Existing law creates the Commission on Professional Standards in Education and requires the Commission to prescribe regulations for licensing teachers and other educational personnel, including regulations which provide for the reciprocal licensure of educational personnel from other states. (NRS 391.011, 391.019, 391.032) Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to grant licenses for teachers and other educational personnel pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission and as provided by law. (NRS 391.033) Section 1 of this bill enacts the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact which, among other things, establishes requirements for: (1) the issuance of a license as a teacher to an applicant for such a license who holds an equivalent license from another state that is a member of the Compact; and (2) the sharing of files and information regarding the investigation and discipline of a teacher between member states. Sections 2 and 4 of this bill require the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations: (1) to carry out the provisions of the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; and (2) which provide for the licensure of persons pursuant to the Compact. Existing law requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations governing examinations for the initial licensing of teachers and other educational personnel. Existing law exempts teachers and educational personnel from another state who obtain a reciprocal license from the requirement to take any examination for initial licensing required by the regulations adopted by the Commission. (NRS 391.021) Section 3 of this bill also exempts a person who obtains a license pursuant to the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact from such examination requirements. Existing law requires an applicant for a license as a teacher to submit with his or her application proof that the applicant has satisfactorily completed a course of study and training approved by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education. Existing law exempts a person who received education and training pursuant to an alternate route to licensure from this requirement. (NRS 391.037) Section 5 of this bill also exempts a person who applies for a license pursuant to the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact from that requirement. The Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact becomes effective upon ratification from 10 states. Currently, only Colorado and Utah have ratified the Compact.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 391.019, 391.021, 391.032, 391.037
As Enrolled: 391.019, 391.021, 391.032, 391.037
BDR: 391.019, 391.021, 391.032, 391.037