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2023 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)
2023 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. [Effective through June 30, 2024.] Meetings; quorum; travel expenses and subsistence allowances; payment of certain costs by school district or charter school. [Effective July 1, 2024.]

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)
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 (d) of subsection 5 of NRS 391.011.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 995; A 2017, 2116; 2023, 3012, effective July 1, 2024)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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 Joint Interim Standing 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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)
2023 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. [Effective through June 30, 2024.] Additional requirements for renewal of license of certain teachers: Proof of completion of course in multicultural education; regulations. [Effective July 1, 2024.]

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)
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;
(c) That establish standards for professional development training which may be used to satisfy any course work requirement prescribed pursuant to this section; and
(d) As otherwise necessary to carry out the requirements of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2073; A 2019, 1053; 2023, 3016, effective July 1, 2024)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.0349 - Additional requirements for the renewal of certain licenses: Proof of completion of continuing education; regulations.

1. Each school counselor and school psychologist shall complete continuing education as determined by the Commission.
2. The Commission shall adopt regulations establishing continuing education requirements for school counselors and school psychologists. The regulations must include, without limitation, the amount of continuing education a school counselor or school psychologist must complete pursuant to subsection 1.
3. Each school social worker shall complete continuing education as determined by the Board of Examiners for Social Workers.
4. The Board of Examiners for Social Workers shall adopt regulations establishing continuing education requirements for school social workers. The regulations must include, without limitation, the amount of continuing education a school social worker must complete pursuant to subsection 3.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 740)
2023 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)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.036 - Regulations of Commission providing for expedited licensure of spouse of member of Armed Forces on active duty.

The Commission shall adopt regulations which provide for the expedited processing of applications for a license to teach in this State and for employment in a school district for a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 888)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.0365 - Prohibition on denial of licensure based on immigration or citizenship status; provision of personally identifying number required; confidentiality.

1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall not deny the application of a person for a license as a teacher or educational personnel pursuant to NRS 391.033 based solely on his or her immigration or citizenship status.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 391.033, an applicant for a license as a teacher or educational personnel who does not have a social security number must provide an alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, his or her individual taxpayer identification number, when completing an application for a license as a teacher or educational personnel.
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall not disclose to any person who is not employed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction the social security number or alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, an individual taxpayer identification number, of an applicant for a license for any purpose except:
(a) Tax purposes;
(b) Licensing purposes; and
(c) Enforcement of an order for the payment of child support.
4. A social security number or alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, an individual taxpayer identification number, provided to the Superintendent of Public Instruction is confidential and is not a public record for the purposes of chapter 239 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4340)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.037 - Regulations by Commission for approval of training offered by educational institutions to qualify person to be a teacher or administrator; satisfactory completion of course of study required of applicants for licensure; exception.

1. The Commission shall:
(a) Prescribe by regulation the standards for approval of a course of study or training offered by an educational institution to qualify a person to be a teacher or administrator or to perform other educational functions. The regulations prescribed pursuant to this paragraph must include, without limitation, training on how to identify a pupil who is at risk for dyslexia or related disorders.
(b) Maintain descriptions of the approved courses of study required to qualify for endorsements in fields of specialization and provide to an applicant, upon request, the approved course of study for a particular endorsement.
2. Except for an applicant who submits an application for the issuance of a license pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019 or 391B.010, an applicant for a license as a teacher or administrator or to perform some other educational function must submit with his or her application, in the form prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, proof that the applicant has satisfactorily completed a course of study and training approved by the Commission pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 996; A 1993, 442; 2005, 93, 1672; 2007, 504; 2011, 2626, 3100; 2015, 2386; 2017, 2121; 2019, 1054; 2023, 696)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.038 - Review, evaluation and approval of course of study and training required for licensure of educational personnel; fee for review; hearing and judicial review of adverse action by Commission.

