Current through September 16, 2024
1. To receive a
business and industry endorsement, the applicant must:
(a) Have earned a high school diploma or its
equivalent;
(b) Provide to the
Department proof acceptable to the Department that the applicant has been
employed:
(1) Full time for at least 2 years
after 18 years of age in a position which relates to the program for which he
or she is applying for endorsement; or
(2) For an aggregate total of 4,000 hours
after 18 years of age in a position which relates to the program for which he
or she is applying for endorsement; and
(c) Hold the appropriate professional license
if one is required by law for employment in an occupation which the person
desires to teach.
2. A
person who holds a license with a business and industry endorsement or career
and technical education endorsement may receive an additional business and
industry endorsement if:
(a) He or she
provides to the Department a Workforce Competency Credential issued by the
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute, or its successor
organization, related to the area of endorsement for which he or she is
applying; or
(b) He or she:
(1) Provides to the Department proof
acceptable to the Department that he or she has taught for at least 2 full
academic years in a program of career and technical education; and
(2) Holds a recognized certification from the
industry or field for which he or she is applying to add an additional business
and industry endorsement.
3. To fulfill the requirement of work
experience required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1, a person who wishes to
receive a business and industry endorsement must, if the endorsement is for:
(a) Agricultural and natural resources
science, have industry experience in at least three of the following areas:
(1) Agricultural business and
marketing;
(2) Animal science or
veterinary medicine;
(3)
Forestry;
(4)
Horticulture;
(5)
Floriculture;
(6)
Landscaping;
(7) Agricultural
research; or
(8) Food science, food
manufacturing or a combination thereof.
(b) Construction technology, have at least:
(1) One year of industry experience in
carpentry; and
(2) One year or
2,000 total hours of industry experience in fields relating to construction,
other than carpentry.
4. In addition to the requirements set forth
in subsection 1, a person who wishes to receive or renew a business and
industry endorsement must:
(a) If the
endorsement is for automotive service technology, be certified by the National
Institute for Automotive Service Excellence as:
(1) A master automobile technician;
or
(2) An automobile technician in
the following areas:
(I) Brakes;
(II) Electrical and electronic
systems;
(III) Auto maintenance and
light repair; and
(IV) Suspension
and steering.
(b) If the endorsement is for military
science, be certified by the secretary of the military branch in which the
applicant serves or from which the applicant has retired to teach pupils in the
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program developed pursuant to
10 U.S.C. §
2031. A person who meets the requirements of
this paragraph and who teaches pupils in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps program is exempt from the:
(1)
Provisions of subsection 5; and
(2)
Provisions of NAC
391.036.
5. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph
(b) of subsection 4 and subsections 6 to 9, inclusive, a person who desires to
renew for the first time an endorsement issued pursuant to this section must
provide proof that he or she has received, from a regionally accredited
postsecondary institution or an approved program in professional development
for educators, credit for 12 semester hours or the equivalent number of hours
of professional development as follows:
(a)
Three semester hours or the equivalent number of hours of professional
development in curriculum and instruction for career and technical education or
secondary education;
(b) Three
semester hours or the equivalent number of hours of professional development in
a course involving teaching methodology for career and technical education or
secondary education;
(c) Three
semester hours or the equivalent number of hours of professional development in
a course on career development and work-based learning; and
(d) Three semester hours or the equivalent
number of hours of professional development in a course on career and technical
student organization and management.
6. A person who holds a master's degree or
higher degree from a regionally accredited college or university in his or her
area of endorsement is exempt from the requirements of paragraphs (c) and (d)
of subsection 5.
7. A person who
adds an additional business and industry endorsement to an existing license
pursuant to subsection 2 is exempt from the requirements of subsection 5 for
the additional endorsement.
8. A
person who desires to renew for the first time a business and industry
endorsement for ethnic music issued pursuant to this section is exempt from the
requirements of subsection 5 if the person provides proof that he or she has
received, from an accredited postsecondary institution, credit for 12 semester
hours as follows:
(a) Three semester hours of
course work that includes classroom management or music methodology, or both;
and
(b) Nine semester hours in the
subject area of music.
9.
A person who desires to renew for the first time a business and industry
endorsement for ethnic dance issued pursuant to this section is exempt from the
requirements of subsection 5 if the person provides proof that he or she has
received, from an accredited postsecondary institution, credit for 12 semester
hours as follows:
(a) Three semester hours of
course work that includes classroom management or dance methodology, or both;
and
(b) Nine semester hours in the
subject area of dance.
Added to NAC by Bd. for Vocational
Education, eff. 10-26-83; A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education, 9-1-89;
R075-00, 6-20-2000; R023-01, 10-22-2001; R055-03, 10-21-2003; R026-07,
10-31-2007; R018-09, 10-27-2009; A by
R032-15,
eff. 4/4/2016; A by
R034-15,
eff. 6/28/2016; A by
R010-18AP,
eff. 6/26/2018; A by
R166-22A,
eff. 5/24/2023
NRS 391.019
