H 4106 General Bill, By Neilson, Breeland, J. Hines, Moody-Lawrence, 
E.C. Stoddard and Whipper
 A Bill to amend Section 59-20-50, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to school teachers' and administrators minimum salary schedules
 under the Education Finance Act, so as to provide that certified teachers with
 at least seventeen years experience must receive the incremental pay increase
 each year which shall be over and above the total salary they received for the
 previous year.

   04/12/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-50
   04/12/95  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-50

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-20-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SCHOOL TEACHERS' AND ADMINISTRATORS' MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULES UNDER THE EDUCATION FINANCE ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTIFIED TEACHERS WITH AT LEAST SEVENTEEN YEARS EXPERIENCE MUST RECEIVE THE INCREMENTAL PAY INCREASE EACH YEAR WHICH SHALL BE OVER AND ABOVE THE TOTAL SALARY THEY RECEIVED FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-20-50(4)(a) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(a) Each school district shall pay each certified teacher or administrator an annual salary at least equal to the salary stated in the statewide minimum salary schedule for the person's experience and class. No teacher or administrator employed in the same position, over the same time period, shall receive less total salary, including any normal incremental increase, than that teacher or administrator received for the fiscal year before the implementation of this article. However, certified teachers with at least seventeen years experience must receive the incremental pay increase each year which shall be over and above the total salary they received for the previous year."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.