one or more duties set forth in this subsection;  (e) Provide support in a library or media center;  (f) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, provide services as a translator; or  (g) Provide instructional services to pupils under the direct supervision of a licensed teacher.  2. The term "paraprofessional" does not include a person who:  (a) Is proficient in the English language and a language other than English and who provides services as a translator primarily to enhance the participation of children in programs that are financially supported pursuant to the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq.  (b) Solely conducts parental involvement activities.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 69; A 2017, 3258)
NV Rev Stat § 391.0085 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.0085 - "Statewide Central Registry" defined.

Statewide Central Registry means the Statewide Central Registry for the Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child established by NRS 432.100.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2077, 3152)
NV Rev Stat § 391.0088 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.0088 - "Veteran" defined.

Veteran has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 888)
NV Rev Stat § 391.009 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.009 - Superintendent of Public Instruction required to ensure Commission carries out duties successfully.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction is responsible for ensuring that the duties and responsibilities of the Commission set forth in this chapter are carried out by the Commission successfully.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 2309)
NV Rev Stat § 391.013 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.013 - Limitation on terms of certain members.

No member of the Commission may serve more than two terms.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 995; A 2017, 2116)
NV Rev Stat § 391.015 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.015 - Officers.

  1. The Commission shall annually elect one of its members as President and one of its members as Vice President, to serve at the pleasure of the Commission.  2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Superintendent’s designee shall serve as the nonvoting Secretary to the Commission. The Secretary shall coordinate the activities of the Commission.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 995; A 2017, 2116)
NV Rev Stat § 391.017 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.017 - Meetings; quorum; travel expenses and subsistence allowances; payment of certain costs by school district or charter school.

  1. The Commission may meet at least once each month.  2. A majority of the Commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.  3. The members of the Commission are entitled to the travel expenses and subsistence allowances provided by law for state officers and employees generally while attending meetings of the Commission.  4. Any costs associated with employing a substitute teacher while a member of the Commission who is a teacher attends a meeting of the Commission must be:  (a) Paid by the school district or charter school that employs the member; or  (b) Reimbursed to the school district or charter school that employs the member by the organization that submitted the name of the member to the Governor for appointment pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 5 of NRS 391.011.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 995; A 2017, 2116)
NV Rev Stat § 391.021 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.021 - Regulations governing examinations for initial licensure; exemption for teachers and educational personnel who obtain reciprocal license.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027, the Commission shall adopt regulations governing examinations for the initial licensing of teachers and other educational personnel. The regulations adopted by the Commission must ensure that the examinations test the ability of the applicant to teach and the applicant’s knowledge of each specific subject he or she proposes to teach. Teachers and educational personnel from another state who obtain a reciprocal license pursuant to NRS 391.032 are not required to take the examinations for the initial licensing of teachers and other educational personnel described in this section or any other examination for initial licensing required by the regulations adopted by the Commission.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 996; A 2001, 365; 2005, 1671; 2009, 604; 2011, 2624, 3099; 2017, 430, 2119; 2019, 1050)
NV Rev Stat § 391.023 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.023 - Regulations for relief from other regulations and for resolution of medical or administrative conflicts.

The Commission may adopt regulations which provide relief from the strict application of the terms of its regulations relating to the licensure of teachers and other educational personnel for the resolution of medical or administrative conflicts. The conflicts must be resolved within 6 months after the date the relief is granted.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1490)
NV Rev Stat § 391.027 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.027 - Approval or disapproval of Commission’s regulations by State Board of Education.

  1. The State Board may disapprove any regulation adopted by the Commission.  2. A regulation shall be deemed approved if the State Board does not disapprove the regulation within 90 days after it is adopted by the Commission.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 996; A 2011, 2310)
NV Rev Stat § 391.028 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.028 - Annual report concerning status of Commission’s regulations and work plan.