1. The Commission, in consultation with educational institutions in this State which offer courses of study and training for the education of teachers, the board of trustees of each school district in this State and other educational personnel, shall review and evaluate a course of study and training offered by an educational institution which is designed to provide the education required for:
(a) The licensure of teachers or other educational personnel;
(b) The renewal of licenses of teachers or other educational personnel; or
(c) An endorsement in a field of specialization.
If the course of study and training meets the requirements established by the Commission, it must be approved by the Commission. The Commission shall not approve a course of study or training unless the course of study and training provides instruction, to the extent deemed necessary by the Commission, in the standards of content and performance prescribed by the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 389.520.
2. The Commission may review and evaluate such courses of study and training itself or may recognize a course of study and training approved by a national agency for accreditation acceptable to the Commission.
3. The Commission shall adopt regulations establishing fees for the review by the Commission of a course of study and training submitted to the Commission by an educational institution.
4. The Commission, in consultation with educational institutions in this State which offer courses of study and training for the education of teachers and other educational personnel, shall adopt regulations governing the approval by the Commission of courses of study and training.
5. If the Commission denies or withdraws its approval of a course of study or training, the educational institution is entitled to a hearing and judicial review of the decision of the Commission.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 996; A 1995, 1382; 1999, 3389; 2015, 2099; 2017, 2122)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.039 - Annual evaluation by State Board concerning courses of study and training approved by Commission for licensure as teacher or administrator; posting of evaluation on Department’s website.

1. The State Board shall, on an annual basis, evaluate each provider approved by the Commission to offer a course of study or training designed to qualify a person to be a teacher or administrator or to perform other educational functions, including, without limitation, a qualified provider approved by the Commission pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019 to offer an alternative route to licensure. The evaluation must include, without limitation, for each provider, the number of persons:
(a) Who received a license pursuant to this chapter after completing the education, course of study or training offered by the provider; and
(b) Identified in paragraph (a) who are employed by a school district or a charter school in this State after receiving a license and information relating to the performance evaluations of those persons conducted by the school district or charter school. The information relating to the performance evaluations must be reported in an aggregated format and not reveal the identity of a person.
2. The Department shall post on its Internet website the evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2621, 3096; A 2017, 2122)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.040 - Fees for issuance and renewal of licenses; fee for duplicate license; waiver of fees for certain persons affiliated with Armed Forces.

1. The Commission shall fix fees of not less than $100 for the:
(a) Initial issuance of a license, which must include the fees for processing the fingerprints of the applicant by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
(b) Renewal of a license, which must include the fees for processing the fingerprints of the applicant for renewal by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
2. The fee for issuing a duplicate license is the same as for issuing the original.
3. The portion of each fee which represents the amount charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for processing the fingerprints of the applicant must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the appropriate account of the Department of Public Safety. The remaining portion of the money received from the fees must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the appropriate account of the Department of Education.
4. The Department of Education may waive any fee for the initial issuance of a license, the renewal of a license or the issuance of a duplicate license for an applicant or licensee who is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States, an applicant or licensee who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty or an applicant or licensee who is the spouse of such a veteran or member of the Armed Forces of the United States.
[326:32:1956]—(NRS A 1965, 1074; 1977, 223; 1979, 1601; 1983, 676; 1987, 998; 1995, 172; 2001, 2603; 2011, 993; 2017, 2123)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.042 - Department required to maintain directory of licensed educational personnel, provide school districts with electronic list of licenses that will expire and notify licensee of date of expiration.

1. The Department shall:
(a) Maintain a directory of the name of each person who holds a license issued pursuant to this chapter and the date on which his or her license expires;
(b) Make the directory readily available to licensed educational personnel and to the general public on the Internet website maintained by the Department; and
(c) Provide to the board of trustees of a school district, upon the request of the board of trustees or upon the request of the human resources office of a school or school district acting on behalf of the board of trustees, an electronic file with a list of each licensed employee who is employed by the board of trustees and whose license will expire within the 9 months immediately following that calendar month.
2. The Department shall notify in writing each person who holds a license pursuant to this chapter whose license is within 9 months of expiring of the date on which his or her license will expire.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 311; A 2011, 1958; 2019, 1055)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.051 - License is revocable privilege.

The purpose of licensing teachers and other educational personnel is to protect the general welfare of the people of this state. Any license issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction is a revocable privilege and no holder of such a license acquires thereby any vested right.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 996)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.056 - Adoption of policy by board of trustees requiring licensed employees to report arrests for or convictions of a crime; contents of policy.

The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall adopt a policy which requires a licensed employee of the school district or charter school to report to the school district or charter school if the employee is arrested for or convicted of a crime. The policy must include, without limitation, an identification of:
1. The crimes for which an arrest or conviction must be reported;
2. The person to whom the report must be made; and
3. The time period after the arrest or conviction in which the report must be made.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 992)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.059 - Immunity from liability for certain persons involved in making report, conducting investigation or submitting information concerning arrest.

