A bill that would make it easier for immigrants with temporary legal status to get a Nevada teaching license has passed its first legislative hurdle.
The Assembly Education Committee passed AB27 on Wednesday. It heads to the Assembly floor for a vote.
The bill could affect students who have work permits through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA recipients or DREAMers.
Existing law allows the state superintendent to give a teaching license to someone who is not a citizen but has a work permit only if there's a teacher shortage for a subject the person can teach.
The bill would allow those immigrants to get a teaching license if a district has a teacher shortage of any kind.
(AP)
