2017-2018 Bill 4335: Teachers - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

122nd Session, 2017-2018

H. 4335

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Erickson and Hayes

Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19188wab17.docx

Introduced in the House on May 11, 2017

Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Teachers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

5/11/2017HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage61)

5/11/2017HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journalpage61)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/11/2017

ABILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 592635 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 20182019 SCHOOL YEAR, EACH SCHOOL IN THE ALLENDALE, DILLON 4, FLORENCE 4, HAMPTON 2, JASPER, LEE, MARION 7, AND ORANGEBURG 3 SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE SCHOOL, HIRE NONCERTIFIED TEACHERS IN A RATIO OF UP TO TWENTYFIVE PERCENT OF ITS ENTIRE TEACHING STAFF; TO PROVIDE PARTTIME, NONCERTIFIED TEACHERS ARE CONSIDERED PRO RATA IN CALCULATING THIS PERCENTAGE BASED ON THE HOURS WHICH THEY ARE EXPECTED TO TEACH; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION1.Chapter 26, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 592635.(A)Beginning with the 20182019School Year, each school in the Allendale, Dillon 4, Florence 4, Hampton 2, Jasper, Lee, Marion 7, and Orangeburg 3 school districts may, in the discretion of the school, hire noncertified teachers in a ratio of up to twentyfive percent of its entire teaching staff. Parttime, noncertified teachers are considered pro rata in calculating this percentage based on the hours which they are expected to teach.

(B)For purposes of this section, ‘noncertified teacher’ means an individual considered appropriately qualified for the subject matter taught and who has completed at least one year of study at an accredited college or university and submits, at his expense, to SLED and FBI fingerprintbased criminal background checks.”

SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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