Senate Bill No. 390–Senator Cegavske

 

March 17, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Human Resources and Facilities

 

SUMMARY—Requires persons who serve on Commission on Professional Standards in Education as teachers to hold certain national certification. (BDR 34‑892)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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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; requiring the persons who serve on the Commission on Professional Standards in Education as teachers to hold certification issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; 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

1-3  Education, consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor,

1-4  is hereby created.

1-5  2.  Four members of the Commission must be teachers who

1-6  hold certification issued by the National Board for Professional

1-7  Teaching Standards and who teach in the classroom as follows:

1-8  (a) One who teaches in a secondary school.

1-9  (b) One who teaches in a middle school or junior high school.

1-10      (c) One who teaches in an elementary school.

1-11      (d) One who teaches special education.

1-12      3.  The remaining members of the Commission must include:

1-13      (a) One counselor or psychologist employed by a school district.

1-14      (b) Two administrators of schools, at least one of whom must be

1-15  a principal of a school.

2-1  (c) The dean of the College of Education at one of the

2-2  universities in the University and Community College System of

2-3  Nevada, or a representative of one of the Colleges of Education

2-4  nominated by such a dean for appointment by the Governor.

2-5  (d) One member who is a representative of the general public.

2-6  4.  The appointments of a counselor, the administrators and

2-7  three of the four teachers must be made from a list of names of at

2-8  least three persons for each position that is submitted to the

2-9  Governor:

2-10      (a) For the counselor and teachers, by an employee organization

2-11  representing the majority of counselors and the majority of teachers

2-12  in the State of Nevada who teach in the educational level from

2-13  which the appointment is being made; or

2-14      (b) For administrators, by an organization of administrators for

2-15  schools in which the majority of administrators of schools in this

2-16  state have membership.

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

2-18  administrator, counselor or psychologist must be employed by a

2-19  private school licensed pursuant to chapter 394 of NRS.

2-20      Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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