Authorization to provide stipend to certain teachers of program of bilingual education; prohibition on providing stipend more than once per school year; money to be used for stipend.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 391.202
in effect1. Each school year, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school may provide a stipend in the amount of $2,500 to each teacher who is assigned to teach pupils enrolled in a program of bilingual education and:
(a) Holds an endorsement to teach pupils enrolled in a program of bilingual education; or
(b) Is currently enrolled in a course of study or program of preparation to teach pupils enrolled in a program of bilingual education, the completion of which will satisfy the educational requirements to obtain an endorsement to teach pupils enrolled in a program of bilingual education established by the Commission pursuant to NRS 391.019 , and is authorized by law to teach pupils enrolled in a program of bilingual education notwithstanding the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to paragraph (n) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019 .
2. A teacher may not receive a stipend pursuant to this section more than once per school year.
3. Any stipend provided to a teacher who is employed at a local school precinct in a large school district or a charter school must be paid from the budget of the local school precinct or charter school, as applicable.
4. As used in this section:
(a) Large school district has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388G.530 .
(b) Local school precinct has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388G.535 .
(c) Program of bilingual education means a program of instruction for English learners in which pupils are taught the English language and the content of other courses of study is taught using the pupils primary language.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-391.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026