NRS391.322. Notice to licensee of receipt of recommendation for suspension or revocation of license; written request for hearing; selection of hearing officer; immediate processing required upon receipt of notice of conviction of licensee.

      1.  If the board of trustees of a school district or the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Superintendent’s designee submits a recommendation to the State Board for the suspension or revocation of a license issued pursuant to this chapter, the State Board shall give written notice of the recommendation to the person to whom the license has been issued.

      2.  A notice given pursuant to subsection 1 must contain:

      (a) A statement of the charge upon which the recommendation is based;

      (b) A copy of the recommendation received by the State Board;

      (c) A statement that the licensee is entitled to a hearing before a hearing officer if the licensee makes a written request for the hearing as provided by subsection 3; and

      (d) A statement that the grounds and procedure for the suspension or revocation of a license are set forth in NRS 391.320 to 391.361, inclusive.

      3.  A licensee to whom notice has been given pursuant to this section may request a hearing before a hearing officer selected pursuant to subsection 4. Such a request must be in writing and must be filed with the Superintendent of Public Instruction within 15 days after receipt of the notice by the licensee.

      4.  Upon receipt of a request filed pursuant to subsection 3, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall request from the Hearings Division of the Department of Administration a list of potential hearing officers. The licensee requesting a hearing and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall select a person to serve as hearing officer from the list provided by the Hearings Division of the Department of Administration by alternately striking one name until the name of only one hearing officer remains. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall strike the first name.

      5.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, if no request for a hearing is filed within the time specified in subsection 3, the State Board may suspend or revoke the license or take no action on the recommendation.

      6.  If the Department receives notice of a conviction of a licensee and the conviction is for an act which is a ground for the suspension or revocation of a license, the State Board shall immediately process the recommendation in accordance with the provisions of NRS 391.320 to 391.361, inclusive. If no request for a hearing is filed within the time specified in subsection 3, the State Board may accept, reject or modify the recommendation.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 857; A 2005, 465; 2007, 427)