NRS391.011. Creation; membership.

      1.  The Commission on Professional Standards in Education, consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.

      2.  Four members of the Commission must be teachers who teach in the classroom as follows:

      (a) One who teaches in a secondary school.

      (b) One who teaches in a middle school or junior high school.

      (c) One who teaches in an elementary school.

      (d) One who teaches special education.

      3.  The remaining members of the Commission must include:

      (a) One counselor or psychologist employed by a school district.

      (b) Two administrators of schools, at least one of whom must be a principal of a school.

      (c) The dean of the College of Education at one of the universities in the Nevada System of Higher Education, or a representative of one of the Colleges of Education nominated by such a dean for appointment by the Governor.

      (d) One member who is a representative of the general public.

      4.  The appointments of a counselor, the administrators and three of the four teachers must be made from a list of names of at least three persons for each position that is submitted to the Governor:

      (a) For the counselor and teachers, by an employee organization representing the majority of counselors and the majority of teachers in the State of Nevada who teach in the educational level from which the appointment is being made; or

      (b) For administrators, by an organization of administrators for schools in which the majority of administrators of schools in this State have membership.

      5.  One member of the Commission who is a teacher, administrator, counselor or psychologist must be employed by a private school licensed pursuant to chapter 394 of NRS.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 994; A 1991, 2378; 1993, 339; 1997, 1115)