Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 59 (BDR 34-245)
Proposed by: Committee on Human Resources and Facilities
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Amend section 1, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 7 through 16 on page 1 and lines 1 through 29 on page 2 and inserting:
(b) One who teaches in a middle school or junior high school.
(c) One who teaches in an elementary school.
(d) One who teaches special education.
3. The remaining members of the commission must include:
(a)] Three teachers;
(b) One counselor or [psychologist employed by a school district.
(b) Two administrators of schools, at least one of whom must be a principal of a school.] administrator; and
(c) The dean of the College of Education at one of the universities in the University and Community College System of Nevada, or a representative of one of the Colleges of Education nominated by such a dean for appointment by the governor.
4. The appointments of a counselor, the administrators and three of the four teachers must be made from a list of names of at least three persons for each position that is submitted to the governor:
(a) For the counselor and teachers, by an employee organization representing the majority of counselors and the majority of teachers in the State of Nevada who teach in the educational level from which the appointment is being made; or
(b) For administrators, by an organization of administrators for schools in which the majority of administrators of schools in this state have membership.
5.] 3. The majority leader of the senate and the speaker of the assembly shall each appoint two members to the commission as follows:
(a) One teacher; and
(b) One parent or legal guardian who is not employed by other otherwise affiliated with the public school system or one representative of a private business or industry who is not employed by or otherwise affiliated with the public school system.
4. One member of the commission appointed by the governor who is a teacher, administrator [, counselor or psychologist] or counselor must be employed by a private school licensed pursuant to chapter 394 of NRS.".
Amend sec. 3, pages 2 and 3, by deleting lines 38 through 43 on page 2 and lines 1 through 9 on page 3 and inserting:
"Sec. 3. 1. For the five terms of office of the commission on professional standards in education that expire on or before June 30, 1999:
(a) The governor shall, on or before July 1, 1999, appoint three members to the commission in accordance with the amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act.
(b) The majority leader of the senate and the speaker of the assembly shall, on or before July 1, 1999, each appoint one member to the commission in accordance with the amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act.
2. For the two terms of office of the commission on professional standards in education that expire on June 30, 2000, the majority leader of the senate and the speaker of the assembly shall, on or before July 1, 2000, each appoint one member to the commission in accordance with the amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act.
3. For the two terms of office of the commission on professional standards in education that expire on June 30, 2001, the governor shall, on or before July 1, 2001, appoint two members to the commission in accordance with the amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act.".