Creation; members; coordination of appointments; election of Chair and Vice Chair; members serve without compensation; allowance and travel expenses.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 391.390
in effect1. There is hereby created the Commission on Recruitment and Retention within the Department, consisting of:
(a) The following five nonvoting, ex officio members:
(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his or her designee;
(2) The Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, or his or her designee; and
(3) The Dean of the College of Education at:
(I) The University of Nevada, Reno;
(II) The University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and
(III) Nevada State University; and
(b) The following 17 voting members:
(1) One member who works in the field of human resources, appointed by the Governor;
(2) One member who is a representative of a private business or industry of this State, appointed by the Governor;
(3) Two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate;
(4) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly;
(5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
(6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly;
(7) One member who is a teacher and is a member of the Nevada State Education Association, appointed by the President of that Association;
(8) One member who is a teacher and is a member of the Clark County Education Association, appointed by the President of that Association;
(9) One member who is an education support professional at a school in this State, appointed by the Education Support Employees Association;
(10) One member who is another licensed educational professional at a school in this State, appointed by the Clark County Education Association;
(11) One member who is the superintendent of schools of a school district in this State, appointed by the Nevada Association of School Superintendents;
(12) One member who is an administrator at a school, appointed by the Nevada Association of School Administrators;
(13) One member who is an elected member of the board of trustees of a school district in this State, appointed by the Nevada Association of School Boards or its successor organization;
(14) One member appointed by the State Public Charter School Authority; and
(15) One member who is a parent or legal guardian of a pupil enrolled in a public school in this State, appointed by the Nevada Parent Teacher Association.
2. The Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the Assembly shall coordinate their respective appointments of members pursuant to subsection 1 to ensure that:
(a) Two members are representatives of a private business or industry of this State; and
(b) Two members work in the field of human resources.
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall call the first meeting of the Commission. At its first meeting and annually thereafter, the members of the Commission shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among the members of the Commission.
4. Members of the Commission serve without compensation, except that for each day or portion of a day during which a member of the Commission attends a meeting of the Commission or is otherwise engaged in the business of the Commission, the member is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
5. As used in this section, education support professional means a person, other than a teacher or administrator, who is employed to work at a public school. The term includes, without limitation:
(a) Paraprofessionals;
(b) School police officers, school resource officers and other providers of security services at a school;
(c) School nurses;
(d) School counselors;
(e) School psychologists;
(f) School social workers;
(g) Drivers of school buses;
(h) Secretaries;
(i) Members of the custodial or maintenance staff; and
(j) Workers in food services.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-391.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026