1. 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.
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