On or before December 31 of each year, the Commission shall submit a written report to the State Board and the Legislative Committee on Education. The report must include, without limitation:  1. A summary of the regulations adopted by the Commission and the status of those regulations;   2. A work plan which designates the proposed activities of the Commission during the next year; and  3. A description of the progress and status of each regulation relating to the licensure of educational personnel which the Commission is required to adopt pursuant to a legislative measure enacted within the two previous regular sessions of the Legislature or any special session of the Legislature occurring within that time. If the Commission has not adopted a required regulation, the Commission shall include in the report a detailed explanation describing the reasons each regulation was not adopted.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 2309; A 2019, 1050)
NV Rev Stat § 391.029 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.029 - Provision of personnel; location of offices.

  1. The personnel necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties must be provided by the Department.  2. The offices for the Commission may be located in the same building as the offices of the Department.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 996)
NV Rev Stat § 391.031 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.031 - Kinds of licenses.

There are the following kinds of licenses for teachers and other educational personnel in this State:  1. A license to teach pupils in a program of early childhood education, which authorizes the holder to teach in any program of early childhood education in the State.  2. A license to teach elementary education, which authorizes the holder to teach in any elementary school in the State.  3. A license to teach middle school or junior high school education, which authorizes the holder to teach in his or her major or minor field of preparation or in both fields in any middle school or junior high school. He or she may teach only in these fields unless an exception is approved pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission.  4. A license to teach secondary education, which authorizes the holder to teach in his or her major or minor field of preparation or in both fields in any secondary school. He or she may teach only in these fields unless an exception is approved pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission.  5. A license to teach special education, which authorizes the holder to teach pupils with disabilities or gifted and talented pupils, or both.  6. A special license, which authorizes the holder to teach or perform other educational functions in a school or program as designated in the license.  [323:32:1956] — (NRS A 1977, 222; 1979, 1601; 1987, 997; 2003, 19th Special Session, 71; 2005, 93; 2007, 503; 2009, 1852; 2011, 788, 2625, 3100; 2017, 2120; 2019, 1050)
NV Rev Stat § 391.0315 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.0315 - Issuance of additional license to teach outside grade level of experience; application; qualifications; exemption from student teaching under certain circumstances.

  1. A person licensed to teach early childhood education, elementary education, middle school or junior high school education or secondary education in this State may apply for and the Superintendent of Public Instruction may issue to that person an additional license to teach early childhood education, elementary education, middle school or junior high school education or secondary education, other than for teaching pupils with disabilities, which is outside the person’s grade level of experience if the applicant meets the course work requirements, competency testing requirements and qualifications for the license.  2. A licensed teacher who applies for an additional license pursuant to this section must not be required to participate in a program of student teaching as a condition for the issuance of the additional license if the applicant has 3 years of verified teaching experience.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 601; A 2019, 1051)
NV Rev Stat § 391.032 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.032 - Provisional licenses; reciprocal licensure of educational personnel from other states; licensure of member or veteran of Armed Forces or spouse of member or veteran.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027, the Commission shall:  (a) Adopt regulations which provide for the issuance of provisional licenses to teachers and other educational personnel before completion of all courses of study or other requirements for a license in this State.  (b) Adopt regulations which provide for the reciprocal licensure of educational personnel from other states including, without limitation, for the reciprocal licensure of persons who hold a license to teach special education. Such regulations must include, without limitation, provisions for the reciprocal licensure of persons who obtained a license pursuant to an alternative route to licensure which the Department determines is as rigorous or more rigorous than the alternative route to licensure prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019.  2. A person who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States or the spouse of such a member or veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States and who has completed the equivalent of an alternative route to licensure program in another state may obtain a license as if such person has completed the alternative route to licensure program of this State.  3. A person who is issued a provisional license must complete all courses of study and other requirements for a license in this State which is not provisional within 3 years after the date on which a provisional license is issued.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1162; A 1995, 9; 2001, 365; 2009, 605; 2011, 789, 2625; 2017, 2120; 2019, 889)
NV Rev Stat § 391.034 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.034 - Additional requirements for issuance and renewal of license: Statement regarding obligation of child support; grounds for denial of license; duty of Superintendent of Public Instruction. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

