H*4938 Session 121 (2015-2016)
H*4938(Rat #0273, Act #0291 of 2016) Joint Resolution, By
House Education and Public Works
Similar(H 4782)
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE
CENTER FOR EDUCATOR RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND ADVANCEMENT (CERRA), WORKING IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, SHALL SURVEY SPECIFIED
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE STATE'S COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER THE STUDENTS HAVE EVER CONSIDERED TEACHING IN A RURAL
AND ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WITH THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY TO
BE REPORTED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY DECEMBER 1, 2016; AND TO PROVIDE THAT
THE DEPARTMENT, CERRA, AND THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION ALSO SHALL
EXPLORE A MEANS OF OBTAINING SIMILAR SURVEY INFORMATION FROM STUDENTS IN OTHER
PROGRAMS AS A MEANS OF PLANNING AND PROMOTING TEACHING CAREER INFORMATION AND
EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS, WITH A REPORT SUMMARIZING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIS
SURVEY TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY FEBRUARY 1, 2017, TO INCLUDE
WHETHER THE FOCUS SHOULD BE ON STUDENTS IN THE STATE'S TWO-YEAR AS WELL AS
FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS, AND WHETHER IMPROVEMENTS FACILITATING TRANSFER AND
ARTICULATION INTO TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS COULD ENHANCE RECRUITMENT INTO
THE TEACHING PROFESSION. - ratified title
02/11/16 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference (House Journal-page 91)
02/18/16 Scrivener's error corrected
02/24/16 House Read second time (House Journal-page 18)
02/24/16 House Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 18)
02/25/16 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 19)
02/25/16 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
02/25/16 Senate Referred to Committee on Education
(Senate Journal-page 8)
04/14/16 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Education (Senate Journal-page 12)
05/17/16 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 18)
05/17/16 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 18)
05/17/16 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 18)
05/17/16 Senate Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 18)
05/18/16 Scrivener's error corrected
05/18/16 Senate Read third time and returned to House with
amendments (Senate Journal-page 43)
05/26/16 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
(House Journal-page 48)
05/26/16 House Roll call Yeas-86 Nays-4 (House Journal-page 48)
06/02/16 Ratified R 273
06/05/16 Signed By Governor
06/10/16 Effective date 06/05/16
07/14/16 Act No. 291
H. 4938
(A291, R273, H4938)
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE CENTER FOR EDUCATOR RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND ADVANCEMENT (CERRA), WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, SHALL SURVEY SPECIFIED STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE STATE'S COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER THE STUDENTS HAVE EVER CONSIDERED TEACHING IN A RURAL AND ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WITH THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY TO BE REPORTED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY DECEMBER 1, 2016; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT, CERRA, AND THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION ALSO SHALL EXPLORE A MEANS OF OBTAINING SIMILAR SURVEY INFORMATION FROM STUDENTS IN OTHER PROGRAMS AS A MEANS OF PLANNING AND PROMOTING TEACHING CAREER INFORMATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS, WITH A REPORT SUMMARIZING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIS SURVEY TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY FEBRUARY 1, 2017, TO INCLUDE WHETHER THE FOCUS SHOULD BE ON STUDENTS IN THE STATE'S TWO-YEAR AS WELL AS FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS, AND WHETHER IMPROVEMENTS FACILITATING TRANSFER AND ARTICULATION INTO TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS COULD ENHANCE RECRUITMENT INTO THE TEACHING PROFESSION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Student surveys
SECTION 1. The State Department of Education and the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement (CERRA), working in collaboration with the Commission on Higher Education, shall survey students enrolled in the state's colleges of education. This survey shall be administered to those college students who have been fully admitted into their institution's teacher education program. At a minimum, the survey shall include questions inquiring as to whether students have ever considered teaching in a rural and economically challenged district. Students must be asked what incentives, if any, would cause them to move to, and work in, such a district. The State Department of Education and CERRA may include additional questions in the survey as considered useful. Results of the survey must be reported to the General Assembly by December 1, 2016.
Additionally, the Department of Education, CERRA, and the Commission on Higher Education together shall explore a practical and effective means of obtaining similar survey information from students in other programs at the state's institutions of higher learning as a means of planning and promoting teaching career information and employment options and in accordance with the general intentions of Section 13-1-1840 of the 1976 Code. A report summarizing the recommendations for this survey must be submitted to the General Assembly by February 1, 2017, to include whether the focus should be on students in the state's two-year as well as four-year institutions, and whether improvements facilitating transfer and articulation into teacher education programs could enhance recruitment into the teaching profession.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 2nd day of June, 2016.
Approved the 5th day of June, 2016.
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