Nevada § 391.021 - Regulations governing examinations for initial licensure; exemption for applicant after completion of course in subject area applicant did not pass; exemption for teachers and educational personnel who obtain reciprocal license
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§ 391.021. Regulations governing examinations for initial licensure; exemption for applicant after completion of course in subject area applicant did not pass; exemption for teachers and educational personnel who obtain reciprocal license
1. 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. 2. When adopting regulations pursuant to subsection 1, the Commission shall consider
including any alternative means of demonstrating competency for persons with a disability
or health-related need that the Commission determines are necessary and appropriate. 3. The regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to subsection 1 must authorize
an applicant to be exempt from any requirement to pass a competency test in basic
reading, writing and mathematics if the applicant submits to the Department evidence
that, after not passing a competency test in basic reading, writing and mathematics
at the level of competence specified by the Commission, the applicant began and completed,
with a grade of B or better, a course of study approved by the Department in each
subject area of the competency test that the applicant did not pass at the level of
competence specified by the Commission. 4. Teachers and educational personnel from another state who obtain a reciprocal license
pursuant to NRS 391.032 or 391B.010 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.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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