NAC391.056. Provisional nonrenewable licensure: Qualifications; term of validity; addition of endorsements; inapplicability to certain persons.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may issue a provisional nonrenewable license to an applicant applying for a license pursuant to NAC 391.045 if the applicant otherwise meets the requirements for a license pursuant to NAC 391.045, but:

     (a) Has a deficiency in credits of 6 semester hours or less for all areas of licensure or endorsement, unless the provision is for an endorsement as a substitute teacher;

     (b) Has not completed the courses or passed the examination required by NAC 391.030 and is not exempt from the requirements of that section;

     (c) Lacks confirmation from a college that the applicant has student teaching experience if he or she is applying for a teaching license, or that the applicant has completed a school counseling practicum or internship if he or she is applying for a school counseling endorsement, but:

          (1) Has completed all necessary course-work requirements for the school counseling endorsement;

          (2) Has completed 200 hours of the practicum or internship through a regionally accredited college or university, including, without limitation, a minimum of 100 hours in a school setting at the time of his or her application for licensure; and

          (3) Is currently and continuously enrolled in a regionally accredited college or university school counseling practicum or internship program;

     (d) Has not passed the tests required by NAC 391.036 and is not exempt from taking such tests; or

     (e) Has not completed the course required by paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection 1 of NAC 391.045.

     2. A license issued pursuant to this section becomes invalid 3 years after the date on which the license is issued.

     3. The holder of a license issued pursuant to this section may add endorsements with provisions to the license during the first year in which the license is valid. Endorsements without provisions may be added to the license at any time during the period in which the license is valid. If an endorsement is added to the license, the endorsement does not affect the date on which the license becomes invalid.

     4. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may not issue a provisional nonrenewable license pursuant to paragraph (a), (c) or (d) of subsection 1 on or after July 1, 2010, to a person who is applying for:

     (a) An elementary license pursuant to NAC 391.095;

     (b) A special teaching license in music or art;

     (c) A license to teach special education; or

     (d) A secondary license with an endorsement in one or more of the following major or minor fields:

          (1) Art.

          (2) Biological science.

          (3) Chemistry.

          (4) English.

          (5) French.

          (6) General science.

          (7) History.

          (8) Mathematics.

          (9) Music.

          (10) Physical science.

          (11) Reading.

          (12) Social studies.

          (13) Spanish.

          (14) Speech and drama.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education by R087-97, eff. 1-14-98; A by R087-97, 1-14-98, eff. 10-17-98; R210-01, 3-27-2002; R099-03, 9-24-2003; R057-03, 10-21-2003; R015-04, 5-7-2004; R003-05 & R006-05, 10-31-2005; R187-07, 4-17-2008; R086-09, 5-5-2011; R028-11, 10-26-2011; R127-11, 9-14-2012)