AB 199 — Revises provisions relating to career and technical education. (BDR 34-954)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 17, 2019) FIRST REPRINT A.B.

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(NRS 388.360) Section 2 of this bill limits such qualifications to requiringrequiring: not more than 5 years of work experience, including any course of instruction or training required to obtain a license required by law for employment in the subject matter, if applicable.

to(1) adoptnot regulations:less than 5 years of work experience, including any course of instruction or training required by law for employment in the subject matter, if applicable;

(1)and requiring(2) teachersnot tomore obtainthan an3 endorsementhours beforeonof -credit *AB199*or –instruction 2in – teaching inmethods aand fieldclassroom ofmanagement. specialization;

- *AB199_R1* – 2 – Existing law requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations:

(1) requiring teachers to obtain an endorsement before teaching in a field of specialization;

(NRS 391.019) Section 4 of this bill prohibits the appropriateCommission subjectfrom matterrequiring forless anthan endorsement5 inyears aof fieldwork ofexperience specializationnin relating to career and technical education.

Finally, section 4 prohibits the Commission from requiring more than 3 hours of credit or instruction in teaching methods and classroom management.

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(a) Must not require morenot less than 5 years of work experience in the appropriate subject matter;

and (b) Must deem as work experience any course of instruction or training which is required to obtain the appropriate license required by law for employment in an occupation relating to the subject matter, if any.any;

11.and (c) Must require not more than 3 hours of credit or instruction in a course of teaching methods and classroom management.

Such a course may be provided by a school district or public sch11.

12.maintenance of classes supported and controlled by the public for the preparation of the teachers, directors and supervisors of career and technical subjects, or maintain such classes under its own direction and control.

Establish policies or regulations to cooperate in the maintenance of classes supported and controlled by the public for the preparation of the teachers, directors and supervisors of career and technical subjects, or maintain such classes under its own direction and control.

- *AB199_R1* – 4 – (b) Employees of the school district who possess knowledge and experience in career and technical education;

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(b) Advise the school district regarding the curriculum, design, content, operation and effectiveness of the program of career and tec(c) Provide technical assistance to the school district in designing and revising as necessary the curriculum for the program of (d) In cooperation with businesses, industries, employer associations and employee organizations in the community, develop work-based experiences for pupils enrolled in the program of career and technical education.

(c) Provide technical assistance to the school district in designing and revising as necessary the curriculum for the program of career and technical education.

(d) In cooperation with businesses, industries, employer associations and employee organizations in the community, develop work-based experiences for pupils enrolled in the program of career and technical education.

- *AB199_R1* – 5 – (g) Comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS.

- *AB199* – 5 – (1) Must include, without limitation, the qualifications for licensing teachers and administrators pursuant to an alternative route to licensure which provides that the required education and training may be provided by any qualified provider which has been approved by the Commission, including, without limitation, institutions of higher education and other providers that operate independently of an institution of higher education.

(III) Require a qualified provider to provide supervised, school-based experiences and ongoing support for its students, such as mentoring and coaching;

(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;

- *AB199_R1* – 6 – (2) Must require an applicant for a license to teach middle school or junior high school education or secondary education to demonstrate proficiency in a field of specialization or area of concentration by successfully completing course work prescribed by the Department or completing a subject matter competency examination prescribed by the Department with a score deemed satisfactory.

- *AB199* – 6 – (b) Identifying fields of specialization in teaching which require the specialized training of teachers.

(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 thetheHealth 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 to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the practice of interpreting in an educational setting if they:

- *AB199_R1* – 7 –  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.

or (2) Hold a valid license issued by a professional licensing board of any state that is directly related to the subject area of the - *AB199* – 7 – bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctoral degree held by the applicant.

(2)(3) IsHas notat licensedleast to5 teachyears publicof schoolexperience inteaching anotherwithr state;

(3) Has at least 5 years of experience teaching with satisfactory evaluations at a school that is accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education;

andandrecognized by the United States (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.

- *AB199_R1* – 8 – (l) Establishing the requirements for obtaining an endorsement on the license of a teacher, administrator or other educational personnel in cultural competency.

- *AB199* – 8 – (b) Must not become effective until at least 1 year after the date it is adopted by the Commission.

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

5.For an endorsement in any field of specialization relating to career and technical education, the Commission shall require:

The(a) CommissionNot shallless not require more than 5 years of work experience in the appropriate subjectsubject; matter for an endorsement in any field of specialization relating to career and technical education.