  1. An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.  2. The Commission shall include the statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:  (a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license; or  (b) A separate form prescribed by the Commission.  3. A license may not be issued or renewed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to this chapter if the applicant:  (a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection 1; or  (b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order.  4. If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2049)
NV Rev Stat § 391.0345 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.0345 - Additional requirements for renewal of license: Information regarding whether applicant has state business license; grounds for nonrenewal.

  1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the renewal of a license as a teacher or other educational personnel must indicate in the application submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction whether the applicant has a state business license. If the applicant has a state business license, the applicant must include in the application the business identification number assigned by the Secretary of State upon compliance with the provisions of chapter 76 of NRS.  2. A license may not be renewed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction if:  (a) The applicant fails to submit the information required by subsection 1; or  (b) The State Controller has informed the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 353C.1965 that the applicant owes a debt to an agency that has been assigned to the State Controller for collection and the applicant has not:  (1) Satisfied the debt;  (2) Entered into an agreement for the payment of the debt pursuant to NRS 353C.130; or  (3) Demonstrated that the debt is not valid.  3. As used in this section:  (a) "Agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.020.  (b) "Debt" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.040.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2728)
NV Rev Stat § 391.0347 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.0347 - Additional requirements for renewal of license of certain teachers: Proof of completion of course in multicultural education; regulations.

  1. Any licensed teacher who is initially licensed on or after July 1, 2019, except for a teacher who is licensed only as a substitute teacher, must submit with his or her first application for renewal of his or her license to teach proof of the completion of a course in multicultural education. If the licensed teacher is initially issued a nonrenewable license, he or she must submit such proof with his or her first application for a renewable license to teach.  2. The Commission shall adopt regulations:  (a) That prescribe the required contents of a course in multicultural education which must be completed pursuant to this section;  (b) That prescribe the number of credits which must be earned by a licensed teacher in a course in multicultural education; and  (c) As otherwise necessary to carry out the requirements of this section.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 2073; A 2019, 1053)
NV Rev Stat § 391.035 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391 - Personnel|NRS 391.035 - Confidentiality of application; exceptions; authorization for Department to require background investigation of certain employees.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115 and 391.033, an application to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for a license as a teacher or to perform other educational functions and all documents in the Department’s file relating to the application, including:  (a) The applicant’s health records;  (b) The applicant’s fingerprints and any report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History or information from the Statewide Central Registry or any equivalent registry maintained by a governmental agency in another jurisdiction;  (c) Transcripts of the applicant’s records at colleges or other educational institutions;  (d) The applicant’s scores on the examinations administered pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Commission;  (e) Any correspondence concerning the application; and  (f) Any other personal information,  are confidential.  2. It is unlawful to disclose or release the information in an application or any related document except pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 8 of NRS 179A.075 or the applicant’s written authorization.  3. The Department shall, upon request, make available the applicant’s file for inspection by the applicant during regular business hours.  4. The Department may annually require any employee of the Department who has access to information contained within an application or any related document to submit to the Department:  (a) A complete set of his or her fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Department to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for its report on the criminal history of the employee and for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report on the criminal history of the employee; and  (b) Written authorization for the Department to obtain any information concerning the applicant that may be available from the Statewide Central Registry and any equivalent registry maintained by a governmental entity in a jurisdiction in which the applicant has resided within the immediately preceding 5 years.  5. If the information obtained by the Department pursuant to subsection 4 indicates that the employee has been convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude, the Department may take such action, as determined by the Department, to deny that employee access to information contained within an application or any related document.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 769; A 1987, 998; 1995, 1910; 2007, 2099; 2015, 846; 2017, 2078, 2691, 3154; 2019, 1053)