SB 100 — Revises provisions relating to the licensure and employment of veterans, military personnel and their spouses in the public schools of this State. (BDR 34-388)

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100–COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (O N BEHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ) PREFILED JANUARY 28, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the licensure and employment of veterans, military personnel and their spouses in the public schools of this State.

(BDR 34-388) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

(NRS 391.033) Existing law further requires the Commission on Professional Standards inlicensing Educationteachers to adopt regulations regarding the qualifications and processeducational forpersonnel. requires the Commission to adopt regulations to expedite an application for a bill license to teach in this State by the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty.

(NRS 391.019) Section 43 of this bill requires schoolthe districtsCommission to consideradopt theregulations Jointto Servicesexpedite Transcriptan orapplication for a similarlicense documentto ofteach ain veteranthis asState creditby towardsthe trainingspouse andof experiencea formember certainof skilledthe positionsArmed Forces of employmentthe inUnited thatStates schoolwho district.is on active duty.

-Section *SB100_R1*4 –of 2this –bill Existingrequires school districts to consider the Joint Services Transcript or a similar document of a veteran as credit towards training and experience for certain skilled positions of employment in tExisting law also provides for the issuance of provisional and reciprocal licenses, as well as licenses obtained through an alternative route to licensure program.

(NRS 391.032) Section 6 of this bill allows a member or veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States, or a spouse of such member or veteran, who anotherobtained state to obtain a license inthrough thisan Stateequivalent asalternative ifroute theyto hadlicensure completedprogram thein alternative route to licensure program in this State.

State as if they had completed the alternative EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

The Commission shall adopt regulations which provide for the expedited processing of applications for a license to teach in this State and for employment in a school district for a - 80th Session (2019) – 2 – spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty.

391.002 NAs used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 391.005, 391.008 and 391.0085 and section 2 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

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NRS 391.002 is hereby amended to read as follows:

391.002 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 391.005, 391.008 and 391.0085 and section 2 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

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Such regulations must include, without limitation, provisions for the reciprocal licensure of persons who obtained a license pursuant to an alternative route to licensure which - *SB100_R1* – 3 – the Department determines is as rigorous or more rigorous than the alternative route to licensure prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (1)(1)2.f pA person who is a member of paragraphthe (a)Armed Forces of subsectionthe 1United States, a veteran of NRSthe 391.019.Armed Forces of the United States or the spouse of such a member or veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States and who has completed the equivalent of an alternative route to licensure program in another state may obtain a license as if such person has completed the alternative route to licensure program of this State.

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A person who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States or the spouse of such a member or veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States and who has completed the equivalent of an alternative route to licensure program in another state may obtain a license as if such person has completed the alternative route to lic3.surA person who is issued a provisional license must complete all courses of study and other requirements for a license in this State which is not provisional within 3 years after the date on which a provisional license is issued.

This act becomes effective upon passage and approval for purposes of adopting regulations and performing any - 80th Session (2019) – 3 – preliminary administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, and on July 1, 2019, for all other purposes.

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