NAC391.030. Qualification to become licensed employee of school district: Courses or examination in certain subjects required; exemption.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, as a qualification for becoming a licensed employee of a school district, a person must:

     (a) Complete courses covering:

          (1) Title 34 of NRS;

          (2) The Constitution of the State of Nevada; and

          (3) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 4 of NAC 391.425, the Constitution of the United States; or

     (b) Hold a license which is not renewable and allows the person 3 years to:

          (1) Take courses on those subjects from an accredited university or college; or

          (2) Pass an examination developed by the Department in those subjects, by achieving the passing score set by the Commission.

     2. A person is exempt from the requirements of subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 if the person submits to the Department evidence that he or she holds a license to teach which was issued by another state and has more than 3 years of experience in teaching, administrating or providing other educational functions, or any combination thereof, on a full-time basis at any grade level in prekindergarten through grade 12.

     3. The staff of the Department or representatives appointed by the Department will administer an examination in the subjects set forth in subsection 1 in November and May in each school year.

     [Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.010 subsec. 4, eff. 10-23-81]—(NAC A 10-26-83; A by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, 9-11-89; 11-4-91; 10-23-92; 1-10-96; R092-97, 1-14-98; R210-01, 3-27-2002; R026-07, 10-31-2007)