NRS391.038. Review, evaluation and approval of course of study and training required for licensure of educational personnel; fee for review.

      1.  The State Board, 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.

Ê If the course of study and training meets the requirements established by the State Board, it must be approved by the State Board. The State Board 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 State Board, 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 State Board 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 Board.

      3.  The State Board shall adopt regulations establishing fees for the review by the Board of a course of study and training submitted to the Board by an educational institution.

      4.  The State Board, in consultation with educational institutions in this State which offer courses of study and training for the education of teachers and other educational personnel, and the Nevada Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the Nevada Association of Teacher Educators, shall adopt regulations governing the approval by the State Board of courses of study and training which are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, and those which are not so accredited.

      5.  If the State Board 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 State Board.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 996; A 1995, 1382; 1999, 3389)