Immunity from civil or criminal liability extends to every person who, pursuant to NRS 391.053 to 391.059, inclusive, in good faith:
1. Participates in the making of a report;
2. Causes or conducts an investigation of a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and who is arrested; or
3. Submits information to the Department concerning a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and who is arrested.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 426; A 2011, 994)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.060 - Authorization for school district or charter school to employ licensee who has legal right to work in United States; warrant; penalty.

1. Upon compliance with all applicable federal laws, regulations and internal policies or programs of a federal agency or department, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school may employ a person who has the legal right to work in the United States pursuant to any such federal law, regulation or internal policy or program of a federal agency or department if the person holds a license issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. If a teacher who has the legal right to work in the United States which expires on a certain date pursuant to any federal law, regulation or internal policy or program of a federal agency or department, the teacher’s employment with a school district or the governing body of a charter school, as applicable, automatically expires on the date that he or she is no longer entitled to work in the United States pursuant to federal laws, regulations or internal policies or programs of a federal agency or department.
2. The State Controller or a county auditor may issue a warrant to a teacher who is employed pursuant to subsection 1.
3. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[328:32:1956]—(NRS A 1967, 564; 1971, 218; 1979, 1601; 1987, 998; 1999, 3313; 2001 Special Session, 181; 2015, 239; 2019, 4340)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.070 - Employment of alien teacher through program of exchange permitted.

The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school may employ a teacher or instructor authorized to teach in the United States under the teacher exchange programs authorized by laws of the Congress of the United States.
[329:32:1956]—(NRS A 1979, 1602; 1999, 3314)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.080 - Official oath for licensed employees; exception; persons authorized to administer oath.

1. Each teacher or other licensed employee employed in this state whose compensation is payable out of public money, except teachers employed pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 391.060 or NRS 391.070, must take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties.
2. The oath of office, when taken and subscribed, must be filed with the Department.
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, the deputy superintendents and other members of the professional staff of the Department designated by the Superintendent, members of boards of trustees of school districts, superintendents of schools, principals of schools and notaries public may administer the oath of office to teachers and other licensed employees.
[330:32:1956]—(NRS A 1959, 805; 1969, 127; 1979, 1602; 1987, 830, 999; 2001 Special Session, 182; 2019, 4341)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.091 - Licensed teachers to complete training in certain state laws and provisions of Nevada’s Constitution; establishment of contents of training and standards of proficiency.

1. A licensed teacher, except a teacher who is licensed only as a substitute teacher, must complete training in the laws of this State relating to schools and the provisions of the Nevada Constitution relating to schools within 1 year after being issued a license to teach and being initially hired by the board of trustees of a school district.
2. The Commission shall:
(a) Establish by regulation the required contents of the training required by subsection 1;
(b) Establish by regulation the standard of proficiency required for a teacher to receive credit for completing the training required by subsection 1, which may include, without limitation, an examination to test the proficiency of a teacher in the laws of this State relating to schools and the provisions of the Nevada Constitution relating to schools; and
(c) At least once each biennium, review the contents of the training required by subsection 1 and, if necessary, revise the content of the training.
3. The training required by subsection 1:
(a) Must be tailored to the professional needs of teachers.
(b) May be conducted in person or interactively through the use of communications technology by the school district that employs a teacher or by a vendor approved by such a school district.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 429)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.092 - Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Establishment and submission of plan for training; requirements of plan; certain educational personnel required to establish and maintain certification; agreement to provide training.

