NAC391.057. Conditional licensure: Qualifications; authorized employment; term of validity; automatic revocation.

     1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall issue a conditional license to teach elementary education, a conditional license to teach pupils in a program of early childhood education, a conditional license to teach secondary education, a conditional license to teach pupils in prekindergarten through grade 12 in a specific area described in subsection 1 of NAC 391.0573 or a conditional license to teach special education to pupils in prekindergarten through grade 12 in a category described in subsection 2 of NAC 391.0573 to a person who submits an application which is accompanied by proof satisfactory to the Superintendent of Public Instruction that the applicant:

     (a) Holds a bachelor’s degree from a postsecondary institution that is regionally accredited;

     (b) Passed the competency test in basic reading, writing and mathematics that is required by NAC 391.036 or is eligible for an exemption from that test;

     (c) Has been accepted by a qualified provider for enrollment in a program for an alternative route to licensure; and

     (d) Complies with the instructional and training policies and procedures of the qualified provider.

     2. In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, an applicant for a conditional license to teach secondary education or to teach pupils in prekindergarten through grade 12 in a specific area described in subsection 1 of NAC 391.0573, other than an applicant to teach pupils special education in a category described in subsection 2 of NAC 391.0573, must:

     (a) Hold a major or minor in the applicant’s desired area of licensure; or

     (b) Pass a competency test required by the Commission in the subject matter of the area for which the applicant is seeking a conditional license or provide to the Department proof that he or she is eligible for an exemption from that test.

     3. A conditional license issued pursuant to this section:

     (a) Authorizes the holder of the license to teach in a county school district, a charter school or a private school;

     (b) Becomes valid on the date on which the holder of the license satisfies all the requirements of subsection 1 and, if applicable, the requirements of subsection 2;

     (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, is valid for not more than 3 years; and

     (d) Is not renewable.

     4. A conditional license issued pursuant to this section is automatically revoked if the holder of the conditional license withdraws from or is no longer enrolled in a program for an alternative route to licensure.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, 12-13-96, eff. 1-1-97; A by R089-99, 10-25-99; R150-99, 1-26-2000; R063-01, 10-22-2001; R015-04, 5-7-2004; R016-04, 8-25-2004; R070-06, 9-18-2006; R048-09, 11-25-2009; R028-11, 10-26-2011; R115-11, 10-4-2013; R133-13, 2-26-2014)

Notation

REVISER’S NOTE.

      The regulation of the Commission on Professional Standards in Education filed with the Secretary of State on October 4, 2013 (LCB File No. R115-11), which amended this section, contains the following provision not included in NAC:

      “Notwithstanding the provisions of NAC 391.057, as amended by section 6 of this regulation, and the repeal of NAC 391.058, the former provisions of NAC 391.057 and 391.058 apply:

      1.  To a person who holds a valid conditional license issued before October 4, 2013, pursuant to the former provisions NAC 391.057 until the expiration of that conditional license unless otherwise revoked before its expiration.

      2.  To a school district, charter school or private school that has in its employ, pursuant to the former provisions of NAC 391.058 and before October 4, 2013, a person who holds a conditional license described in subsection 1.”