2014 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 391 - Personnel
NRS 391.021 - Regulations governing examinations for initial licensure; Commission authorized to provide exemption.

Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (j) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019 and NRS 391.027, the Commission shall adopt regulations governing examinations for the initial licensing of teachers and other educational personnel. The examinations must test the ability of the applicant to teach and the applicant s knowledge of each specific subject he or she proposes to teach. Each examination must include the following subjects:

1. The laws of Nevada relating to schools;

2. The Constitution of the State of Nevada; and

3. The Constitution of the United States.

The provisions of this section do not prohibit the Commission from adopting regulations pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 391.032 that provide an exemption from the examinations for teachers and other educational personnel from another state if the Commission determines that the examinations required for initial licensure for teachers and other educational personnel in that state are comparable to the examinations required for initial licensure in this State.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 996; A 2001, 365; 2005, 1671; 2009, 604; 2011, 2624, 3099)

NRS 391.023 Regulations for relief from other regulations and for resolution of medical or administrative conflicts. The Commission may adopt regulations which provide relief from the strict application of the terms of its regulations relating to the licensure of teachers and other educational personnel for the resolution of medical or administrative conflicts. The conflicts must be resolved within 6 months after the date the relief is granted.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1490)