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Amend section 1, page 2, line 3, by deleting “Standards.” and inserting:
“Standards, to the extent that persons who hold such certification are available and willing to serve.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 2 as sec. 3 and adding a new section designated sec. 2, following section 1, to read as follows:
“Sec. 2. NRS 391.011 is hereby amended to read as follows:
NEW
SECOND PARALLEL SECTION (Proof
against § 1 of the bill)
391.011 1. The
Commission on Professional Standards in Education, consisting of nine members
appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.
2. Four members of the Commission must be teachers who teach in the classroom as follows:
(a) One who teaches in a secondary school.
(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.
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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 . [, to the extent that persons who hold such certification are
available and willing to serve.]
3. The remaining members of the Commission must include:
(a) 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.
(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.
(d) One member who is a representative of the general public.
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. One member of the Commission who is a teacher, administrator, counselor or psychologist must be employed by a private school licensed pursuant to chapter 394 of NRS.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 3.
Amend sec. 4, page 3, by deleting line 10 and inserting:
“Sec. 4. 1. This section and sections 1 and 3 of this act become effective on July 1, 2003.
2. Section 2 of this act becomes effective on January 1, 2007.”.