South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 3767

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3767
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19950308
Primary Sponsor:                   Witherspoon, 
All Sponsors:                      Witherspoon, A. Young, Fleming,
                                   Kinon, Lanford, Hallman, Koon,
                                   Sharpe, Littlejohn, Chamblee, Fair,
                                   Allison, Wofford, Bailey, Vaughn,
                                   Cato, Kirsh, Meacham, Whatley,
                                   Knotts, Richardson, H. Brown, Fulmer,
                                   Cooper, Rice, Robinson, Cotty,
                                   T. Brown, Stille, McKay, Dantzler,
                                   Law, Davenport, Klauber, Simrill,
                                   Seithel, Tripp and Easterday 
Drafted Document Number:           GJK\21346SD.95
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Education and Public Works
                                   Committee 21 HEPW
Subject:                           Tenured and nontenured
                                   faculty
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
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House   19950308  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-365 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO TENURE TO NONTENURED FACULTY AT ANY STATE PUBLIC COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY MAY BE GRANTED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING BOARD OF EACH PUBLIC COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY HAVING TENURED FACULTY WITHIN TWO YEARS SHALL DEVELOP A NEW EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP ACCEPTABLE TO THE INSTITUTION AND TO THE TENURED FACULTY WHICH AS ONE COMPONENT WILL ELIMINATE TENURE AS A PART OF THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-101-365. No tenure to nontenured faculty at any state public college or university may be granted after the effective date of this section. The governing board of each public college or university having tenured faculty, within two years after the effective date of this section, shall develop a new employment relationship acceptable to the institution and to the tenured faculty which as one component will eliminate tenure as a part of the employment relationship."

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

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