Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 391 - Personnel
NRS 391.294 - Authority and supervision of school psychologist.


1. A school psychologist may, through consultation or collaboration with other educational personnel or by providing direct services:
(a) Deliver mental and behavioral health services to pupils in a school;
(b) Collaborate with the school, community and parents or legal guardians of pupils to promote a safe and supportive learning environment;
(c) Provide preventative, intervention and postintervention services through integrated systems of support;
(d) Collect and analyze data on the mental and behavioral health of pupils;
(e) Administer applicable assessments to pupils;
(f) Monitor the progress of the academic, mental and behavioral health of pupils;
(g) Assist with the development and implementation of school-wide practices to promote learning;
(h) Analyze resilience and risk factors of pupils;
(i) Provide instructional support to other educational personnel;
(j) Evaluate and make recommendations for the improvement of special education services;
(k) Promote diversity in development and learning;
(l) Conduct research and evaluate programs related to the mental and behavioral health of pupils; and
(m) Participate in planning for and implementing a response to a crisis at the school.
2. In a school district in which more than 50,000 pupils were enrolled during the preceding school year, each school psychologist must be supervised by a psychologist licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS who is a licensed administrator.
3. In a school district in which not more than 50,000 pupils were enrolled during the preceding school year, each school psychologist must be supervised by a licensed administrator.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3080)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 391 - Personnel

NRS 391.002 - Definitions.

NRS 391.005 - "Commission" defined.

NRS 391.008 - "Paraprofessional" defined.

NRS 391.0085 - "Statewide Central Registry" defined.

NRS 391.0088 - "Veteran" defined.

NRS 391.009 - Superintendent of Public Instruction required to ensure Commission carries out duties successfully.

NRS 391.011 - Creation; membership.

NRS 391.013 - Limitation on terms of certain members.

NRS 391.015 - Officers.

NRS 391.017 - Meetings; quorum; travel expenses and subsistence allowances; payment of certain costs by school district or charter school.

NRS 391.019 - Regulations prescribing qualifications for licensure; fields of specialization in teaching; endorsements; issuance of licenses pursuant to alternative routes.

NRS 391.021 - Regulations governing examinations for initial licensure; exemption for teachers and educational personnel who obtain reciprocal license.

NRS 391.023 - Regulations for relief from other regulations and for resolution of medical or administrative conflicts.

NRS 391.027 - Approval or disapproval of Commission’s regulations by State Board of Education.

NRS 391.028 - Annual report concerning status of Commission’s regulations and work plan.

NRS 391.029 - Provision of personnel; location of offices.

NRS 391.031 - Kinds of licenses.

NRS 391.0315 - Issuance of additional license to teach outside grade level of experience; application; qualifications; exemption from student teaching under certain circumstances.

NRS 391.032 - Provisional licenses; reciprocal licensure of educational personnel from other states; licensure of member or veteran of Armed Forces or spouse of member or veteran.

NRS 391.033 - Issuance of licenses; fingerprinting and investigation into the background of applicants; provisional licensure authorized; denial of license; transfer and use of investigative information; immunity from liability; reciprocal agreements...

NRS 391.034 - Additional requirements for issuance and renewal of license: Statement regarding obligation of child support; grounds for denial of license; duty of Superintendent of Public Instruction. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S...

NRS 391.0345 - Additional requirements for renewal of license: Information regarding whether applicant has state business license; grounds for nonrenewal.

NRS 391.0347 - Additional requirements for renewal of license of certain teachers: Proof of completion of course in multicultural education; regulations.

NRS 391.0349 - Additional requirements for the renewal of certain licenses: Proof of completion of continuing education; regulations. [Effective July 1, 2022.]

NRS 391.035 - Confidentiality of application; exceptions; authorization for Department to require background investigation of certain employees.

NRS 391.036 - Regulations of Commission providing for expedited licensure of spouse of member of Armed Forces on active duty.

NRS 391.0365 - Prohibition on denial of licensure based on immigration or citizenship status; provision of personally identifying number required; confidentiality.

