SB 126 — Revises provisions relating to library services in public schools. (BDR 34-76)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 16, 2021) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

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126–SENATORS D ONDERO LOOP ;AND LANGEL FANGE EBRUARYFEBRUARY 17, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to library services in public schools.

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and (3) holds aan certificationappropriate asendorsement a professional school library media specialist issued by the NationalDepartment Boardof forEducation. Professional Teaching Standards.

Section 10 prohibits the board of trustees of a school district and the governing body of a large charter school from giving preference to certain employees who provide library - *SB126* – 2 – services.

Section 11 provides that a school is not - *SB126_R1* – 2 – required to employ a teacher librarian if:

(1) the school is unable to employ a teacher librarian and is granted a waiver by the superintendent of schools of the school district or the sponsor of the anotherlarge suchcharter school;school, as applicable, to jointly county whose population is less than 100,000 (currently all counties other thaned in a Clark and Washoe Counties), is unable to employ certain persons to provide library services and is granted a waiver by the State Board of Education.

orSection (2)12 theof this bill deems any school library assistant who is locatedemployed at a school in a countyschool whosedistrict populationor isa lesslarge thancharter 100,000school (currentlyto allbe countiesa otherteacher thanlibrarian Clarkat andthat Washoethose Counties),school islibrary unableassistants tomay employperform certainthe personsduties assigned to providea libraryteachero servicesthat andlibrarian isset grantedforth in this bill without obtaining a waiverlicense byto theteach Stateor Boardany ofother Education.credentials or endorsements until that date.

Section 12 of this bill deems any school library assistant who is employed at a school for purposes of sections 10 and 11 of this bill until July 1, 2027, so that that those school library assistants may perform the duties assigned to a teacher librarian set forth in this bill without obtaining a license to teach or any other credentials or endorsements until that date.

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Who holds an associate’s degree or higher in library science.science;

or 3.

Who successfully completes an applicable alternative route to licensure program pursuant to NRS 391.019.

(b) The type of facilities and the minimum amount of space that must be reserved for each school library which, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), must beinclude, notat lessa thanminimum, 7,000a squaredesignated feet;space accessible to pupils during school hours;

and (b) Hold a current license to teach issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS;NRS and an endorsement to provide library services in a school library issued by the Department pursuant to regulations adopted by the Department.

and (c) Hold a certification as a professional school library media specialist issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as described in NRS 391.163.

Until July 1, 2027, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a large charter school, as applicable, shall not make a decision to lay off, dismiss, refuse to reemploy or otherwise terminate the employment of any person employed as a - *SB126_R1* – 4 – school library assistant to provide support in a school library only to give preference to employing a teacher librarian.

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or (2) Who holds an associate’s degree or higher in library science.science;

(c)or “Teacher- librarian”*SB126_R1* means– a5 person– who(3) providesWho librarysuccessfully servicescompletes inan aapplicable schoolalternative libraryroute establishedto andlicensure maintainedprogram pursuant to sectionNRS 9391.019. of this act, and includes a person who holds:

-(c) *SB126*“Teacher –librarian” 5means –a person who provides library services in a school library established and maintained pursuant to pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS;NRS and an endorsement to provideissued library services in a school library issued by the Department of Education pursuant to regulations adopted by the Department.

and current license to teach issued pursuant to chapter 391 (2) A certification as a professional school library media specialist issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as described in NRS 391.163.

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