NRS 391A.705 Creation; eligibility to apply for grant from Department to be used to award stipends to students; Department to review applications and award grants; prioritization of awards of grants; eligibility of student applicants; regulations. [Effective through June 30, 2027.]

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1. There is hereby created in the Department the Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant Program to award grants to public and private universities and colleges in this State that offer an approved traditional pathway licensure program for the provision of stipends to students of such programs who meet requirements established by the Department pursuant to this section and NRS 391A.710 .

2. A public or private university or college in this State that offers an approved traditional pathway licensure program is eligible to apply to the Department for a grant to award stipends to students who attend the university or college to complete such a program.

3. The Department shall:

(a)Based on the amount of money appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose, establish the number of awards of stipends that will be available pursuant to the Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant Program each year based upon the amount of money available for the Program.

(b)Review all applications submitted pursuant to subsection 2 and, to the extent that money is available within the limits of legislative appropriations, award a grant of money in an amount determined by the Department to a public or private university or college that offers an approved traditional pathway licensure program.

4. The Department may prioritize the award of grants to a public or private university or college that demonstrates the university or college, as applicable, will provide stipends to a greater number of students who:

(a)Are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States or the spouses of such veterans;

(b)Intend to teach in public schools in this State which have the highest shortage of teachers; or

(c)Have been economically disadvantaged or belong to a racial or ethnic minority group.

5. A student may apply for a stipend awarded pursuant to the Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant Program from a public or private university or college that offers an approved traditional pathway licensure program that receives a grant pursuant to the Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant Program only if:

(a)The student attends or has been accepted to attend an approved traditional pathway licensure program at the university or college; and

(b)The student agrees to complete the requirements to obtain an endorsement to teach English as a second language or an endorsement to teach special education.

6. An application submitted by the student must identify the approved traditional pathway licensure program to be completed and the date by which the student must complete the program to finish on schedule.

7. The Department may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 391A.710 .