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Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 6 and 7 and inserting:
“teach in the classroom as follows:”.
Amend section 1, page 1, between lines 11 and 12 by inserting:
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“At least one member appointed pursuant
to this subsection must hold certification issued by the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 2 as sec. 4 and adding new sections designated sections 2 and 3, following section 1, to read as follows:
“Sec. 2. 1. On or before February 1, 2005, the Department of Education shall submit a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the 73rd Session of the Nevada Legislature that includes, for the current school year:
(a) The total number of teachers licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS who hold certification issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, reported separately for teachers who teach:
(1) In a secondary school.
(2) In a middle school or junior high school.
(3) In an elementary school.
(4) Special education.
(b) The percentage of members who serve as teachers on the Commission on Professional Standards in Education and are certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
2. On or before February 1, 2007, the Department of Education shall submit a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the 74th Session of the Nevada Legislature that includes the information described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1 for the current school year.
Sec. 3. The amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act apply to appointments to the Commission on Professional Standards in Education made on or after:
1. July 1, 2003, to fill a vacancy of a member who serves as a teacher, which vacancy is created other than by expiration of a term.
2. January 1, 2007, to fill a vacancy of a member who serves as a teacher, which vacancy is created by expiration of a term.”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to education; requiring at least one person who serves on the Commission on Professional Standards in Education as a teacher to hold certification issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; requiring the Department of Education to submit certain reports to the Legislature concerning the number of teachers who are certified by the National Board and the percentage of teachers on the Commission who are certified; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
“SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing membership of Commission on Professional Standards in Education. (BDR 34‑892)”.