H*3453(Rat #0032, Act #0114 of 2013)  Joint Resolution, By Bingham, Allison, 
Anthony, Hayes and Atwater
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DECIDE AND NOTIFY
 TEACHERS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR BY MAY 5, 2013; TO
 PROVIDE THAT A CONTINUING-CONTRACT TEACHER WHO IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR FORMAL
 EVALUATION THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR MUST BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING ON OR BEFORE
 THE DATE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ISSUES THE WRITTEN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT OR
 REEMPLOYMENT; TO REQUIRE TEACHERS WHO ARE REEMPLOYED BY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION
 TO NOTIFY THE DISTRICT BOARD OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF
 WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT; AND TO ALLOW DISTRICTS TO UNIFORMLY
 NEGOTIATE SALARIES OF CERTAIN RETIRED TEACHERS BELOW THE DISTRICT SALARY
 SCHEDULE. - ratified title

   01/30/13  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 4)
   02/05/13  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atwater
   02/05/13  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 11)
   02/05/13  House  Roll call Yeas-91  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 11)
   02/06/13  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 12)
   02/06/13  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 20)
   02/06/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 20)
   02/27/13  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education (Senate Journal-page 26)
   02/28/13         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/06/13  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 8)
   03/06/13  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 8)
   03/06/13  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   03/06/13  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 8)
   03/07/13  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 14)
   03/19/13  House  Senate amendment amended (House Journal-page 54)
   03/19/13  House  Roll call Yeas-108  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 55)
   03/19/13  House  Returned to Senate with amendments
                     (House Journal-page 56)
   03/21/13  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment
                     (Senate Journal-page 50)
   04/09/13  House  House insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Reps. Bingham, Allison,
                     Hayes (House Journal-page 2)
   04/10/13  Senate Conference committee appointed Matthews, Hayes,
                     and S.Martin (Senate Journal-page 28)
   04/24/13  Senate Conference report adopted (Senate Journal-page 51)
   04/24/13  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 51)
   04/24/13  House  Conference report received and adopted
                     (House Journal-page 156)
   04/24/13  House  Roll call Yeas-101  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 158)
   04/25/13  Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification
                     (Senate Journal-page 39)
   05/02/13         Ratified R 32
   05/03/13         Signed By Governor
   05/13/13         Effective date 04/15/13
   08/13/13         Act No. 114

H. 3453

(A114, R32, H3453)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DECIDE AND NOTIFY TEACHERS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR BY MAY 5, 2013; TO PROVIDE THAT A CONTINUING-CONTRACT TEACHER WHO IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR FORMAL EVALUATION THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR MUST BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ISSUES THE WRITTEN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT OR REEMPLOYMENT; TO REQUIRE TEACHERS WHO ARE REEMPLOYED BY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO NOTIFY THE DISTRICT BOARD OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT; AND TO ALLOW DISTRICTS TO UNIFORMLY NEGOTIATE SALARIES OF CERTAIN RETIRED TEACHERS BELOW THE DISTRICT SALARY SCHEDULE.

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

Employment notification required

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding Section 59-25-410, the boards of trustees of the several school districts shall decide and notify, in writing, the teachers, as defined in Section 59-1-130, in their employ concerning their employment for the 2013-2014 school year by May 5, 2013.

Other notification required

SECTION    2.    Notwithstanding Regulation 43-205.1, a continuing-contract teacher who is being recommended for formal evaluation the following school year must be notified in writing on or before the date the school district issues the written offer of employment or reemployment.

Response notification required

SECTION    3.    Notwithstanding Section 59-25-420, any teacher who is reemployed by written notification pursuant to Section 59-25-410 shall notify the board of trustees in writing of his acceptance of the contract for the 2013-2014 school year no later than ten days following receipt of written notification. Failure on the part of the teacher to notify the board of acceptance within the specified time limit is conclusive evidence of the teacher's rejection of the contract.

Salaries which may be negotiated

SECTION    4.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, school districts uniformly may negotiate salaries below the school district salary schedule for the 2013-2014 school year for retired teachers who are not participants in the Teacher and Employee Retention Incentive Program.

Time effective

SECTION    5.    This joint resolution takes effect on April 15, 2013.

Ratified the 2nd day of May, 2013.

Approved the 3rd day of May, 2013.