Section 391.425 - Business and industry endorsement: Qualifications for receipt and first renewal1. 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;(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:(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.Nev. Admin. Code § 391.425
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