PERSONNEL
Nev. Rev. Stat. 391
in effectContents
section391.002. Definitions.section391.005. Commission defined.section391.008. Paraprofessional defined.section391.009. Superintendent of Public Instruction required to ensure Commission carries out duties successfully.section391.011. Creation; membership.section391.013. Limitation on terms of certain members.section391.015. Officers.section391.017. Meetings; quorum; travel expenses and subsistence allowances; payment of certain costs by school district or charter school.section391.019. Regulations prescribing qualifications for licensure; fields of specialization in teaching; endorsements; issuance of licenses pursuant to alternative routes; reporting of certain hirings; Commission to make certain considerations when adopting regulations.section391.021. Regulations governing examinations for initial licensure; exemption for applicant after completion of course in subject area applicant did not pass; exemption for teachers and educational personnel who obtain reciprocal license.section391.023. Regulations for relief from other regulations and for resolution of medical or administrative conflicts.section391.027. Approval or disapproval of Commissions regulations by State Board of Education.section391.028. Annual report concerning status of Commissions regulations and work plan.section391.029. Provision of personnel; location of offices.section391.031. Kinds of licenses.section391.032. Provisional licenses; reciprocal licensure of educational personnel from other states; licensure of member or veteran of Armed Forces or spouse of member or veteran.section391.033. Issuance of licenses; fingerprinting and investigation into the background of applicants; provisional licensure authorized; denial of license; immunity from liability; reciprocal agreements. [Effective through the earlier of June 30, 2027, or until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]section391.034. Additional requirements for issuance and renewal of license: Statement regarding obligation of child support; grounds for denial of license; duty of Superintendent of Public Instruction. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]section391.035. Confidentiality of application; exceptions; authorization for Department to require background investigation of certain employees.section391.036. Regulations of Commission providing for expedited licensure of spouse of member of Armed Forces on active duty.section391.037. Regulations by Commission for approval of training offered by educational institutions to qualify person to be a teacher or administrator; satisfactory completion of course of study required of applicants for licensure; exception.section391.038. Review, evaluation and approval of course of study and training required for licensure of educational personnel; fee for review; hearing and judicial review of adverse action by Commission.section391.039. Annual evaluation by Department concerning courses of study and training approved by Commission for licensure as teacher or administrator; posting of evaluation on Departments website.section391.040. Fees for issuance and renewal of licenses; fee for duplicate license; waiver of fees for certain persons affiliated with Armed Forces. [Effective through June 30, 2027.]section391.042. Department required to maintain directory of licensed educational personnel, provide school districts with electronic list of licenses that will expire and notify licensee of date of expiration.section391.051. License is revocable privilege.section391.053. Arrest defined.section391.055. Adoption of regulations to establish procedure for notification, tracking and monitoring the status of criminal cases; maintenance of file on licensee.section391.056. Adoption of policy by board of trustees requiring licensed employees to report arrests for or convictions of a crime; contents of policy.section391.057. Timely submission of information by school district or charter school.section391.059. Immunity from liability for certain persons involved in making report, conducting investigation or submitting information concerning arrest.section391.060. Authorization for school district or charter school to employ licensee who has legal right to work in United States; warrant; penalty.section391.070. Employment of alien teacher through program of exchange permitted.section391.080. Official oath for licensed employees; exception; persons authorized to administer oath.section391.0085. Statewide Central Registry defined.section391.0088. Veteran defined.section391.091. Licensed teachers to complete training in certain state laws and provisions of Nevadas Constitution; establishment of contents of training and standards of proficiency.section391.092. Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Establishment and submission of plan for training; requirements of plan; certain educational personnel required to establish and maintain certification; agreement to provide training.section391.094. State Board required to prescribe examination for certain paraprofessionals.section391.095. Student teachers: Agreement between school district or governing body of a charter school or university school and Nevada System of Higher Education or accredited postsecondary educational institution for assignment; instruction and supervision of pupils; compensation.section391.096. Student teachers: Employment as substitute teachers; compensation; supervision by licensed teacher.section391.097. Parent or guardian may request information regarding professional qualifications of licensed employees; annual notice of right to request information.section391.098. Notice to parent or guardian of pupil in Title I school if teacher is not licensed to teach or does not hold endorsement to teach in certain subject area.section391.100. Employment of personnel by trustees; certain paraprofessionals required to possess qualifications prescribed by State Board.section391.102. Transfer of teacher or administrator evaluated as developing or ineffective to another school; development of plan to address such assignments when principal of school does not consent; submission of plan to State Board.section391.103. Unsupervised contact defined.section391.104. Fingerprinting and investigation into the background of certain applicants for employment, employees and volunteers; school district prohibited from requiring licensed employees on approved leave to submit fingerprints as condition of return to employment; exception; use of certain information; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations; immunity from liability. [Effective through June 30, 2027.]section391.105. Conditions under which volunteer not required to submit fingerprints.section391.106. List of approved entities for which volunteer of entity is authorized to be volunteer for school without investigation into criminal background.section391.110. Employment of superintendent of schools; employment of chief financial officer of schools in certain school districts; qualifications applicable to certain school districts; review of candidate by Department; term; dismissal; contents of employment contract; administration of oaths.section391.115. Consideration of military education, training or occupational experience.section391.120. Written contract of employment for licensed personnel; limitations on employment; suspension or termination for failure to maintain valid license; exception; submission of employment information to Department; confidentiality of employment information.section391.122. Authorization to temporarily employ as teacher person who is unlicensed and meets certain requirements; report of hiring to Department.section391.125. Request by board of trustees to employ teachers who do not hold appropriate endorsement if shortage exists; limitations; duty of Commission if request granted.section391.135. Determination of number of job vacancies; reporting.section391.145. Involuntary transfer or reassignment of unlicensed employees.section391.155. School districts required to submit biannual report to Interim Finance Committee concerning employment of consultants.section391.160. Determination of salaries: Standards for determining.section391.161. Determination of salaries: Increased salary for certain teachers who are certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.section391.162. Determination of salaries: Increased salary for certain speech-language pathologists; required classification of certain employees subject to collective bargaining agreement in same manner as certain employees licensed to practice speech-language pathology.section391.163. Determination of salaries: Increased salary for certain professional school library media specialists with additional certification.section391.167. Determination of salaries: Credit for previous teaching service.section391.169. Determination of salaries: Credit for previous administrative service.section391.170. Conditions for receipt of public money as compensation by certain teachers and other employees; exception for charter schools.section391.172. Reservation of money for negotiated salary increase; money does not revert and must not be subtracted from operating expenses.section391.175. Payment of salaries of certain teachers and other employees from apportionment of public money; deductions from salary.section391.180. Absences of employees: Compensation; deductions; accumulation and transfer of sick leave; intermission and extension of days of school.section391.200. Salaries of teachers are prior claims on school district fund.section391.202. Authorization to provide stipend to certain teachers of program of bilingual education; prohibition on providing stipend more than once per school year; money to be used for stipend.section391.210. Exercise of trustees authority in school by certain personnel.section391.230. Filing of licenses with superintendent of school district; exception for unlicensed teachers of charter school.section391.235. Board of trustees authorized to adopt policy to engage district-level administrators in classroom.section391.240. Teachers: Keeping register of pupils.section391.260. Teachers: Enforcement of courses of study, textbooks and regulations; exception for charter schools.section391.270. Teachers: Holding pupils to account for conduct.section391.271. School district to provide for legal defense of employee charged with certain crimes committed within scope of employment; exceptions.section391.272. School employee immune from liability for good faith intervention in certain incidents posing risks to safety; required reporting of intervention; record of reports.section391.273. Supervision of unlicensed personnel; exemptions; reduction of adjusted base per pupil funding for failure to comply; exception for certain unlicensed personnel of charter school; record of exempt personnel.section391.274. Policy prescribing duties, roles and responsibilities of school