GENERAL PROVISIONS |
NRS 391.002. Definitions. |
NRS 391.005. “Commission” defined. |
NRS 391.008. “Paraprofessional” defined. |
COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN EDUCATION |
NRS 391.009. Superintendent of Public Instruction required to ensure Commission carries out duties successfully. |
NRS 391.011. Creation; membership. |
NRS 391.013. Limitation on terms of certain members. |
NRS 391.015. Officers. |
NRS 391.017. Meetings; quorum; travel expenses and subsistence allowances. |
NRS 391.019. Regulations prescribing qualifications for licensure; fields of specialization in teaching; endorsements; issuance of licenses pursuant to alternative routes. [Effective July 1, 2019.] |
NRS 391.021. Regulations governing examinations for initial licensure; Commission authorized to provide exemption. |
NRS 391.023. Regulations for relief from other regulations and for resolution of medical or administrative conflicts. |
NRS 391.027. Approval or disapproval of Commission’s regulations by State Board of Education. |
NRS 391.028. Annual report concerning status of Commission’s regulations and work plan. |
NRS 391.029. Provision of personnel; location of offices. |
LICENSING OF EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL |
NRS 391.031. Kinds of licenses. |
NRS 391.0315. Issuance of additional license to teach outside grade level of experience; application; qualifications; exemption from student teaching under certain circumstances. |
NRS 391.0345. Additional requirements for renewal of license: Information regarding whether applicant has state business license; grounds for nonrenewal. [Effective January 1, 2014.] |
NRS 391.035. Confidentiality of application; exceptions. |
NRS 391.038. Review, evaluation and approval of course of study and training required for licensure of educational personnel; fee for review. |
NRS 391.039. Annual evaluation by State Board concerning courses of study and training approved by Commission for licensure as teacher or administrator; posting of evaluation on Department’s website. |
NRS 391.040. Fees for issuance and renewal of licenses. |
NRS 391.045. Directory of licensed personnel to be filed with clerk of board of trustees. |
NRS 391.051. License is revocable privilege. |
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND TRACKING OF CRIMINAL CASES INVOLVING LICENSEES |
NRS 391.053. “Arrest” defined. |
NRS 391.055. Adoption of procedure by Department; notification of arrest required of school district or charter school; maintenance of file on licensee. |
NRS 391.056. Adoption of policy by board of trustees requiring licensed employees to report arrests for or convictions of a crime; contents of policy. |
NRS 391.057. Timely submission of information by school district or charter school. |
NRS 391.059. Immunity from liability for certain persons who provide information or conduct investigation. |
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF TEACHERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES |
NRS 391.070. Employment of alien teacher through program of exchange permitted. |
NRS 391.080. Official oath for licensed employees; exception; persons authorized to administer oath. |
NRS 391.090. Educational personnel required to show knowledge of United States Constitution and Nevada’s Constitution. |
NRS 391.094. State Board required to prescribe examination for certain paraprofessionals. |
NRS 391.096. Student teachers: Employment as substitute teachers; compensation; supervision by licensed teacher. |
NOTICE TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS REGARDING QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS |
NRS 391.097. Parent or guardian may request information regarding professional qualifications of teachers and paraprofessionals; annual notice of right to request information. |
NRS 391.098. Notice to parent or guardian of pupil in Title I school if teacher is not highly qualified. |
EMPLOYMENT AND SALARIES OF TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES; POLICE SERVICES |
NRS 391.110. Superintendent of schools: Employment; qualifications; term; dismissal; administration of oaths. |
NRS 391.125. Request by board of trustees to employ teachers who do not hold appropriate endorsement if shortage exists; limitations; duty of Commission if request granted. |
NRS 391.150. Payment of employees’ salaries from apportionment of public money; deductions from salary. |
NRS 391.155. School districts required to submit biannual report to Interim Finance Committee concerning employment of consultants. |
NRS 391.168. Establishment of program of performance pay and enhanced compensation for recruitment and retention of teachers and administrators. |
NRS 391.170. Conditions for receipt of public money as compensation; exception for charter schools. |
NRS 391.180. Absences of employees: Compensation; deductions; accumulation and transfer of sick leave; intermission and extension of days of school. |
NRS 391.200. Salaries of teachers are prior claims on school district fund. |
NRS 391.205. Involuntary transfer or reassignment of unlicensed employees. |
NURSING SERVICES |
NRS 391.207. Supervision by chief nurse required; qualifications for employment as school nurse; designation of school employees authorized to administer auto-injectable epinephrine. |
NRS 391.208. Duties of school nurse. |
POWERS, DUTIES AND SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL |
