1. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 3, if the license of an employee lapses during a time that school is in session:
(a) The school district that employs him or her shall provide written notice to the employee of the lapse of the employee’s license and of the provisions of this section;
(b) The employee must not be suspended from employment for the lapsed license for a period of 90 days after the date of the notice pursuant to paragraph (a) or the end of the school year, whichever is longer; and
(c) The employee’s license shall be deemed valid for the period described in paragraph (b) for purposes of the employee’s continued employment with the school district during that period.
2. If a school district complies with subsection 1 and an employee fails to reinstate his or her license within the time prescribed in paragraph (b) of subsection 1, his or her employment shall be deemed terminated at the end of the period described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 and the school district is not otherwise required to comply with NRS 391.301 to 391.309, inclusive.
3. The provisions of this section do not apply to an employee whose:
(a) License has been suspended or revoked by the State Board pursuant to NRS 391.320 to 391.361, inclusive; or
(b) Application for renewal was denied by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to NRS 391.033.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 311; A 2017, 2126)