Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking Section 59-3-10(B)(1) and inserting:
/ (B) The Superintendent of Education must possess:
(1) the minimum of a master's degree and substantive and broad-based experience in the field of public education including, but not limited to, service as a classroom teacher, principal, other school or school district administrator, school district superintendent, or other education policy making body at either the state or local level or any combination of them; or
(2) the minimum of a master's degree and substantive and broad-based experience in operational and financial management in any field of expertise including, but not limited to, finance, economics, accounting, law, or business.
(C) Any judicial action challenging the qualifications of a candidate must be brought in the circuit court within thirty days of the close of candidate filing for Superintendent of Education." /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 6 and inserting:
/ SECTION 6. The provisions of Section 59-3-10(B), as contained in SECTION 1.A., take effect upon approval by the Governor. The remaining provisions of this act take effect upon approval and ratification of an amendment to Section 7, Article VI of the South Carolina Constitution, 1895, providing for the appointment of the State Superintendent of Education by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and are applicable beginning with the 2018 general election.
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Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.