AB 196 — Provides for an endorsement that a teacher, administrator or other educational personnel may obtain in cultural competency. (BDR 34-659)

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196196–Assemblymen AMcCurdy SSEMBLYII, BDiaz, ILLThompson, NOFlores; .

196–ABrooks, SSEMBLYMENJauregui, MJoiner Cand CURDYMiller II,Joint DIAZ,Sponsors: THOMPSON , F LORES ;

BROOKSSenators ,Ratti; JAUREGUI , JOINER AND M ILLER PREFILED F EBRUARY 13, 2017 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :

SENATORSand RSegerblom ATTI;ANDCHAPTER.......... S EGERBLOM ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Provides for an endorsement that a teacher, administrator or other educational personnel may obtain in cultural competency.

(BDR 34-659) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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Under existing law, the Commission on Professional Standards in Education is required to adopt regulations prescribing the qualifications for the licensure and endorsement of teachers.

(NRS 391.019) This bill requires the Commission to establish by regulation requirements for a teacher, administrator or other educational personnel to obtain an endorsement on his or her license in cultural competency.

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(a) Prescribing the qualifications for licensing teachers and other educational personnel, including, without limitation, the - *AB196_R1* – 2 – qualifications for a license to teach middle school or junior high school education, and the procedures for the issuance and renewal of those licenses.

- 79th Session (2017) – 2 – (III) Require a qualified provider to provide supervised, school-basedas experiencesmentoring and coaching;nd ongoing support for its students, such as(IV) mentoringSignificantly andlimit coaching;the amount of course work required or provide for the waiver of required course work for students who achieve certain scores on tests;

(IV) Significantly limit the amount of course work required or provide for the waiver of required course work for students who achieve certain scores on tests;

and (VII) Upon the completion by a person of the education and training required under the alternative route to licensure and the satisfaction of all other requirements for licensure, provide for the issuance of athis regularchapter licenseand to the personregulations adopted pursuant to thethis provisionschapter.s of(2) thisMust chapternot andprescribe qualifications which are more stringent than the regulationsqualifications adoptedset pursuantforth toin thisNRS chapter.391.0315 for a licensed teacher who applies for an additional license in accordance with that section.

(2) Must not prescribe qualifications which are more stringent than the qualifications set forth in NRS 391.0315 for a licensed teacher who applies for an additional license in accordance with that section.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.125, requiring teachers to obtain from the Department an endorsement in a field of specialization to be eligible to teach in that field of specialization, - *AB196_R1* – 3 – including, without limitation, an endorsement to teach English as a second language based upon the recommendations of the English Mastery Council pursuant to NRS 388.411.

(e) Setting forth the qualifications and requirements for obtaining a license or endorsement to teach American Sign Language, including, without limitation, being registered with the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the practice of interpreting in an educational setting.

(f) Requiring teachers and other educational personnel to be registered with the Aging and Disability Services Division pursuant - 79th Session (2017) – 3 – to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the practice of interpreting in an educationaleducati(1) settingProvide ifinstruction they:or other educational services;

(1) Provide instruction or other educational services;

¬ An applicant for licensure pursuant to this paragraph who holds a bachelor’s degree must submit proof of participation in a program of student teaching or mentoring or agree to participate in a program of mentoring or courses of pedagogy for the first 2 years of the applicant’s employment as a teacher with a school district or charter school.

(i) Setting forth the subject areas that may be taught by a person who holds a special qualifications license, based upon the subject - *AB196_R1* – 4 – area of the bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctoral degree held by that person.

(1) Holds a bachelor’s degree or a graduate degree from an accreditedwill collegebe orproviding universityinstruction;ty in the field for which the applicant will(2) beIs providingnot instruction;licensed to teach public school in another state;

(2)(3) IsHas notat licensedleast to5 teachyears publicof experience teaching with satisfactory evaluations at a school inthat anotheris state;accredited by a national or - 79th Session (2017) – 4 – regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education;

(3)and Has(4) atSubmits leastproof 5of yearsparticipation in a program of experiencestudent teaching withor satisfactorymentoring evaluationsor atagrees to participate in a program of teacher with a school thatdistrict isor accreditedcharter byschool if the applicant holds a nationalgraduate degree or, if the applicant holds a bachelor’s degree, submits proof of participation in a program of student teaching or regionalmentoring accreditingor agencyagrees recognizedto byparticipate in a program of mentoring or courses of pedagogy for the Unitedfirst States2 Departmentyears of Education;his or her employment as a teacher with a school district or charter school.

and (4) Submits proof of participation in a program of student teaching or mentoring or agrees to participate in a program of mentoring for the first year of the applicant’s employment as a teacher with a school district or charter school if the applicant holds a graduate degree or, if the applicant holds a bachelor’s degree, submits proof of participation in a program of student teaching or mentoring or agrees to participate in a program of mentoring or courses of pedagogy for the first 2 years of his or her employment as a teacher with a school district or charter school.

(a) Must, in addition to the requirements for publication in chapter 233B of NRS, be publicized before its adoption in a manner reasonably calculated to inform those persons affected by thetheanner change.

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A person who is licensed pursuant to paragraph (g) or (j) of sub(a)subsection Shall1: comply with all applicable statutes and regulations.

(a) Shall comply with all applicable statutes and regulations.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, if the person is employed as a teacher by the board of trustees of a school - 79th Session (2017) – 5 – district or the governing body of a charter school, is entitled to all benefits, rights and privileges conferred by statutes and regulations on the licensed employees of a school district or charter school, as applicable.

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