1. The board of trustees of each school district:
(a) Shall establish a plan for the teachers and other licensed educational personnel in the school district who teach or supervise pupils in physical education; and
(b) May establish a plan for the teachers and other licensed educational personnel in the school district who teach or supervise pupils in courses of study or activities other than physical education which involve a high risk that cardiopulmonary resuscitation will need to be administered during the course of study or activity,
to receive the training which is necessary for certification in the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
2. A plan established by the board of trustees pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Comply with the guidelines established by the American National Red Cross or the American Heart Association for the certification of persons in the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
(b) Set forth the courses of study and activities offered at schools within the district other than physical education which involve a high risk that cardiopulmonary resuscitation will need to be administered during the course of study or activity, including, without limitation, laboratory sciences, vocational education, special education, competitive sports and the transportation of pupils; and
(c) Set forth an estimation of the time and resources necessary for all personnel of the district to obtain certification in the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
3. The board of trustees of each school district shall submit to the State Board any plan that it establishes pursuant to subsection 1.
4. A teacher or other person who:
(a) Is licensed pursuant to this chapter; and
(b) Teaches or supervises:
(1) Physical education; or
(2) A course of study or an activity that the board of trustees of the school district in which the person is employed has identified as involving a high risk that cardiopulmonary resuscitation will need to be administered during the course of study or activity and for which the board of trustees has established a plan pursuant to subsection 1,
shall establish and maintain current certification in the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with the plan established by the board of trustees.
5. The board of trustees of a school district may enter into an agreement with a local fire department, a local law enforcement agency or a nonprofit organization to provide the training and certification required by the plan.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1715)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.094 - State Board required to prescribe examination for certain paraprofessionals.

The State Board shall prescribe by regulation at least one examination for those paraprofessionals who desire to satisfy the requirements prescribed by the Department to comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(g)(2)(M). The regulations must include the passing score required to demonstrate satisfaction of those requirements.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 69; A 2017, 3258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.0965 - Review of person’s qualifications for license to teach or perform other educational functions; Department authorized to assess fee for such review.

1. The Department may charge and collect a fee of $50 to review information pertaining to and provide feedback concerning a person’s qualifications for a license to teach or perform other educational functions, including, without limitation, records from a college or other educational institution and scores on examinations administered pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Commission, before the person applies for such a license. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the money received from the fee collected pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the appropriate account of the Department.
2. Upon submission and payment of the fee prescribed pursuant to subsection 1, the Department shall review the information submitted pursuant to that subsection and provide feedback to a person concerning whether the information submitted by the person is indicative of whether the person appears to satisfy all or some of the requirements for the issuance of a license and, if so, the kind of license for which it appears the person may satisfy the requirements.
3. The submission of information pursuant to subsection 1 or any feedback provided by the Department pursuant to subsection 2 is not a substitute for the application process prescribed by NRS 391.033 and does not confer upon any person a right to the issuance of a license.
4. If the Department determines from the information submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the person satisfies the requirements for the issuance of a license, the fee prescribed pursuant to subsection 1 must be applied toward the fee prescribed for the initial issuance of a license by the Commission pursuant to NRS 391.040.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2114)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.097 - Parent or guardian may request information regarding professional qualifications of licensed employees; annual notice of right to request information.

1. Upon the request of a parent or legal guardian of a pupil who is enrolled in a public school, the board of trustees of the school district in which the school is located or the governing body of the charter school, as applicable, shall provide to the parent or guardian information regarding the professional qualifications of any licensed employee of the public school in which the pupil is enrolled. The State Board shall prescribe the time by which such information must be provided after receipt of the request by the school district or charter school. The information provided must include, without limitation:
(a) For each teacher who provides instruction to the pupil:
(1) Whether the teacher holds a license for the grade level and subject area in which the teacher provides instruction;
(2) Whether the teacher is:
(I) Providing instruction pursuant to NRS 391.125;
(II) Providing instruction pursuant to a waiver of the requirements for licensure for the grade level or subject area in which the teacher is employed; or
(III) Otherwise providing instruction without an endorsement for the subject area in which the teacher is employed;
(3) The degree held by the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, including, without limitation, the field in which each degree or certification was obtained; and
(4) The competency examinations passed by the teacher; and
(b) If a paraprofessional, as defined in NRS 391.008, provides services to the pupil, the qualifications of the paraprofessional.
2. At the beginning of each school year, the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall provide written notice to the parents and guardians of each pupil enrolled in a school within the school district or enrolled in the charter school, as applicable, that a parent or guardian may request information pursuant to subsection 1. The State Board shall prescribe the date by which the notice required by this subsection must be provided.
3. The information required pursuant to subsection 1 and the notice required pursuant to subsection 2 must be provided in a uniform and understandable format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that parents and guardians can understand.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 69; A 2019, 1055)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.098 - Notice to parent or guardian of pupil in Title I school if teacher is not licensed to teach or does not hold endorsement to teach in certain subject area.

