NAC391.330. Endorsement as emergency substitute teacher.

     1. To receive an endorsement as an emergency substitute teacher, a person must earn a high school diploma or its equivalent.

     2. An endorsement as an emergency substitute teacher:

     (a) Is valid for 3 years after the date of issuance; and

     (b) Is not renewable unless, at the time the person applies for the endorsement, he or she has complied with the requirements of NRS 391.090.

     3. A school district whose enrollment is less than 9,000 pupils may, in an emergency, hire an emergency substitute teacher to serve as a teacher in kindergarten through grade 12, as needed.

     4. Upon the written request of a school district whose enrollment is 9,000 pupils or more, the Department may, in an emergency, authorize the school district to hire an emergency substitute teacher to serve as a teacher in kindergarten through grade 12 in a school that is located in a rural area of the school district.

     5. A person employed pursuant to subsection 3 or 4 may not serve as a teacher in one classroom for more than 5 days in any 20-day period. Except in an emergency, a school district shall not allow a person solely holding an endorsement as an emergency substitute teacher to serve as a teacher.

     6. An applicant for an endorsement as an emergency substitute teacher is exempt from the provisions of:

     (a) NAC 391.030 in its entirety regarding the subject of title 34 of NRS and, to the extent that it conflicts with subsection 1 of this section, regarding compliance with NRS 391.090 on the subjects of the federal and state constitutions;

     (b) NAC 391.036; and

     (c) NAC 391.065.

     7. As used in this section, “in an emergency” means the occurrence of an unforeseen circumstance which requires immediate action, including any period during which a licensed teacher or substitute teacher is not immediately available.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, eff. 10-8-93; A 1-11-96; R092-97, 1-14-98; R183-97, 1-30-98; R022-01, 10-22-2001)