NRS 391.210. Exercise of trustees’ authority in school by certain personnel. |
NRS 391.230. Filing of licenses with superintendent of school district; exception for unlicensed teachers of charter school. |
NRS 391.235. Board of trustees authorized to adopt policy to engage district-level administrators in classroom. |
NRS 391.240. Teachers: Keeping register of pupils. |
NRS 391.260. Teachers: Enforcement of courses of study, textbooks and regulations; exception for charter schools. |
NRS 391.270. Teachers: Holding pupils to account for conduct. |
NRS 391.271. School district to provide for legal defense of employee charged with certain crimes committed within scope of employment; exceptions. |
NRS 391.273. Supervision of unlicensed personnel required; exemptions; reduction of basic support allocation for failure to comply; exception for certain unlicensed personnel of charter school. |
NRS 391.274. Policy prescribing duties, roles and responsibilities of school counselors; limitation on time school counselors required to assist with test administration. |
NRS 391.275. Jurisdiction of school police officers. |
PROGRAM TO TRAIN EMPLOYEES WHO OPERATE PRESSURE VESSELS |
NRS 391.278. Program to train employees who operate boiler or other pressure vessel. |
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
NRS 391.280. Attendance of licensed employees at conference. |
NRS 391.285. Suspension of licensed employee for unexcused absence from conference. |
NRS 391.290. Payment of expenses of travel and living for administrators and teachers attending conference. |
NRS 391.295. Transportation of personnel to and from conference. |
NRS 391.298. Focus and structure of scheduled professional development. |
SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYEE FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VALID LICENSE |
NRS 391.301. “Employee” defined. |
NRS 391.3015. Limited exception from provisions for lapse of license during time school is in session. |
NRS 391.302. Suspension and termination required; exception; reinstatement if extension of time or other relief granted. |
NRS 391.305. Notice of suspension; effect of reinstatement of license within prescribed period; termination for failure to reinstate license. |
NRS 391.308. Hearing to determine whether additional time to reinstate license should be granted; transmittal of written ruling; effect of ruling. |
NRS 391.309. Effect of provisions. |
EVALUATIONS OF LICENSED PERSONNEL; PROBATIONARY AND POSTPROBATIONARY EMPLOYMENT; DISCIPLINARY ACTION |
General Provisions |
NRS 391.311. Definitions. [Effective through March 31, 2014.] |
NRS 391.311. Definitions. [Effective April 1, 2014.] |
NRS 391.3115. Applicability of NRS 391.311 to 391.3197, inclusive; exceptions. |
NRS 391.3116. Contract negotiated by collective bargaining may supersede provisions of NRS 391.311 to 391.3197, inclusive; exception for certain employees deemed probationary. |
NRS 391.312. Grounds for suspension, demotion, dismissal and refusal to reemploy teachers and administrators; consideration of evaluations and standards of performance. |
Delay of Implementation of Statewide Performance Evaluation System; School Districts Authorized to Opt Out of Delay; Validation Study of System; Policies for Evaluations During Validation Study |
NRS 391.31214. Policy for evaluations of teachers and other licensed educational personnel instead of NRS 391.3125 during validation study. |
NRS 391.31215. Policy for evaluation of administrators instead of NRS 391.3127 during validation study. |
NRS 391.31216. Status of probationary employees during validation study. |
NRS 391.31218. Observation schedule for postprobationary teachers and administrators if statewide performance evaluation system implemented for 2014-2015 school year. |
NRS 391.31219. Observation schedule for postprobationary teachers and administrator if statewide performance evaluation system implemented for 2015-2016 school year. |
NRS 391.3122. Validation study of counselors, librarians and certain other educational personnel for 2014-2015 school year. |
NRS 391.3123. Implementation of statewide performance evaluation system for counselors, librarians and certain other licensed educational personnel for 2015-2016 school year. |
Evaluations |
Disciplinary Action |
NRS 391.31297. Grounds for suspension, demotion, dismissal and refusal to reemploy teachers and administrators; consideration of evaluations and standards of performance. |
NRS 391.313. Admonition of licensed employee: Duty of administrator; removal from records; when admonition not required. |
NRS 391.315. Recommendation for demotion, dismissal or nonreemployment; request for appointment of hearing officer. |
NRS 391.3161. Request for hearing officer; appointment; procedures for challenging selection of hearing officer; duties of hearing officer. |
NRS 391.317. Notice of intention to recommend demotion, dismissal or refusal to reemploy; rights of employee; request for expedited hearing if dismissed before completion of current school year. |
NRS 391.318. Request for hearing: Action by superintendent. |
NRS 391.3192. Procedures for hearing; payment for expenses of hearing officer and transcript. |
NRS 391.31925. Person with communications disability entitled to use of registered legal interpreter at hearing. |
NRS 391.3193. Written report of hearing: Contents; final and binding if so agreed; time limited for filing. |
