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NRS 391.305 Notice of suspension; effect of reinstatement of license within prescribed period; termination for failure to reinstate license. 1. If a school district is required to suspend an employee pursuant to NRS 391.302, the superintendent of schools of the school district sh…

NRS 391.308 Hearing to determine whether additional time to reinstate license should be granted; transmittal of written ruling; effect of ruling. 1. An employee who is suspended by a school district pursuant to NRS 391.302 is entitled to a hearing if the employee makes a timely r…

NRS 391.309 Effect of provisions. The provisions of NRS 391.301 to 391.309, inclusive, do not: 1. Limit any right or remedy an employee may have against an agency or official of this state based upon the loss of the employee’s license. 2. Preclude a school district from employing…

NRS 391.320 Suspension or revocation of teacher’s license by State Board. The State Board of Education may suspend or revoke the license of any teacher for any cause specified by law. [354:32:1956]—(NRS A 1979, 1612; 1987, 1011)

NRS 391.321 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 withho…

NRS 391.322 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. 1. If the board of trustees of a school …

NRS 391.323 Time of hearing; report and recommendation by hearing officer; action by State Board of Education upon receipt of report. 1. Unless the parties agree to a later date, within 30 days after the selection of a hearing officer pursuant to NRS 391.322, the hearing officer …

NRS 391.330 Grounds for suspension or revocation of license or letter of reprimand; process for issuance of letter of reprimand; reinstatement of suspended license. 1. The State Board may suspend or revoke the license of any teacher, administrator or other licensed employee, or m…

NRS 391.340 Revocation or forfeiture for falsely reporting pupils’ attendance. Any teacher, principal or superintendent who knowingly reports, causes to be reported, or permits the report of the presence of any pupil at school when the pupil is absent, or when school is not in se…

NRS 391.350 Suspension or revocation of license for employee’s failure to fulfill employment obligations or breach of contract; suspension or revocation of administrator’s license for wrongfully securing employee’s acceptance of employment; notice to other agencies of revocation.…

NRS 391.355 Procedure for conduct of hearings. 1. The State Board shall adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of hearings conducted pursuant to NRS 391.323. 2. The rules of procedure must provide for boards of trustees of school districts, governing bodies of charter schools o…

NRS 391.361 Charges not to become part of employee’s permanent record if State Board of Education determines evidence insufficient. If charges are brought against a teacher, administrator or other educational personnel for the suspension or revocation of his or her license and th…

NRS 391.365 Reimbursement for cost of course work to receive endorsement. A person who receives an endorsement to teach in a field of specialization relating to computer literacy and computer science may request a reimbursement for the cost of the course work required to receive …

NRS 391.375 Plan of school district for extension of benefits of social security to substitute teachers; approval by state agency. Every school district in the State shall submit, for approval by the state agency, as that term is defined in NRS 287.130, its plan for extending the…

NRS 391.380 Annuities or shares for employees: Purchase; conditions. 1. The board of trustees of any school district in this state may purchase an annuity or shares for any teacher, principal, superintendent of schools or other employee of that district under a plan which meets t…

NRS 391.390 Creation; members; coordination of appointments; election of Chair and Vice Chair; members serve without compensation; allowance and travel expenses. 1. There is hereby created the Commission on Recruitment and Retention within the Department, consisting of: (a) The f…

NRS 391.392 Duties. [Effective through June 30, 2027.] The Commission on Recruitment and Retention created by NRS 391.390 shall: 1. Conduct a study of issues concerning the recruitment and retention of educators in this State, including, without limitation: (a) The use by school …

NRS 391.450 “Council” defined. As used in NRS 391.450 to 391.485, inclusive, “Council” means the Teachers and Leaders Council of Nevada created by NRS 391.455. (Added to NRS by 2011, 3085; A 2013, 3157; 2017, 2140; 2019, 1783)

NRS 391.455 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. 1. There is hereby created the Teachers and Leaders Coun…

NRS 391.460 Recommendations to State Board concerning statewide performance evaluation system; authorization to establish working groups and task forces. 1. The Council shall: (a) Make recommendations to the State Board concerning the adoption of regulations for establishing a st…