1. If a pupil enrolled in a Title I school or a school that is rated as underperforming pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools:
(a) Is assigned to a teacher, as the pupil’s regular classroom teacher, who is not licensed to teach pursuant to this chapter or who does not hold an endorsement to teach in the subject area in which he or she is teaching; or
(b) Has been taught for 4 consecutive weeks or more by a teacher who is not the pupil’s regular classroom teacher and who is not licensed to teach pursuant to this chapter or who does not hold an endorsement to teach in the subject area in which he or she is teaching,
the principal of the school or the administrative head of the charter school, as applicable, shall provide notice of that fact to the parent or legal guardian of the pupil.
2. The State Board shall prescribe the date on which the notice required by subsection 1 must be provided. The notice must be provided in a uniform and understandable format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that parents and guardians can understand.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 70; A 2013, 1932; 2017, 3259)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.100 - Employment of personnel by trustees; certain paraprofessionals required to possess qualifications prescribed by State Board.

1. The board of trustees of a school district may employ a superintendent of schools, teachers and all other necessary employees.
2. The board of trustees of a school district:
(a) May employ teacher aides and paraprofessionals to assist licensed personnel in the instruction or supervision of children, either in the classroom or at any other place in the school or on the grounds thereof. A person who is employed as a paraprofessional by a school district to work in a program supported with Title I money must possess the requirements prescribed by the State Board pursuant to NRS 391.094.
(b) Shall establish policies governing the duties and performance of teacher aides.
[332:32:1956]—(NRS A 1967, 450; 1971, 175; 1975, 614; 1979, 871, 1603; 1985, 287; 1987, 1000, 1481; 1989, 630; 1993, 2531; 1995, 1910; 1999, 3462; 2001, 2482; 2003, 2848; 2003, 19th Special Session, 72; 2015, 1737, 2100, 3827; 2017, 3259; 2023, 3076)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.102 - Transfer of teacher or administrator evaluated as developing or ineffective to another school; development of plan to address such assignments when principal of school does not consent; submission of plan to State Board.

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement or contract of employment to the contrary, before the board of trustees of a school district may transfer a teacher or administrator who has received an evaluation designating his or her overall performance as developing or ineffective to another school as a result of decreased enrollment, administrative transfer or a reduction in workforce at a public school, the board of trustees of the school district must seek the consent of the principal of the school to which the teacher or administrator is proposed to be transferred. If such consent is not obtained, the superintendent of schools of the school district:
(a) May assign the teacher or administrator to a school within the district other than the school from which the teacher or administrator was transferred; and
(b) May assign the teacher or administrator to the school at which the principal did not consent to the transfer of the teacher or administrator.
2. The superintendent of schools of a school district shall develop and submit to the State Board a plan to address the assignment of teachers or administrators who have received evaluations designating their overall performance as developing or ineffective when the consent of a principal to a transfer pursuant to subsection 1 is not obtained. Such a plan must include, without limitation, a plan for any such teacher or administrator to receive assistance to help the teacher or administrator, as applicable, meet the standards for effective teaching, which may include, without limitation, peer assistance and review, participation in programs of professional development and other appropriate training.
[332:32:1956]—(NRS A 1967, 450; 1971, 175; 1975, 614; 1979, 871, 1603; 1985, 287; 1987, 1000, 1481; 1989, 630; 1993, 2531; 1995, 1910; 1999, 3462; 2001, 2482; 2003, 2848; 2003, 19th Special Session, 72; 2015, 1737, 2100, 3827; 2017, 2124, 2140)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.1025 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 391.1025 to 391.106, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 391.103 and 391.1035 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1519; A 2023, 1380)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391 - Personnel › NRS 391.103 - "Unsupervised contact" defined.

1. "Unsupervised contact" means direct contact or interaction with one or more pupils who are not under the direct supervision of an employee of a school district or other person designated by a public school as the person responsible for pupils.
2. For the purposes of this section:
(a) A pupil is under the direct supervision of an employee of a school district or other person designated by a public school as the person responsible for the pupil if the employee or other person:
(1) If indoors, is present in the same room as the pupil or has visual contact with the pupil.
(2) If outdoors, is within 30 yards of the pupil or has visual contact with the pupil.
(b) A person shall not be deemed to have unsupervised contact with pupils if he or she has the potential for only incidental unsupervised contact with pupils in commonly used areas on the grounds of a public school.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1519)