Section 391A.705 - Creation; eligibility to apply for grant from State Board to be used to award tuition assistance and stipends to students; State Board to review applications and award grants; prioritization of awards of grants; eligibility of student applicants; regulations1. There is hereby created in the Department the Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant Program to award grants to public and private universities and colleges in this State that offer an approved traditional pathway licensure program for the provision of tuition assistance and stipends to students of such programs who meet requirements established by the State Board pursuant to this section and NRS 391A.710.2. A public or private university or college in this State that offers an approved traditional pathway licensure program is eligible to apply to the State Board for a grant to award tuition assistance and stipends to students who attend the university or college to complete such a program.3. The State Board shall: (a) Based on the amount of money appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose, establish the number of awards of tuition assistance and stipends that will be available pursuant to the Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant Program each year based upon the amount of money available for the Program.(b) Review all applications submitted pursuant to subsection 2 and, to the extent that money is available within the limits of legislative appropriations, award a grant of money in an amount determined by the State Board to a public or private university or college that offers an approved traditional pathway licensure program.4. The State Board may prioritize the award of grants to a public or private university or college that demonstrates the university or college, as applicable, will provide tuition assistance and stipends to a greater number of students who: (a) Are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States or the spouses of such veterans;(b) Intend to teach in public schools in this State which have the highest shortage of teachers; or(c) Have been economically disadvantaged or belong to a racial or ethnic minority group.5. A student may apply for tuition assistance and a stipend awarded pursuant to the Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant Program from a public or private university or college that offers an approved traditional pathway licensure program that receives a grant pursuant to the Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant Program only if: (a) The student attends or has been accepted to attend an approved traditional pathway licensure program at the university or college; and(b) The student agrees to complete the requirements to obtain an endorsement to teach English as a second language or an endorsement to teach special education.6. An application submitted by the student must identify the approved traditional pathway licensure program to be completed and the date by which the student must complete the program to finish on schedule.7. The State Board may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 391A.710.Added to NRS by 2023, 2757Added by 2023, Ch. 452,§3, eff. 7/1/2023.