The English Mastery Council created by NRS 388.409 shall:

1. Make recommendations to the State Board for the adoption of regulations concerning criteria for the policies to teach English to pupils who are English learners that are developed by the board of trustees of each school district pursuant to NRS 388.407.

2. Review annually each policy to teach English to pupils who are English learners that is developed by the board of trustees of each school district pursuant to NRS 388.407 and make recommendations for improvement to the State Board and the applicable board of trustees.

3. Make recommendations to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Commission on Professional Standards in Education and the State Board for:

(a) The adoption of regulations pursuant to NRS 391.019 concerning the requirements for an endorsement to teach English as a second language, including, without limitation, the teachers who should be required to obtain the endorsement; and

(b) After the adoption of the regulations pursuant to paragraph (a), any revisions to those regulations as deemed necessary by the Council.

4. Develop standards and criteria for a curriculum for pupils who are English learners and submit those standards and criteria to the State Board for consideration.

5. Review any course of study offered by the Nevada System of Higher Education for training to teach English as a second language to determine if the course of study, including, without limitation, student teaching, is sufficiently rigorous to provide teachers with the tools necessary to improve the English proficiency and academic achievement and proficiency of pupils who are English learners.

6. Make recommendations to the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada for the improvement of any course of study described in subsection 5 and submit a copy of those recommendations to the Governor and the State Board.

7. Make recommendations to the State Board to improve the English proficiency and academic achievement of pupils who are not English learners and who have scored at or below the 25th percentile in the subject area of English language arts in an examination administered pursuant to NRS 390.105.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 3410; A 2017, 3236; 2019, 2441, 2442)