NRS 391.3194. Action by superintendent upon receipt of report; action by board; notice to licensed employee; judicial review. |
Probationary and Postprobationary Employment |
NRS 391.3196. Reemployment of postprobationary employees: Notice of reemployment or delivery of contract; acceptance of employment. |
NRS 391.31965. Certain postprobationary employees subsequently employed by another school district or charter school not required to serve probationary period; exception. |
SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES |
NRS 391.320. Suspension or revocation of teacher’s license by State Board. |
NRS 391.323. Time of hearing; report and recommendation by hearing officer; action by State Board of Education upon receipt of report. |
NRS 391.330. Grounds for suspension or revocation of license. |
NRS 391.340. Revocation or forfeiture for falsely reporting pupils’ attendance. |
NRS 391.355. Procedure for conduct of hearings. |
NRS 391.361. Charges not to become part of employee’s permanent record if State Board of Education determines evidence insufficient. |
BENEFITS AND ANNUITIES |
NRS 391.375. Plan of school district for extension of benefits of social security to substitute teachers; approval by state agency. |
NRS 391.380. Annuities or shares for employees: Purchase; conditions. |
TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF PERSONNEL WHO WORK WITH PUPILS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS |
NRS 391.400. Definitions. |
NRS 391.405. Creation of Grant Fund; acceptance of gifts and grants; uses of money in Fund; application for grant by school districts and charter schools. |
NRS 391.415. Training required for certain personnel to assist parents and guardians of pupils with autism spectrum disorders; limitation on requirements to extent of available money. |
TEACHERS AND LEADERS COUNCIL OF NEVADA; STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM |
NRS 391.450. “Council” defined. |
NRS 391.455. Creation of Council; membership; terms; election of Chair; meetings and quorum; allowance and travel expenses; administrative support by Department. |
NRS 391.460. Council required to make recommendations to State Board concerning statewide performance evaluation system; authorization to establish working groups and task forces. |
NRS 391.465. Establishment of statewide performance evaluation system by State Board. |
NRS 391.470. Annual report by school districts concerning process for peer evaluations of teachers. |
REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS; NEVADA EARLY LITERACY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS |
NRS 391.500. Definitions. |
NRS 391.504. “Regional training program” defined. |
NRS 391.508. “Statewide Council” defined. |
NRS 391.510. Superintendent of Public Instruction required to ensure Statewide Council and regional training programs carry out duties successfully. |
NRS 391.516. Statewide Council for the Coordination of the Regional Training Programs: Creation; membership; terms; vacancy; compensation; administrative support. |
NRS 391.520. Statewide Council for the Coordination of the Regional Training Programs: Duties; acceptance of gifts and grants authorized. |
NRS 391.524. Governing body of regional training program: Membership; terms; vacancy. |
NRS 391.528. Governing body of regional training program: Meetings; no salary or compensation. |
NRS 391.532. Governing body of regional training program: Employment and salary of coordinator; duties of coordinator. |
NRS 391.542. Governing body of regional training program: Establishment of evaluation system for teachers and other personnel participating in program. |
NRS 391.545. Governing body authorized to facilitate and coordinate access to information related to suicide; receipt of information by teachers and administrators does not create additional duty. |
NRS 391.548. Payment of certain costs and expenses by regional training program. |
NRS 391.552. Evaluation of regional training program by governing body; submission of annual report. |
NRS 391.556. Submission of annual report by board of trustees. |
PROTECTION FOR DISCLOSURE OF IRREGULARITIES IN TESTING ADMINISTRATION AND SECURITY |
NRS 391.600. Definitions. |
NRS 391.602. “Assessment” defined. |
NRS 391.604. “Examination” defined. |
NRS 391.608. “Irregularity in testing administration” defined. |
NRS 391.612. “Irregularity in testing security” defined. |
NRS 391.616. “Reprisal or retaliatory action” defined. |
NRS 391.620. “School official” defined. |
NRS 391.624. Declaration of policy concerning disclosure of irregularities in testing administration and security. |
NRS 391.628. School official prohibited from using authority or influence to prevent disclosure of information. |
NRS 391.636. State Board authorized to issue subpoenas during investigation or hearing concerning reprisal or retaliatory action; enforcement of subpoena by court. |
NRS 391.640. Use of provisions for harassment prohibited; penalty for willful disclosure of untruthful information. |
NRS 391.644. Department required to provide written summary of provisions to school districts and charter schools; distribution of written summary to school officials. |
NRS 391.648. Provisions do not abrogate or decrease effect of crimes or punishments. |
Note
NOTE: Section 9 of chapter 133, Statutes of Nevada 2011, at p. 654, has been codified as NRS 392.860.