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2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 34 EDUCATION
Chapter 391 Personnel
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
- NRS 391.002 Definitions.
- NRS 391.005 "Commission" defined.
- NRS 391.008 "Paraprofessional" defined. COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN EDUCATION
- 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 through June 30, 2011.]
- NRS 391.019 Regulations prescribing qualifications for licensure; fields of specialization in teaching; endorsements; issuance of licenses pursuant to alternative routes. [Effective July 1, 2011.]
- 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 391.029 Provision of personnel; location of offices. LICENSING OF EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL
- NRS 391.031 Kinds of licenses. [Effective through June 30, 2011.]
- NRS 391.031 Kinds of licenses. [Effective July 1, 2011.]
- NRS 391.0315 Issuance of additional license to teach outside grade level of experience; application; qualifications; exemption from student teaching under certain circumstances.
- NRS 391.032 Conditional licenses; reciprocal licensure of educational personnel from other states; Commission authorized to adopt regulations for reciprocal licensure that provide exemption from examinations.
- NRS 391.033 Issuance of licenses; fingerprinting of applicants; provisional licensure authorized. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
- NRS 391.033 Issuance of licenses; fingerprinting of applicants; provisional licensure authorized. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
- NRS 391.034 Additional requirements for issuance and renewal of license: Statement regarding obligation of child support; grounds for denial of license; duty of Superintendent of Public Instruction. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
- NRS 391.035 Confidentiality of application; exceptions.
- NRS 391.037 Regulations by State Board for approval of teacher training courses offered by educational institutions; satisfactory completion of course of study required of applicants for licensure; exception. [Effective through June 30, 2011.]
- NRS 391.037 Regulations by State Board for approval of teacher training courses offered by educational institutions; satisfactory completion of course of study required of applicants for licensure; exception. [Effective July 1, 2011.]
- NRS 391.038 Review, evaluation and approval of course of study and training required for licensure of educational personnel; fee for review.
- NRS 391.040 Fees for issuance and renewal of licenses.
- NRS 391.042 Notice of date of expiration of license.
- 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 391.057 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 391.060 Citizenship requirements for licensure and employment; exception for certain qualified persons who are not citizens if school district demonstrates shortage; limitation on licensure and employment of persons who are not citizens; penalty.
- 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 391.092 Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Establishment and submission of plan for training; requirements of plan; certain educational personnel required to establish and maintain certification; agreement to provide training.
- NRS 391.094 State Board required to prescribe examination for certain paraprofessionals.
- NRS 391.095 Student teachers: Agreement between school district and Nevada System of Higher Education or accredited postsecondary educational institution for assignment; instruction and supervision of pupils.
- 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 391.100 Employment of personnel by trustees; certain teachers and paraprofessionals required to possess qualifications prescribed by federal law; school district prohibited from requiring licensed employees on approved leave to submit fingerprints as condition of return to employment; exception; school police officers; contract for police services.
- NRS 391.110 Superintendent of schools: Employment; qualifications; term; dismissal; administration of oaths.
- NRS 391.120 Written contract of employment for licensed personnel; limitations on employment; suspension or termination for failure to maintain valid license; exception; submission of employment information to Department.
- 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 391.160 Determination of salaries of teachers and other employees; increased salary for certain teachers, speech pathologists and professional school library media specialists with additional certification; credit for previous teaching and administrative service.
- NRS 391.166 Grant Fund for Incentives for Licensed Educational Personnel; program of incentive pay; submission of application for grant; approval of financial incentives by Interim Finance Committee; limitation on individual incentive; evaluation of program.
- 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.
- 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 Program 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. [Effective through June 30, 2010.]
- NRS 391.298 Focus and structure of scheduled professional development. [Effective July 1, 2010.] DISCIPLINARY ACTION 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. Suspensions, Demotions, Dismissals and Refusals to Reemploy; Reemployment
- NRS 391.311 Definitions.
- NRS 391.3115 Applicability of NRS 391.311 to 391.3197, inclusive.
- NRS 391.3116 Contract negotiated by collective bargaining may supersede provisions of NRS 391.311 to 391.3197, inclusive.
- NRS 391.312 Grounds for suspension, demotion, dismissal and refusal to reemploy teachers and administrators; consideration of evaluations and standards of performance.
- NRS 391.3125 Evaluations of licensed educational personnel; development of policy; number of evaluations; notice to probationary employee that he or she may not be reemployed; recommendations and assistance for employee; copy of evaluation.
- NRS 391.3127 Administrators: Policy for evaluations; annual evaluation; procedures for demotion and appeal to board.
- NRS 391.313 Admonition of licensed employee: Duty of administrator; removal from records; when admonition not required.
- NRS 391.314 Suspension of licensed employee; dismissal proceedings; reinstatement; salary during suspension or dismissal proceedings; forfeiture of right of employment for certain offenses; period of suspension.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- NRS 391.3197 Probationary employment: Term; notice of reemployment; request for supplemental evaluation; school district required to offer probationary administrator contract as teacher under certain circumstances; hearing before dismissal. Suspension and Revocation of Licenses
- NRS 391.320 Suspension or revocation of teacher's license by State Board.
- NRS 391.321 Mandatory suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Expires by limitation on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
- NRS 391.322 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.
- 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 391.350 Suspension or revocation of license for employee's failure to fulfill employment obligations or breach of contract; suspension or revocation of administrator's license for wrongfully securing employee's acceptance of employment; notice to other agencies of revocation.
- 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
- 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 391.410 Training required for certain personnel to serve pupils with autism; authorization for school districts and charter schools to contract for provision of training; limitation on requirements to extent of available money.
- NRS 391.415 Training required for certain personnel to assist parents and guardians of pupils with autism; limitation on requirements to extent of available money.
- NRS 391.420 Training required for certain paraprofessionals to provide assistance to pupils with autism; authorization for school districts and charter schools to contract for provision of training; limitation on requirements to extent of available money. 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 391.512 Creation of regional training programs and Nevada Early Literacy Intervention Programs; provision of services to teachers and administrators in certain geographical areas; designation of certain school districts as fiscal agent.
- NRS 391.516 Statewide Council for the Coordination of the Regional Training Programs: Creation; membership; terms; compensation; administrative support authorized.
- 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 391.536 Governing body of regional training program: Annual review of budget; submission of proposed budget to Legislative Committee on Education; acceptance of gifts and grants authorized.
- NRS 391.540 Governing body of regional training program: Adoption of training model; assessment of training needs; preparation and review of 5-year plan; request by another entity for regional training program to perform additional services or duties. [Effective through June 30, 2010.]
- NRS 391.540 Governing body of regional training program: Adoption of training model; assessment of training needs; preparation and review of 5-year plan; request by another entity for regional training program to perform additional services or duties. [Effective July 1, 2010.]
- NRS 391.544 Provision of training to teachers and administrators; maintenance and distribution of training list; authority to contract with board of trustees for additional training; training for paraprofessionals authorized.
- 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 391.604 "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 391.632 School official authorized to file appeal with State Board for reprisal or retaliatory action taken in response to disclosure; hearing; order to desist and refrain; adoption of rules of procedure for hearings.
- 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.
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