NAC391.073. Renewal of license: Requirements for persons who are retired and hold a valid license issued by Superintendent of Public Instruction; fee; term of validity; delay of expiration date by Superintendent; endorsement; renewal.

     1. A person who is retired and who holds a valid license issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction may submit an application on a form prescribed by the Department for renewal of the license. The application must include:

     (a) Proof that the applicant is retired under the Public Employees’ Retirement System;

     (b) Proof that the applicant has at least 15 years of verified employment experience in this State in a position that requires licensure by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS; and

     (c) A renewal fee of $131, which includes the fees for processing the fingerprints of the applicant by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Ê Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the requirements for renewal set forth in NAC 391.065 do not apply.

     2. An application for renewal pursuant to this section may not be submitted earlier than 9 months before the expiration date of the license.

     3. Notwithstanding the provisions of NAC 391.060 to the contrary, the renewal of a license pursuant to this section is valid for 10 years. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may delay the expiration of a license for not more than 120 days pending receipt of the reports of the criminal history of the licensee by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A person may renew the license pursuant to this section if he or she satisfies the requirements of subsection 1.

     4. If a person who holds a license that is renewed pursuant to this section accepts employment with a public employer, the person shall comply with the applicable provisions of chapter 286 of NRS and any other statutes and regulations applicable to retired public employees.

     5. An applicant for renewal pursuant to this section who seeks to renew an endorsement in a field of specialization shall comply with the applicable requirements for the renewal of the endorsement.

     6. As used in this section, “public employer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 286.070.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education by R167-08, eff. 12-17-2008; A by R114-11, 5-30-2012)