counselors; limitation on time school counselors required to assist with test administration.section391.281. Fingerprinting and investigation into the background of applicant for employment or appointment as school police officer and certain nonlicensed employees; use of certain information; disqualification of certain applicants, employees and volunteers; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations; immunity from liability; employment of school police officers; contract for police services; training in prevention of suicide and active assailant movement techniques.section391.282. Jurisdiction of school police officers; law enforcement agency to respond to request for assistance by school district which does not have school police according to agency protocol.section391.283. Policy for procedures to be followed by peace officers in arresting pupil on school grounds during school hours.section391.284. Report relating to use of force by school police officers: Publication; contents.section391.291. Supervision by chief nurse required; qualifications for employment as school nurse; designation of school employees authorized to administer auto-injectable epinephrine or opioid antagonist.section391.292. Duties of school nurse.section391.293. Duties, authority and supervision of school counselor.section391.294. Authority and supervision of school psychologist.section391.296. Authority and supervision of school social worker.section391.297. Prohibition against using artificial intelligence to perform certain functions and duties of school counselor, school psychologist or school social worker; Department to develop policy for use of artificial intelligence by such personnel; use of artificial intelligence authorized in certain circumstances.section391.301. Employee defined.section391.302. Suspension and termination required; exception; reinstatement if extension of time or other relief granted.section391.305. Notice of suspension; effect of reinstatement of license within prescribed period; termination for failure to reinstate license.section391.308. Hearing to determine whether additional time to reinstate license should be granted; transmittal of written ruling; effect of ruling.section391.309. Effect of provisions.section391.0315. Issuance of additional license or endorsement to teach outside grade level of experience; application; qualifications; exemption from student teaching under certain circumstances.section391.320. Suspension or revocation of teachers license by State Board.section391.321. Mandatory suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]section391.322. Notice to licensee of receipt of recommendation for suspension or revocation of license; written request for hearing; selection of hearing officer; immediate processing required upon receipt of notice of conviction of licensee.section391.323. Time of hearing; report and recommendation by hearing officer; action by State Board of Education upon receipt of report.section391.330. Grounds for suspension or revocation of license or letter of reprimand; process for issuance of letter of reprimand; reinstatement of suspended license.section391.340. Revocation or forfeiture for falsely reporting pupils attendance.section391.0345. Additional requirements for renewal of license: Information regarding whether applicant has state business license; grounds for nonrenewal.section391.0347. Additional requirements for renewal of license of certain teachers: Proof of completion of course in multicultural education; regulations.section391.0349. Additional requirements for the renewal of certain licenses: Proof of completion of continuing education; regulations.section391.350. Suspension or revocation of license for employees failure to fulfill employment obligations or breach of contract; suspension or revocation of administrators license for wrongfully securing employees acceptance of employment; notice to other agencies of revocation.section391.355. Procedure for conduct of hearings.section391.361. Charges not to become part of employees permanent record if State Board of Education determines evidence insufficient.section391.0365. Prohibition on denial of licensure based on immigration or citizenship status; provision of personally identifying number required; confidentiality.section391.365. Reimbursement for cost of course work to receive endorsement.section391.375. Plan of school district for extension of benefits of social security to substitute teachers; approval by state agency.section391.380. Annuities or shares for employees: Purchase; conditions.section391.390. Creation; members; coordination of appointments; election of Chair and Vice Chair; members serve without compensation; allowance and travel expenses.section391.392. Duties. [Effective through June 30, 2027.]section391.450. Council defined.section391.455. Creation of Council; membership; terms; election of Chair; meetings and quorum; allowance and travel expenses; administrative support by Department; payment of certain costs by school district or charter school.section391.460. Recommendations to State Board concerning statewide performance evaluation system; authorization to establish working groups and task forces.section391.465. State Board to establish statewide performance evaluation system and prescribe tools to be used by schools to measure performance; school district authorized to apply to use different performance evaluation system and tools; prohibition against