H*2144(Rat #0078, Act #0043 of 1981)  General Bill, By J.C. Pracht, 
C.D. Chamblee, M.J. Cooper and T.J. Ervin

Similar(S 94)
 A Bill to amend Act 187 of 1979, relating to training, employment and
 evaluation of public educators, so as to provide that teachers certified under
 the Trades and Industrial Education Certification Process shall be exempt from
 college degree requirements and to provide that such teachers may be employed
 for five years upon completion of certain examinations.-at

   01/14/81  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-147
   01/14/81  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-147
   02/18/81  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works HJ-660
   02/19/81  House  Read second time HJ-705
   02/20/81  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-726
   02/24/81  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   02/24/81  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-9
   03/26/81  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education SJ-8
   03/31/81  Senate Amended SJ-17
   03/31/81  Senate Read second time SJ-17
   04/09/81  Senate  Read third time SJ-16
   04/09/81  Senate Returned SJ-16
   04/15/81  House  Debate adjourned HJ-1877
   04/16/81  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-1928
   04/23/81  House  Ratified R 78 HJ-2038
   04/27/81         Signed By Governor
   04/27/81         Effective date 04/27/81
   04/27/81         Act No. 43
   05/05/81         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 187 OF 1976, RELATING TO TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT TEACHERS CERTIFIED UNDER THE TRADES AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATION PROCESS SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM COLLEGE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS AND TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH TEACHERS MAY BE EMPLOYED FOR FIVE YEARS UPON COMPLETION OF CERTAIN EXAMINATIONS.

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

Exemption

SECTION 1. Section 4 of Act 187 of 1979 is amended by adding at the end:

"Teachers certified under the trades and industrial education certification process shall be exempt from the provisions of this act which require the completion of scholastic requirements for teaching at an approved college or university and a provisional contract period. Such teachers may be employed by a school district for a maximum of five years under annual contracts prior to being employed under a continuing contract. Before being employed under a continuing contract these teachers shall pass the Basic Skills Examination developed in accordance with Section 3(b) (1), the state approved skill examination in their area which is currently required, the teaching examination developed in accordance with Section 3(b) (2) and successfully complete the performance evaluations as required for all teachers who are employed under provisional contracts. Certification renewal requirements for such teachers shall, be those which are promulgated by the State Board of Education."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.