S.B. 175
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SENATE BILL NO. 175–SENATOR ROGICH
PREFILED FEBRUARY 3, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Education
SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the treatment of
certain military credentials in the licensure and
hiring of educational personnel. (BDR 34-663)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to educational personnel; authorizing a member or
veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who has
received certification as an instructor in the Junior
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program to obtain a
license to teach in the same manner as a person who has
completed the alternative route to licensure program of
this State; requiring school districts to consider
certification as an instructor in the Junior Reserve
Officers’ Training Corps program to satisfy qualifications
for certain positions of employment applied for by a
member or veteran of the Armed Forces of the United
States; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education 1
to adopt regulations relating to the qualifications to obtain a license to teach in this 2
State. (NRS 391.019) Existing law requires the regulations adopted by the 3
Commission to: (1) include the qualifications for licensing teachers and 4
administrators pursuant to an alternative route to licensure; and (2) provide for the 5
issuance of a regular license to a person who completes the education and training 6
required under the alternative route to licensure and who satisfies all other 7
requirements for licensure. (NRS 391.019) Section 1 of this bill authorizes a 8
member or veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who has received 9
certification as an instructor in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 10
program, including, without limitation, a temporary, provisional or advanced 11
certification, to obtain a license in this State as if the member or veteran has 12
completed the alternative route to licensure program in this State. 13
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Existing law requires an applicant for a license as a teacher or administrator to 14
submit with his or her application proof that the applicant has satisfactorily 15
completed a course of study and training approved by the Commission. Existing 16
law exempts a person who received education and training pursuant to an 17
alternative route to licensure from this requirement. (NRS 391.037) Section 2 of 18
this bill also exempts a person who applies for a license as a member or veteran of 19
the Armed Forces of the United States who has received certification, including, 20
without limitation, a temporary, provisional or advanced certification, as an 21
instructor in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program from this 22
requirement. 23
Existing law requires school districts to consider the Joint Services Transcript 24
or a similar document of a veteran as credit towards such training, experience or 25
licensure required for certain skilled positions of employment in that school district. 26
(NRS 391.115) Section 3 of this bill applies these provisions to a person who is a 27
member of the Armed Forces of the United States in addition to veterans. Section 3 28
also adds certification as an instructor in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 29
Corps program, as described in section 1, as a specific certification on a Joint 30
Services Transcript or a similar document for which credit must be provided by a 31
school district. 32
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 391.032 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
391.032 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027, 2
the Commission shall: 3
(a) Adopt regulations which provide for the issuance of 4
provisional licenses to teachers and other educational personnel 5
before completion of all courses of study or other requirements for a 6
license in this State. 7
(b) Adopt regulations which provide for the reciprocal licensure 8
of educational personnel from other states including, without 9
limitation, for the reciprocal licensure of persons who hold a license 10
to teach special education. Such regulations must include, without 11
limitation, provisions: 12
(1) For the reciprocal licensure of persons who obtained a 13
license pursuant to an alternative route to licensure which the 14
Department determines is as rigorous or more rigorous than the 15
alternative route to licensure prescribed pursuant to subparagraph 16
(1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019. 17
(2) Which provide for the licensure of persons pursuant to 18
the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact enacted in NRS 391B.010. 19
2. A person who is a member of the Armed Forces of the 20
United States, a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States or 21
the spouse of such a member or veteran of the Armed Forces of the 22
United States and who has completed the equivalent of an 23
alternative route to licensure program in another state may obtain a 24
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license as if such person has completed the alternative route to 1
licensure program of this State. 2
3. A person who is a member of the Armed Forces of the 3
United States or a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United 4
States and who has received certification as an instructor in the 5
Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program may obtain a 6
license as if such person has completed the alternative route to 7
licensure program of this State. 8
4. The Commission shall adopt regulations requiring the 9
Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue a provisional license to 10
teach if: 11
(a) The Superintendent determines that the applicant is 12
otherwise qualified for the license; and 13
(b) The applicant: 14
(1) Graduated with a bachelor’s degree or higher but is 15
awaiting conferment of the degree; or 16
(2) Satisfies the requirements for conditional licensure 17
through an alternative route to licensure. 18
[4.] 5. A person who is issued a provisional license must 19
complete all courses of study and other requirements for a license in 20
this State which is not provisional within 3 years after the date on 21
which a provisional license is issued. 22
6. As used in this section, “certification as an instructor in 23
the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program” means any 24
form of certification as an instructor in the Junior Reserve 25
Officers’ Training Corps Program set forth in 10 U.S.C. §§ 2031 26
et seq. issued by any department of the Armed Forces of the 27
United States, including, without limitation, a temporary, 28
provisional or advanced certification. 29
Sec. 2. NRS 391.037 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
391.037 1. The Commission shall: 31
(a) Prescribe by regulation the standards for approval of a course 32
of study or training offered by an educational institution to qualify a 33
person to be a teacher or administrator or to perform other 34
educational functions. The regulations prescribed pursuant to this 35
paragraph must include, without limitation, training on how to 36
identify a pupil who is at risk for dyslexia or related disorders. 37
(b) Maintain descriptions of the approved courses of study 38
required to qualify for endorsements in fields of specialization and 39
provide to an applicant, upon request, the approved course of study 40
for a particular endorsement. 41
2. Except for an applicant who submits an application for the 42
issuance of a license pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) 43
of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019 , subsection 3 of NRS 391.032 or 44
391B.010, an applicant for a license as a teacher or administrator or 45
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to perform some other educational function must submit with his or 1
her application, in the form prescribed by the Superintendent of 2
Public Instruction, proof that the applicant has satisfactorily 3
completed a course of study and training approved by the 4
Commission pursuant to subsection 1. 5
Sec. 3. NRS 391.115 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
391.115 1. If a person who is a member of the Armed 7
Forces of the United States or a veteran of the Armed Forces of the 8
United States submits an application for employment in a school 9
district for a position that requires certain training, experience , 10
certification or licensure in a skilled trade, the school district must 11
consider any military education, training or occupational experience 12
listed on a Joint Services Transcript or a similar document , 13
including, without limitation, certification as an instructor in the 14
Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, as credit 15
towards any such required training, experience , certification or 16
licensure. 17
2. As used in this section, “certification as an instructor in 18
the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program” has the 19
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 391.032. 20
Sec. 4. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 21
approval. 22
2. Sections 1, 2 and 3 of this act become effective: 23
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 24
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 25
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 26
(b) On July 1, 2026, for all other purposes. 27
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