Nevada Revised Statutes 391.011 – Creation; membership
1. The Commission on Professional Standards in Education, consisting of eleven members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 391.011
- Charter school: means a public school that is formed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388A of NRS. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
- counselor: means a person who holds a license issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS and an endorsement to serve as a school counselor issued pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education or who is otherwise authorized by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to serve as a school counselor. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- psychologist: means a person who holds a license issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS and an endorsement to serve as a school psychologist issued pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education or who is otherwise authorized by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to serve as a school psychologist. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
- social worker: means a social worker licensed pursuant to chapter 641B of NRS who holds a license issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS and an endorsement to serve as a school social worker issued pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education or who is otherwise authorized by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to serve as a school social worker. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
2. Five members of the Commission must be teachers who teach in the classroom as follows:
(a) One who holds a license to teach secondary education and teaches in a secondary school.
(b) One who holds a license to teach middle school or junior high school education and teaches in a middle school or junior high school.
(c) One who holds a license to teach elementary education and teaches in an elementary school.
(d) One who holds a license to teach special education and teaches special education.
(e) One who holds a license to teach pupils in a program of early childhood education and teaches in a program of early childhood education.
3. The remaining members of the Commission must include:
(a) One school counselor, psychologist, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, or social worker who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and employed by a school district or charter school.
(b) One administrator of a school who is employed by a school district or charter school to provide administrative service at an individual school. Such an administrator must not provide service at the district level.
(c) The dean of the College of Education at one of the universities in the Nevada System of Higher Education, or a representative of one of the Colleges of Education nominated by such a dean for appointment by the Governor.
(d) One member who is the parent or legal guardian of a pupil enrolled in a public school.
(e) One member who has expertise and experience in the operation of a business.
(f) One member who is the superintendent of schools of a school district.
4. Three of the five appointments made pursuant to subsection 2 must be made from a list of names of at least three persons for each position that is submitted to the Governor by an employee organization representing the majority of teachers in the State who teach in the educational level from which the appointment is being made.
5. The appointment made pursuant to:
(a) Paragraph (a) of subsection 3 must be made from a list of names of at least three persons that is submitted to the Governor by an employee organization representing the majority of school counselors, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists or social workers in this State who are not administrators.
(b) Paragraph (b) of subsection 3 must be made from a list of names of at least three persons that is submitted to the Governor by the organization of administrators for schools in which the majority of administrators of schools in this State have membership.
(c) Paragraph (d) of subsection 3 must be made from a list of names of persons submitted to the Governor by the Nevada Parent Teacher Association or its successor organization.
(d) Paragraph (f) of subsection 3 must be made from a list of names of persons submitted to the Governor by the Nevada Association of School Superintendents.