NRS 391.037 - Regulations by Commission for approval of training offered by educational institutions to qualify person to be a teacher or administrator; satisfactory completion of course of study required of applicants for licensure; exception.

NRS 391.038 - Review, evaluation and approval of course of study and training required for licensure of educational personnel; fee for review; hearing and judicial review of adverse action by Commission.

NRS 391.039 - Annual evaluation by State Board concerning courses of study and training approved by Commission for licensure as teacher or administrator; posting of evaluation on Department’s website.

NRS 391.040 - Fees for issuance and renewal of licenses; fee for duplicate license; waiver of fees for certain persons affiliated with Armed Forces.

NRS 391.042 - Department required to maintain directory of licensed educational personnel, provide school districts with electronic list of licenses that will expire and notify licensee of date of expiration.

NRS 391.051 - License is revocable privilege.

NRS 391.053 - "Arrest" defined.

NRS 391.055 - Adoption of regulations to establish procedure for notification, tracking and monitoring the status of criminal cases; maintenance of file on licensee.

NRS 391.056 - Adoption of policy by board of trustees requiring licensed employees to report arrests for or convictions of a crime; contents of policy.

NRS 391.057 - Timely submission of information by school district or charter school.

NRS 391.059 - Immunity from liability for certain persons involved in making report, conducting investigation or submitting information concerning arrest.

NRS 391.060 - Authorization for school district or charter school to employ licensee who has legal right to work in United States; warrant; penalty.

NRS 391.070 - Employment of alien teacher through program of exchange permitted.

NRS 391.080 - Official oath for licensed employees; exception; persons authorized to administer oath.

NRS 391.091 - Licensed teachers to complete training in certain state laws and provisions of Nevada’s Constitution; establishment of contents of training and standards of proficiency.

NRS 391.092 - Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Establishment and submission of plan for training; requirements of plan; certain educational personnel required to establish and maintain certification; agreement to provide training.

NRS 391.094 - State Board required to prescribe examination for certain paraprofessionals.

NRS 391.095 - Student teachers: Agreement between school district and Nevada System of Higher Education or accredited postsecondary educational institution for assignment; instruction and supervision of pupils.

NRS 391.096 - Student teachers: Employment as substitute teachers; compensation; supervision by licensed teacher.

NRS 391.0965 - Review of person’s qualifications for license to teach or perform other educational functions; Department authorized to assess fee for such review.

NRS 391.097 - Parent or guardian may request information regarding professional qualifications of licensed employees; annual notice of right to request information.

NRS 391.098 - Notice to parent or guardian of pupil in Title I school if teacher is not licensed to teach or does not hold endorsement to teach in certain subject area.

NRS 391.100 - Employment of personnel by trustees; certain paraprofessionals required to possess qualifications prescribed by State Board. [Parts of this section were replaced in revision in 2015 by NRS 391.102, 391.104 and 391.281.]

NRS 391.102 - Transfer of teacher or administrator evaluated as developing or ineffective to another school; development of plan to address such assignments when principal of school does not consent; submission of plan to State Board.

NRS 391.1025 - Definitions.

NRS 391.103 - "Unsupervised contact" defined.

NRS 391.1035 - "Volunteer" defined.

NRS 391.104 - Fingerprinting and investigation into the background of certain applicants for employment, employees and volunteers; school district prohibited from requiring licensed employees on approved leave to submit fingerprints as condition of r...

NRS 391.105 - Conditions under which volunteer not required to submit fingerprints.

NRS 391.106 - List of approved entities for which volunteer of entity is authorized to be volunteer for school without investigation into criminal background.

NRS 391.110 - Superintendent of schools: Employment; qualifications; term; dismissal; administration of oaths.

NRS 391.115 - Consideration of military education, training or occupational experience.

NRS 391.120 - Written contract of employment for licensed personnel; limitations on employment; suspension or termination for failure to maintain valid license; exception; submission of employment information to Department; confidentiality of employm...

NRS 391.125 - Request by board of trustees to employ teachers who do not hold appropriate endorsement if shortage exists; limitations; duty of Commission and State Board if request granted.

