Senate Bill No. 295-Committee on Human Resources and Facilities
(On Behalf of the Department of Education)
April 16, 1997
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Referred to Committee on Human Resources and Facilities
SUMMARY--Authorizes appointment by governor of nominee of dean of College of Education to serve in place of dean on commission on professional standards in education. (BDR 34-372)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to the commission on professional standards in education; authorizing appointment by the governor of a person nominated by the dean of the College of Education at one of the universities in the University and Community College System of Nevada to serve on the commission in place of the dean; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1 NRS 391.011 is hereby amended to read as follows:
391.011 1. The commission on professional standards in education, consisting of nine members appointed by the governor, is hereby created.
2. Four members of the commission must be teachers who teach in the classroom as follows:
(a) One who teaches in a secondary school.
(b) One who teaches in a middle school or junior high school.
(c) One who teaches in an elementary school.
(d) One who teaches special education.
3. The remaining members of the commission must include:
(a) One counselor or psychologist employed by a school district.
(b) Two administrators of schools, at least one of whom must be a principal of a school.
(c) The dean of the College of Education at one of the universities in the University and Community College System of Nevada [.] , or a person nominated by such a dean for appointment by the governor.
(d) One member who is a representative of the general public.
4. The appointments of a counselor, the administrators and three of the four teachers must be made from a list of names of at least three persons for each position that is submitted to the governor:
(a) For the counselor and teachers, by an employee organization representing the majority of counselors and the majority of teachers in the State of Nevada who teach in the educational level from which the appointment is being made; or
(b) For administrators, by an organization of administrators for schools in which the majority of administrators of schools in this state have membership.
5. One member of the commission who is a teacher, administrator, counselor or psychologist must be employed by a private school licensed pursuant to chapter 394 of NRS.
Sec. 2 This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.