evaluating certain administrators using statewide performance evaluation system. [Effective through June 30, 2027.]section391.470. Annual report by school districts concerning process for peer observations of teachers.section391.475. Electronic tool for providing documents concerning evaluations.section391.480. Development of learning goals for pupils; Department to establish list of assessments to measure achievement of learning goals; evaluation of educational personnel based on achievement of learning goals; regulations. [Effective through June 30, 2027.]section391.485. Annual review of statewide performance evaluation system; annual review of manner in which schools carry out evaluations pursuant to system. [Effective through June 30, 2027.]section391.486. Definitions.section391.488. Education support professional defined.section391.490. Task Force defined.section391.492. Creation; members; terms; vacancies; Chair; quorum; members serve without compensation; members holding office or employed by governmental entity; administrative support.section391.494. Qualifications of members; application for membership.section391.496. Duties.section391.650. Definitions.section391.655. Applicability of NRS 391.650 to 391.826 , inclusive; exceptions.section391.660. Contract negotiated by collective bargaining may supersede provisions of NRS 391.650 to 391.826 , inclusive; exceptions.section391.675. Evaluations of counselors, librarians and certain other licensed educational personnel; provision of copy of evaluation and assistance to employee.section391.680. Policy for evaluations of teachers; conference required before and after each scheduled observation.section391.685. Evaluations of probationary teachers; evaluations to be based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles. [Effective through June 30, 2027.]section391.690. Evaluations of postprobationary teachers; evaluations based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles; request by postprobationary teacher for another evaluator.section391.695. Requirements for evaluations of teachers; performance of pupils not included in evaluation of certain teachers; evaluation to be provided to teacher; effort must be made to provide assistance to teacher to improve performance upon request.section391.700. Policy for evaluations of administrators; conference required before and after each scheduled observation.section391.705. Evaluations of probationary administrators; evaluations to be based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles.section391.710. Evaluations of postprobationary administrators; evaluations to be based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles.section391.715. Requirements for evaluations of administrators; performance of pupils not included in evaluation of certain administrators; evaluation to be provided to administrator; effort must be made to provide assistance to administrator to improve performance upon request.section391.717. At-will employment of principal; resumption of at-will status following probationary period under certain circumstances; nonrenewal of contract.section391.720. Procedures for transfer or reassignment of administrators and appeal to board.section391.725. Evaluation designating performance of probationary employee as ineffective: Contents of written statement included in evaluation; request for another evaluator; request for assistance in improving performance.section391.730. Postprobationary employee whose performance is designated as developing or ineffective deemed probationary and required to serve additional probationary period in certain circumstances; authorization to notify such employee who receives such rating in 2 consecutive school years that employee will be dismissed or not reemployed; Department to provide support to certain public schools.section391.750. Grounds for suspension, demotion, dismissal and refusal to reemploy teachers and administrators; consideration of evaluations and standards of performance.section391.755. Duties of administrator when admonishing employee in certain circumstances; removal of admonition from records; when admonition not required; grounds for immediate action without admonition.section391.760. Suspension of licensed employee; dismissal proceedings; reinstatement; salary during suspension or dismissal proceedings; forfeiture of right of employment for certain offenses; period of suspension.section391.765. Recommendation for demotion, dismissal or nonreemployment; request for appointment of hearing officer.section391.770. Request for hearing officer; appointment; procedures for challenging selection of hearing officer; duties of hearing officer.section391.775. Notice of intention to recommend demotion, dismissal or refusal to reemploy; rights of employee; request for expedited hearing if dismissed before completion of current school year.section391.780. Request for hearing: Action by superintendent.section391.785. Procedures for hearing; payment for expenses of hearing officer and transcript.section391.790. Person with communications disability entitled to use of registered community interpreter at hearing.section391.795. Written report of hearing: Contents; final and binding if so agreed; time limited for filing.section391.800. Action by superintendent upon receipt of report; action by board; notice to licensed employee; judicial review.section391.810. Reemployment of postprobationary employees: Notice of reemployment or delivery of