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Section 1. 1. The Department of Education shall, in cooperation

with the Board of Regents, adopt a plan for the establishment of a program

for the professional development of teachers.

2. The plan adopted by the Department of Education must provide for

the establishment of a program for the professional development of

teachers that is designed to:

(a) Encourage licensed teachers to teach in areas of this state in which a

shortage of teachers exists.

(b) Encourage licensed teachers to obtain an endorsement in a field of

specialization where a shortage of teachers exists.

(c) Offer an equitable opportunity for all teachers to participate in the

program.

(d) Recruit teachers for participation in the program. The recruitment

must include, without limitation, publication of the information regarding

the program to:

(1) Students who are enrolled in institutions of higher education;

(2) Organizations that represent licensed educational personnel; and

(3) The licensed educational personnel in the public schools in this

state.

3. The Department of Education shall work in cooperation with the

boards of trustees of the school districts to designate areas in this state

where a shortage of teachers exists and identify fields of specialization

where a shortage of teachers exists.

4. The Department of Education may apply for federal grants of money

available for the development of the program, if any.

5. On or before February 5, 2001, the Department of Education shall

submit the plan adopted pursuant to this section to the Director of the

Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 71st session of the

Nevada Legislature.

Sec. 2. 1. The Board of Regents shall, in cooperation with the

Department of Education, adopt a plan for the establishment of a program

for the recruitment of teachers.

2. The plan adopted by the Board of Regents must provide for the

establishment of a program for the recruitment of teachers that is designed

to recruit pupils enrolled in the high schools in this state and students

enrolled in a community college or university of the University and

Community College System of Nevada for participation in the program.

The recruitment must include, without limitation:

(a) Publication of the information regarding the program to

organizations that include students who wish to become teachers.

(b) Methods to encourage pupils who are enrolled in high schools to

enter the field of teaching, including, without limitation, pupils with

disabilities and pupils who are of diverse racial, ethnic and cultural

backgrounds. The Board of Regents shall work in cooperation with the

boards of trustees of the school districts to determine the most effective

methods to identify such pupils.

3. The Board of Regents may apply for federal grants of money

available for the development of the program, if any.

4. On or before February 5, 2001, the Board of Regents shall submit

the plan adopted pursuant to this section to the Director of the Legislative

Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 71st session of the Nevada

Legislature.

Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.

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