NRS 391.135 - Determination of number of job vacancies; reporting.

NRS 391.145 - Involuntary transfer or reassignment of unlicensed employees.

NRS 391.155 - School districts required to submit biannual report to Interim Finance Committee concerning employment of consultants.

NRS 391.160 - Determination of salaries: Standards for determining. [Parts of this section were replaced in revision in 2015 by NRS 391.161, 391.162, 391.163, 391.167 and 391.169.]

NRS 391.1605 - Determination of salaries: Use of testing as factor in vertical promotion; appeals; prohibited acts; exception.

NRS 391.161 - Determination of salaries: Increased salary for certain teachers who are certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

NRS 391.162 - Determination of salaries: Increased salary for certain speech-language pathologists.

NRS 391.163 - Determination of salaries: Increased salary for certain professional school library media specialists with additional certification.

NRS 391.167 - Determination of salaries: Credit for previous teaching service.

NRS 391.169 - Determination of salaries: Credit for previous administrative service.

NRS 391.170 - Conditions for receipt of public money as compensation by certain teachers and other employees; exception for charter schools.

NRS 391.172 - Reservation of money for negotiated salary increase; money does not revert and must not be subtracted from operating expenses.

NRS 391.175 - Payment of salaries of certain teachers and other employees from apportionment of public money; deductions from salary.

NRS 391.180 - Absences of employees: Compensation; deductions; accumulation and transfer of sick leave; intermission and extension of days of school.

NRS 391.200 - Salaries of teachers are prior claims on school district fund.

NRS 391.2055 - Legislative declaration.

NRS 391.2056 - Establishment of Code; training on Code to teachers, administrators and others; posting of Code on Internet website.

NRS 391.210 - Exercise of trustees’ authority in school by certain personnel.

NRS 391.230 - Filing of licenses with superintendent of school district; exception for unlicensed teachers of charter school.

NRS 391.235 - Board of trustees authorized to adopt policy to engage district-level administrators in classroom.

NRS 391.240 - Teachers: Keeping register of pupils.

NRS 391.260 - Teachers: Enforcement of courses of study, textbooks and regulations; exception for charter schools.

NRS 391.270 - Teachers: Holding pupils to account for conduct.

NRS 391.271 - School district to provide for legal defense of employee charged with certain crimes committed within scope of employment; exceptions.

NRS 391.273 - Supervision of unlicensed personnel; exemptions; reduction of adjusted base per pupil funding for failure to comply; exception for certain unlicensed personnel of charter school; record of exempt personnel.

NRS 391.274 - Policy prescribing duties, roles and responsibilities of school counselors; limitation on time school counselors required to assist with test administration.

NRS 391.281 - Fingerprinting and investigation into the background of applicant for employment or appointment as school police officer and certain nonlicensed employees; use of certain information; disqualification of certain applicants, employees an...

NRS 391.282 - Jurisdiction of school police officers; law enforcement agency to respond to request for assistance by school district which does not have school police according to agency protocol.

NRS 391.283 - Policy for procedures to be followed by peace officers in arresting pupil on school grounds during school hours.

NRS 391.291 - Supervision by chief nurse required; qualifications for employment as school nurse; designation of school employees authorized to administer auto-injectable epinephrine or opioid antagonist.

NRS 391.292 - Duties of school nurse.

NRS 391.293 - Duties, authority and supervision of school counselor.

NRS 391.294 - Authority and supervision of school psychologist.

NRS 391.296 - Authority and supervision of school social worker.

NRS 391.301 - "Employee" defined.

NRS 391.3015 - Limited exception from provisions for lapse of license during time school is in session.

NRS 391.302 - Suspension and termination required; exception; reinstatement if extension of time or other relief granted.

NRS 391.305 - Notice of suspension; effect of reinstatement of license within prescribed period; termination for failure to reinstate license.

NRS 391.308 - Hearing to determine whether additional time to reinstate license should be granted; transmittal of written ruling; effect of ruling.

NRS 391.309 - Effect of provisions.

NRS 391.320 - Suspension or revocation of teacher’s license by State Board.

