Except as otherwise noted below, to receive an endorsement to teach Great Basin Native American language, a person must:

1. Have a high school diploma or its equivalent; and

2. Have completed 6 semester hours of course work that included, without limitation:

A. Professional education and teaching methodology; or

B. The study of Native American languages; and

3. Be certified as a fluent speaker of the language that the person proposes to teach by:

A. A council of a tribe of Native Americans who speak that language; or

B. A qualified official of a university or college.

An applicant for a Great Basin Native Language endorsement is not required to meet the requirements of Nevada School Law, Nevada Constitution, U.S. Constitution or the Praxis series tests.

NOTE: A person who does not meet the qualifications required by numbers 1 and 2 above but does meet the qualifications required by number 3 may teach a course in a Great Basin Native American language without an endorsement if a licensed teacher is present in the classroom during the instruction. Written documentation of the person’s certification as a fluent speaker of the language he proposes to teach must be provided to the Department before he may begin teaching.