NRS 391.465 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 admi…

NRS 391.470 Annual report by school districts concerning process for peer observations of teachers. On or before August 1 of each year, the board of trustees of each school district shall submit a report to the State Board and the Teachers and Leaders Council of Nevada created by…

NRS 391.475 Electronic tool for providing documents concerning evaluations. The Department shall, in consultation with the boards of trustees of school districts and the Council, develop an electronic tool for providing documents concerning evaluations conducted pursuant to NRS 3…

NRS 391.480 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.] 1. Each teacher …

NRS 391.485 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.] 1. The State Board shall annually review the statewide performance evaluation system to ensu…

NRS 391.486 Definitions. Repealed. (See chapter 506, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3484.)

NRS 391.488 “Education support professional” defined. Repealed. (See chapter 506, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3484.)

NRS 391.490 “Task Force” defined. Repealed. (See chapter 506, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3484.)

NRS 391.492 Creation; members; terms; vacancies; Chair; quorum; members serve without compensation; members holding office or employed by governmental entity; administrative support. Repealed. (See chapter 506, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3484.)

NRS 391.494 Qualifications of members; application for membership. Repealed. (See chapter 506, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3484.)

NRS 391.496 Duties. Repealed. (See chapter 506, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3484.) EVALUATIONS OF LICENSED PERSONNEL; PROBATIONARY AND POSTPROBATIONARY EMPLOYMENT; DISCIPLINARY ACTION General Provisions

NRS 391.650 Definitions. As used in NRS 391.650 to 391.826, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Administrator” means any employee who holds a license as an administrator and who is employed in that capacity by a school district. 2. “Board” means the board of tru…

NRS 391.655 Applicability of NRS 391.650 to 391.826, inclusive; exceptions. 1. The demotion, suspension, dismissal and nonreemployment provisions of NRS 391.650 to 391.826, inclusive, do not apply to: (a) Substitute teachers; or (b) Adult education teachers. 2. The admonition, de…

NRS 391.660 Contract negotiated by collective bargaining may supersede provisions of NRS 391.650 to 391.826, inclusive; exceptions. Excluding the provisions of NRS 391.717 and 391.730, the provisions of NRS 391.650 to 391.826, inclusive, do not apply to a teacher or other license…

NRS 391.675 Evaluations of counselors, librarians and certain other licensed educational personnel; provision of copy of evaluation and assistance to employee. 1. The State Board shall adopt regulations providing for evaluations of counselors, librarians and other licensed educat…

NRS 391.680 Policy for evaluations of teachers; conference required before and after each scheduled observation. 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that a uniform system be developed for objective evaluation of teachers in each school district. 2. Each board, following consul…

NRS 391.685 Evaluations of probationary teachers; evaluations to be based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles. [Effective through June 30, 2027.] 1. A probationary teacher must receive one evaluation during each school year of his or her probationary employment. T…

NRS 391.690 Evaluations of postprobationary teachers; evaluations based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles; request by postprobationary teacher for another evaluator. 1. If a postprobationary teacher receives an evaluation designating his or her overall performan…

NRS 391.695 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. 1. The evaluation of a proba…

NRS 391.700 Policy for evaluations of administrators; conference required before and after each scheduled observation. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.717: 1. Each board, following consultation with and involvement of elected representatives of administrative personnel or…

NRS 391.705 Evaluations of probationary administrators; evaluations to be based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles. 1. A probationary administrator must receive one evaluation during each school year of his or her probationary employment. The evaluation must be b…

NRS 391.710 Evaluations of postprobationary administrators; evaluations to be based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles. 1. If a postprobationary administrator receives an evaluation designating his or her overall performance as developing or ineffective, the post…

NRS 391.715 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. 1. T…

NRS 391.717 At-will employment of principal; resumption of at-will status following probationary period under certain circumstances; nonrenewal of contract. 1. During the first 3 years of his or her employment by a school district in the position of principal, a principal is empl…

NRS 391.720 Procedures for transfer or reassignment of administrators and appeal to board. 1. Before a superintendent transfers or assigns an administrator to another administrative position as part of an administrative reorganization, if the transfer or reassignment is to a posi…

NRS 391.725 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. 1. If a written evaluation of a probationary teacher, a pr…