contract; acceptance of employment.section391.815. Certain postprobationary employees subsequently employed by another school district or charter school not required to serve probationary period; exception.section391.820. Probationary employment: Term; notice of reemployment; school district required to offer probationary administrator contract as teacher under certain circumstances.section391.822. Written notice of intent to dismiss probationary employee required; contents of notice.section391.824. Request and procedures for expedited hearing concerning dismissal of probationary employee; actions of superintendent upon receipt of report from arbitrator.section391.826. Actions of board upon recommendation to dismiss probationary employee; decision of board final.section391.827. Authorization to place certain postprobationary teachers on probation; notice of placement; performance improvement plan; prohibition on reassignment or transfer of such teachers; exceptions; evaluation; additional probationary period; Department to provide support to certain school districts and charter schools.section391.828. Department to adopt regulations establishing framework for performance improvement plan for postprobationary teachers; contents; professional development; assignment of mentor or instructional coach; quarterly review and assessment of progress of such teachers.section391.829. Authorization to place certain postprobationary administrators on probation; notice of placement; performance improvement plan; prohibition on reassignment or transfer of such administrators; exceptions; evaluation; additional probationary period; Department to provide support to certain school districts and charter schools.section391.831. Department to adopt regulations establishing framework for performance improvement plan for postprobationary administrators; contents; professional development; assignment of mentor or instructional coach; quarterly review and assessment of progress of such administrators.section391.832. Department to establish data-tracking system to monitor certain programs that provide training for administrators; requirements of system; report; recommendations.section391.850. Definitions.section391.855. Local educational agency defined.section391.860. Sexual misconduct defined.section391.865. Sexual offense defined.section391.875. Prohibition on assisting person who has engaged in sexual misconduct with minor or pupil to obtain new employment at public school; exception; regulations.section391.880. Agreement to keep conviction of sexual offense involving minor confidential prohibited.section391.885. Certain applicants for employment to submit additional information regarding prior employment; action based on such information must be brought in State; penalties for providing false or incomplete information.section391.890. Actions to be taken to verify information provided by applicant; employer or former employer required to provide such information; immunity from liability for providing information; penalties for willful failure to disclose information.section391.895. Certain employers to provide additional information and records concerning former employee; exception; immunity from liability; penalties for willful failure to disclose information.section391.900. Consideration of certain additional information provided by former employer of applicant; report of additional information to appropriate authority; immunity from liability for certain acts or omissions.section391.905. Duties of independent contractor who employs a person who may have direct contact with pupils; required disclosures by independent contractor before assigning employee to public school; prohibition on assignment of employee upon objection.section391.910. Provisional employment pending review of information.section391.915. Certain rights not affected by provisions.section391.920. Prohibition on agreement that affects the ability to obtain or provide information relating to suspected abuse or sexual misconduct; employer to maintain certain information in personnel file.section391.925. Confidentiality.section391.930. Civil penalties; Department to maintain list of independent contractors who have willfully violated certain provisions; prohibition against contracting with such independent contractors.section391.940. Advisory Committee defined.section391.942. Creation; membership; vacancy; quorum; Chair; meetings; members serve without compensation; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity.section391.944. Duties of Advisory Committee.section391.0965. Review of persons qualifications for license to teach or perform other educational functions; Department authorized to assess fee for such review.section391.1025. Definitions.section391.1035. Volunteer defined.section391.1055. Regulations concerning method for determining whether to require volunteers of certain entities involved in work-based learning programs to submit fingerprints.section391.1605. Determination of salaries: Use of testing as factor in vertical promotion; appeals; prohibited acts; exception.section391.2055. Legislative declaration.section391.2056. Establishment of Code; training on Code to teachers, administrators and others; posting of Code on Internet website.section391.3015. Limited exception from provisions for lapse of license during time school is in session.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-391.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026