NRS 391.321 - Mandatory suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to...

NRS 391.322 - Notice to licensee of receipt of recommendation for suspension or revocation of license; written request for hearing; selection of hearing officer; immediate processing required upon receipt of notice of conviction of licensee.

NRS 391.323 - Time of hearing; report and recommendation by hearing officer; action by State Board of Education upon receipt of report.

NRS 391.330 - Grounds for suspension or revocation of license or letter of reprimand; process for issuance of letter of reprimand; reinstatement of suspended license.

NRS 391.340 - Revocation or forfeiture for falsely reporting pupils’ attendance.

NRS 391.350 - Suspension or revocation of license for employee’s failure to fulfill employment obligations or breach of contract; suspension or revocation of administrator’s license for wrongfully securing employee’s acceptance of employment; notice...

NRS 391.355 - Procedure for conduct of hearings.

NRS 391.361 - Charges not to become part of employee’s permanent record if State Board of Education determines evidence insufficient.

NRS 391.365 - Reimbursement for cost of course work to receive endorsement.

NRS 391.369 - Account for Computer Education and Technology.

NRS 391.375 - Plan of school district for extension of benefits of social security to substitute teachers; approval by state agency.

NRS 391.380 - Annuities or shares for employees: Purchase; conditions.

NRS 391.450 - "Council" defined.

NRS 391.455 - Creation of Council; membership; terms; election of Chair; meetings and quorum; allowance and travel expenses; administrative support by Department; payment of certain costs by school district or charter school.

NRS 391.460 - Recommendations to State Board concerning statewide performance evaluation system; authorization to establish working groups and task forces.

NRS 391.465 - State Board to establish statewide performance evaluation system and prescribe tools to be used by schools to measure performance; school district authorized to apply to use different performance evaluation system and tools; prohibition...

NRS 391.470 - Annual report by school districts concerning process for peer observations of teachers.

NRS 391.475 - Electronic tool for providing documents concerning evaluations.

NRS 391.480 - Development of learning goals for pupils; Department to establish list of assessments to measure achievement of learning goals; evaluation of educational personnel based on achievement of learning goals; regulations. [Effective through...

NRS 391.485 - Annual review of statewide performance evaluation system; annual review of manner in which schools carry out evaluations pursuant to system.

NRS 391.490 - "Task Force" defined.

NRS 391.492 - Creation; members; terms; vacancies; Chair; quorum; members serve without compensation; members holding office or employed by governmental entity; administrative support.

NRS 391.494 - Qualifications of members; application for membership.

NRS 391.496 - Duties.

NRS 391.650 - Definitions.

NRS 391.655 - Applicability of NRS 391.650 to 391.826, inclusive; exceptions.

NRS 391.660 - Contract negotiated by collective bargaining may supersede provisions of NRS 391.650 to 391.826, inclusive; exceptions.

NRS 391.675 - Evaluations of counselors, librarians and certain other licensed educational personnel; provision of copy of evaluation and assistance to employee.

NRS 391.680 - Policy for evaluations of teachers; conference required before and after each scheduled observation.

NRS 391.685 - Evaluations of probationary teachers; evaluations to be based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles.

NRS 391.690 - Evaluations of postprobationary teachers; evaluations based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles; request by postprobationary teacher for another evaluator.

NRS 391.695 - Requirements for evaluations of teachers; performance of pupils not included in evaluation of certain teachers; evaluation to be provided to teacher; effort must be made to provide assistance to teacher to improve performance upon reque...

NRS 391.700 - Policy for evaluations of administrators; conference required before and after each scheduled observation.

NRS 391.705 - Evaluations of probationary administrators; evaluations to be based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles.

NRS 391.710 - Evaluations of postprobationary administrators; evaluations to be based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles.

NRS 391.715 - Requirements for evaluations of administrators; performance of pupils not included in evaluation of certain administrators; evaluation to be provided to administrator; effort must be made to provide assistance to administrator to improv...

NRS 391.720 - Procedures for transfer or reassignment of administrators and appeal to board.

