§ 391.0365 — Prohibition on denial of licensure based on immigration or citizenship status; provision of personally identifying number required; confidentiality

Nevada § 391.0365

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 34: EDUCATION
• Ch. 391: Personnel

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1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall not deny the application of a person for a license as a teacher or educational personnel pursuant to NRS 391.033 based solely on his or her immigration or citizenship status.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 391.033 , an applicant for a license as a teacher or educational personnel who does not have a social security number must provide an alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, his or her individual taxpayer identification number, when completing an application for a license as a teacher or educational personnel.
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall not disclose to any person who is not employed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction the social security number or alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, an individual taxpayer identification number, of an applicant for a license for any purpose except:
(a) Tax purposes;
(b) Licensing purposes; and
(c) Enforcement of an order for the payment of child support.
4. A social security number or alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, an individual taxpayer identification number, provided to the Superintendent of Public Instruction is confidential and is not a public record for the purposes of chapter 239 of NRS.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 2019, 4340 )