Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has signed an emergency regulation that eliminates potential gaps in teacher hiring and licensure renewals due to the pandemic.
The emergency regulation goes into effect June 22, 2020.
This emergency regulation allows the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to extend expirations for mandatory exams on alternative teacher licenses.
Alternative licensees are individuals who have earned a bachelor’s degree but did not complete a traditional teacher preparation program.
The emergency regulation also addresses logistical obstacles created by the pandemic including delays in fingerprinting and processing background checks.
“More than 4,700 educators’ licenses are due to expire over the four months,” said Jhone Ebert, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. “This emergency regulation enables school districts to hire a significant number of teachers who would otherwise have been unable to renew their licenses because of the impact of COVID-19.”
For additional information or questions, email license@doe.nv.gov
(Nevada Department of Education contributed to this report.)