NRS 391.725 - Evaluation designating performance of probationary employee as ineffective: Contents of written statement included in evaluation; request for another evaluator; request for assistance in improving performance.

NRS 391.730 - Postprobationary employee whose performance is designated as developing or ineffective deemed probationary and required to serve additional probationary period in certain circumstances.

NRS 391.750 - Grounds for suspension, demotion, dismissal and refusal to reemploy teachers and administrators; consideration of evaluations and standards of performance.

NRS 391.755 - Duties of administrator when admonishing employee in certain circumstances; removal of admonition from records; when admonition not required; grounds for immediate action without admonition.

NRS 391.760 - Suspension of licensed employee; dismissal proceedings; reinstatement; salary during suspension or dismissal proceedings; forfeiture of right of employment for certain offenses; period of suspension.

NRS 391.765 - Recommendation for demotion, dismissal or nonreemployment; request for appointment of hearing officer.

NRS 391.770 - Request for hearing officer; appointment; procedures for challenging selection of hearing officer; duties of hearing officer.

NRS 391.775 - Notice of intention to recommend demotion, dismissal or refusal to reemploy; rights of employee; request for expedited hearing if dismissed before completion of current school year.

NRS 391.780 - Request for hearing: Action by superintendent.

NRS 391.785 - Procedures for hearing; payment for expenses of hearing officer and transcript.

NRS 391.790 - Person with communications disability entitled to use of registered community interpreter at hearing.

NRS 391.795 - Written report of hearing: Contents; final and binding if so agreed; time limited for filing.

NRS 391.800 - Action by superintendent upon receipt of report; action by board; notice to licensed employee; judicial review.

NRS 391.810 - Reemployment of postprobationary employees: Notice of reemployment or delivery of contract; acceptance of employment.

NRS 391.815 - Certain postprobationary employees subsequently employed by another school district or charter school not required to serve probationary period; exception.

NRS 391.820 - Probationary employment: Term; notice of reemployment; school district required to offer probationary administrator contract as teacher under certain circumstances.

NRS 391.822 - Written notice of intent to dismiss probationary employee required; contents of notice.

NRS 391.824 - Request and procedures for expedited hearing concerning dismissal of probationary employee; actions of superintendent upon receipt of report from arbitrator.

NRS 391.826 - Actions of board upon recommendation to dismiss probationary employee; decision of board final.

NRS 391.850 - Definitions.

NRS 391.855 - "Local educational agency" defined.

NRS 391.860 - "Sexual misconduct" defined.

NRS 391.865 - "Sexual offense" defined.

NRS 391.875 - Prohibition on assisting person who has engaged in sexual misconduct with minor or pupil to obtain new employment at public school; exception; regulations.

NRS 391.880 - Agreement to keep conviction of sexual offense involving minor confidential prohibited.

NRS 391.885 - Certain applicants for employment to submit additional information regarding prior employment; action based on such information must be brought in State; penalties for providing false or incomplete information.

NRS 391.890 - Actions to be taken to verify information provided by applicant; employer or former employer required to provide such information; immunity from liability for providing information; penalties for willful failure to disclose information.

NRS 391.895 - Certain employers to provide additional information and records concerning former employee; exception; immunity from liability; penalties for willful failure to disclose information.

NRS 391.900 - Consideration of certain additional information provided by former employer of applicant; report of additional information to appropriate authority; immunity from liability for certain acts or omissions.

NRS 391.905 - Duties of independent contractor who employs a person who may have direct contact with pupils; required disclosures by independent contractor before assigning employee to public school; prohibition on assignment of employee upon objecti...

NRS 391.910 - Provisional employment pending review of information.

NRS 391.915 - Certain rights not affected by provisions.

NRS 391.920 - Prohibition on agreement that affects the ability to obtain or provide information relating to suspected abuse or sexual misconduct; employer to maintain certain information in personnel file.

NRS 391.925 - Confidentiality.

NRS 391.930 - Civil penalties; Department to maintain list of independent contractors who have willfully violated certain provisions; prohibition against contracting with such independent contractors.