Commission advances several licensing and endorsement regulations to public workshops and hearings

The Commission on Professional Standards in Education moved a slate of proposed regulatory changes to public workshops or hearings to implement recent legislation and align existing licensing rules.

Jeff Brisky of the Nevada Department of Education presented the items and explained the intent of each regulation: implement Assembly Bill 286 (allowing candidates to substitute an approved course with a B or better for the Praxis Core test, taken before or after the test); implement Senate Bill 81 to create an interim pathway for school and program administrator endorsements and remove an alternative‑route pathway; comply with Senate Bill 400 by requiring music, art (and at the department's request, physical education and health) endorsements in large districts or large schools; remove the notarization requirement to surrender a single endorsement (while retaining notarization when surrendering an entire license); require audiologists and occupational/physical therapists and assistants who provide services in public schools to hold corresponding endorsements with transition language for incumbents; and align multiple license lengths to a 3/5/6‑year structure.

In each case, after brief discussion or clarifying questions, commissioners voted to move the proposals to public workshops or hearings for further public input and formal consideration. Where commissioners asked clarifying questions, Brisky cited the recent legislative language and noted the department’s role in drafting conforming regulations.

Key authorities referenced in the presentation included Assembly Bill 286, Senate Bill 81, Senate Bill 400 and (in the presentation by Great Basin College) Senate Bill 165. The motions to move items to workshops/hearings were routine and carried by voice vote; no final regulatory adoptions occurred at this meeting.