Nev. Admin. Code § 391.370 - [Effective 10/1/2026] Qualifications for teaching pupils who have speech and language impairments

1. Before teaching pupils, ages 3 to 21, inclusive, who have speech and language impairments, a person must hold an endorsement issued pursuant to this section.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, to receive the endorsement, the person must:

(a) Submit a transcript which indicates the person holds a master's degree or a more advanced degree in speech-language pathology, communication disorders, communication sciences or an equivalent field from an institution accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and hold:

(1) A certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; or

(2) A standard license or provisional license from the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Board created by NRS 637B.100; or

(b) Hold a license or certificate, issued by another state, with an endorsement to teach pupils who have speech and language impairments.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person who holds only a license to teach special education with an endorsement to teach pupils, ages 3 to 21, inclusive, who have speech and language impairments [and meets the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2] is exempt from the requirements of NAC 391.036 and 391.065.

4. A person who holds only a license to teach special education with an endorsement to teach pupils, ages 3 to 21, inclusive, who have speech and language impairments which is issued on or before October 1, 2026, and who does not meet the requirements of subsection 2:

(a) May continue to hold such an endorsement; and

(b) Must comply with the requirements of NAC 391.065.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 391.370

Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.610, eff. 10-23-81-NAC A 3-7-84; 11-25-86; A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education, 7-18-88; 11-27-91, eff. 1-11-92; 1-10-96; R089-99, 10-25-99; A by R119-18A, eff. 6/14/2019; A by R119-18RA, eff. 7/20/2021; A by R125-22A, eff. 10/1/2026

NRS 391.019