Nevada AB286: Provides for a pilot program to assess the competency of applicants for a license to teach through alternative assessment method

What the bill says

An act relating to education; authorizing one or more institutions of higher education within the Nevada System of Higher Education to establish a pilot program to assess the competency of applicants for a license to teach through the use of alternative assessment methods; requiring certain regulations adopted by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to authorize an applicant for a license to teach to be exempt from requirements to pass a competency test in various subjects if the applicant completes the pilot program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…

From the enrolled text, June 1, 2025:

AN ACT relating to education; authorizing one or more institutions of higher education within the Nevada System of Higher Education to establish a pilot program to assess the competency of applicants for a license to teach through the use of alternative assessment methods; requiring certain regulations adopted by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to authorize an applicant for a license to teach to be exempt from requirements to pass a competency test in various subjects if the applicant completes the pilot program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law creates the Commission on Professional Standards in Education and requires the Commission to adopt regulations prescribing the qualifications for licensing teachers and other educational personnel. (NRS 391.011, 391.019) Existing law additionally requires the Commission to adopt regulations governing examinations for the initial licensing of teachers and other educational personnel. (NRS 391.021) Existing regulations provide that an applicant is exempt from the requirement to pass a competency test in the principles and methods of teaching if the applicant submits to the Department of Education evidence that he or she: (1) completed the "Principles of Learning and Teaching Test" prepared and administered by the Educational Testing Service; or (2) is applying for a license with an endorsement in an area for which training in the principles …