Nevada § 391.019 - Regulations prescribing qualifications for licensure; fields of specialization in teaching; endorsements; issuance of licenses pursuant to alternative routes

§ 391.019. Regulations prescribing qualifications for licensure; fields of specialization in teaching; endorsements; issuance of licenses pursuant to alternative routes

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027 , the Commission shall adopt regulations: (a) Prescribing the qualifications for licensing teachers and other educational personnel

and the procedures for the issuance and renewal of those licenses. The regulations: (1) Must include, without limitation, the qualifications for licensing teachers and

administrators pursuant to an alternative route to licensure which provides that the

required education and training may be provided by any qualified provider which has

been approved by the Commission, including, without limitation, institutions of higher

education and other providers that operate independently of an institution of higher

education. The regulations adopted pursuant to this subparagraph must: (I) Establish the requirements for approval as a qualified provider; (II) Require a qualified provider to be selective in its acceptance of students; (III) Require a qualified provider to provide in-person or virtual supervised, school-based

experiences and ongoing support for its students, such as mentoring and coaching; (IV) Significantly limit the amount of course work required or provide for the waiver

of required course work for students who achieve certain scores on tests; (V) Allow for the completion in 2 years or less of the education and training required

under the alternative route to licensure; (VI) Provide that a person who has completed the education and training required under

the alternative route to licensure and who has satisfied all other requirements for

licensure may apply for a regular license pursuant to sub-subparagraph (VII) regardless

of whether the person has received an offer of employment from a school district,

charter school or private school; and (VII) Upon the completion by a person of the education and training required under

the alternative route to licensure and the satisfaction of all other requirements

for licensure, provide for the issuance of a regular license to the person pursuant

to the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. (2) Must require an applicant for a license to teach middle school or junior high

school education or secondary education to demonstrate proficiency in a field of specialization

or area of concentration by successfully completing course work prescribed by the

Department or completing a subject matter competency examination prescribed by the

Department with a score deemed satisfactory. (3) Must not prescribe qualifications which are more stringent than the qualifications

set forth in NRS 391.0315 for a licensed teacher who applies for an additional license in accordance with that

section. (b) Identifying fields of specialization in teaching which require the specialized

training of teachers. (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.125 , requiring teachers to obtain from the Department an endorsement in a field of specialization

to be eligible to teach in that field of specialization. (d) Setting forth the educational requirements a teacher must satisfy to qualify for

an endorsement in each field of specialization. (e) Setting forth the qualifications and requirements for obtaining a license or endorsement

to teach American Sign Language, including, without limitation, being registered with

the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services

pursuant to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the practice of sign language interpreting in a primary or secondary

educational setting. (f) Requiring teachers and other educational personnel to be registered with the Aging

and Disability Services Division pursuant to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the practice of sign language interpreting in a primary or secondary

educational setting if they: (1) Provide instruction or other educational services; and (2) Concurrently engage in the practice of sign language interpreting, as defined

in NRS 656A.060 . (g) Prescribing course work on parental involvement and family engagement. The Commission shall: (1) Work in cooperation with the Office of Parental Involvement and Family Engagement

created by NRS 385.630 in developing the regulations required by this paragraph. (2) Establish standards for professional development training which may be used to

satisfy any course work requirement prescribed pursuant to this paragraph. (h) Establishing the requirements for obtaining an endorsement on the license of a

teacher, administrator or other educational personnel in cultural competency. (i) Authorizing the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue a license by endorsement

to an applicant who holds an equivalent license or authorization issued by a governmental

entity in another country if the Superintendent determines that the qualifications

for the equivalent license or authorization are substantially similar to those prescribed

pursuant to paragraph (a). (j) Establishing the requirements for obtaining an endorsement on the license of a

teacher, administrator or other educational personnel in teaching courses relating

to financial literacy. (k) Authorizing a person who is employed as a paraprofessional and enrolled in a program

to become a teacher to complete an accelerated program of student teaching in the

same or a substantially similar area in which the person is employed as a paraprofessional

while remaining employed as a paraprofessional. (l) Requiring the Department to accept a program of student teaching or other teaching

experience completed in another state or foreign country by an applicant for a license

if the Department determines that the program or experience substantially fulfills

the standards of a program of student teaching in this State. (m) Authorizing a person who is employed by a public school to provide support or

other services relating to school psychology, if the person does not hold a license

or endorsement as a school psychologist but is enrolled in a program that would allow

the person to obtain such a license or endorsement, to complete a program of internship

in school psychology while remaining employed in such a position. (n) To carry out the provisions of NRS 391B.010 . 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027 , the Commission may adopt such other regulations as it deems necessary for its own

government or to carry out its duties. 3. Any regulation which increases the amount of education, training or experience

required for licensing: (a) Must, in addition to the requirements for publication in chapter 233B of NRS , be publicized before its adoption in a manner reasonably calculated to inform those

persons affected by the change. (b) Must not become effective until at least 1 year after the date it is adopted by

the Commission. (c) Is not applicable to a license in effect on the date the regulation becomes effective.