Assembly Bill No. 222–Committee on Education

 

(On Behalf of Legislative Committee on Education)

 

February 22, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Education

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing membership of commission on professional standards in education. (BDR 34‑837)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to education; increasing the membership of the commission on professional standards in education; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. NRS 391.011 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    391.011  1.  The commission on professional standards in education,

1-3  consisting of [nine] 11 members appointed by the governor, is hereby

1-4  created.

1-5    2.  Four members of the commission must be teachers who teach in the

1-6  classroom as follows:

1-7    (a) One who teaches in a secondary school.

1-8    (b) One who teaches in a middle school or junior high school.

1-9    (c) One who teaches in an elementary school.

1-10    (d) One who teaches special education.

1-11    3.  The remaining members of the commission must include:

1-12    (a) One counselor or psychologist employed by a school district.

1-13    (b) Two administrators of schools, at least one of whom must be a

1-14  principal of a school.

1-15    (c) Two persons who are employed to recruit and select licensed

1-16  educational personnel for a school district. The persons appointed

1-17  pursuant to this paragraph must not be employed by the same school

1-18  district.

1-19    (d) The dean of the College of Education at one of the universities in the

1-20  University and Community College System of Nevada, or a representative

2-1  of one of the Colleges of Education nominated by such a dean for

2-2  appointment by the governor.

2-3    [(d)] (e) One member who is a representative of the general public.

2-4    4.  The appointments of a counselor, the administrators , the persons

2-5  who are employed to recruit and select licensed educational personnel

2-6  and three of the four teachers must be made from a list of names of at least

2-7  three persons for each position that is submitted to the governor:

2-8    (a) For the counselor and teachers, by an employee organization

2-9  representing the majority of counselors and the majority of teachers in the

2-10  State of Nevada who teach in the educational level from which the

2-11  appointment is being made . [; or]

2-12    (b) For administrators, by an organization of administrators for schools

2-13  in which the majority of administrators of schools in this state have

2-14  membership.

2-15    (c) For the persons who are employed to recruit and select licensed

2-16  educational personnel, by the Nevada Association of School Boards.

2-17    5.  One member of the commission who is a teacher, administrator,

2-18  counselor or psychologist must be employed by a private school licensed

2-19  pursuant to chapter 394 of NRS.

2-20    Sec. 2.  NRS 391.013 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-21    391.013  No member of the commission who is a teacher, counselor,

2-22  administrator [or] , representative of the general public or employee who

2-23  recruits and selects licensed educational personnel may serve more than

2-24  two terms.

2-25    Sec. 3.  On or before July 1, 2001, the governor shall appoint two

2-26  members to the commission on professional standards in education in

2-27  accordance with the amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act to terms

2-28  commencing on July 1, 2001.

2-29    Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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