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H. 4870
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Stille
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\10040sj04.doc
Introduced in the House on March 2, 2004
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: Teacher certification
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
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3/2/2004 House Introduced and read first time HJ-34
3/2/2004 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-34
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TO AMEND SECTIONS 59-26-85, 59-5-85, AND 59-1-480, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, ALL RELATING TO TEACHERS CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS, SO AS TO INCLUDE TEACHERS CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION FOR TEACHER EXCELLENCE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-26-85 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 393 of 2000, is amended to read:
"Section 59-26-85. (A) Teachers who are certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) or the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) shall enter a recertification cycle for their South Carolina certificate consistent with the recertification cycle for National or American Board certification and NBPTS or ABCTE certified teachers moving to this State are exempted from initial certification requirements and are eligible for continuing contract status and their recertification cycle will be consistent with National or American Board certification. Teachers receiving national certification from the NBPTS or the ABCTE shall receive an increase in pay for the life of the certification. The pay increase shall must be determined annually in the appropriations act. The established amount shall must be added to the annual pay of the nationally certified teacher certified by the national or American board.
(B) The Center for Teacher Recruitment shall develop guidelines and administer the programs whereby teachers applying to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence for certification may receive a loan equal to the amount of the application fee. One-half of the loan principal amount and interest shall must be forgiven when the required portfolio is submitted to the national or American board. Teachers attaining certification within three years of receiving the loan will have the full loan principal amount and interest forgiven."
SECTION 2. Section 59-5-85 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 393 of 2000, is amended to read:
"Section 59-5-85. The State Board of Education and the Department of Education shall review and refine, as necessary, the professional performance dimensions in the state's teacher evaluation program (ADEPT) established in Section 59-26-30(B) to ensure the dimensions are consistent with nationally recognized performance-based accreditation standards and certification standards of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification standards and the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence. National and American board certified teachers shall be included in this review. A report on the changes to the dimensions must be provided to the Education and Public Works Committee of the House of Representatives and the Education Committee of the Senate no later than September 1, 2001. The Department of Education shall implement a pilot program to develop procedures and obtain information for including student achievement as a component in the teacher evaluation program (ADEPT). No fewer than five school districts must participate in the development and pilot of the procedures. At least one district designated as impaired is to be included in the pilot if the district chooses. The development of the program is to begin no later than September 1, 2000. A report on the progress of the project and recommendations concerning its implementation is due to the Education Committee of the Senate and the Education and Public Works Committee of the House of Representatives by March 1, 2001.
Further, the Department of Education shall develop guidelines for the teacher induction program, established in Section 59-26-20, which shall include sustained long-term coaching and assistance. Information on best practices in teacher induction programs must be disseminated to school districts. By July 1, 2000, the State Department of Education shall adopt criteria for the selection and training of teachers who serve as mentors for new teachers as a part of the induction program."
SECTION 3. Section 59-1-480 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 356 of 2002, is amended to read:
"Section 59-1-480. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, lapsed funds, including unexpended appropriated funds or revenue in excess of appropriations in the EIA Fund, in a prior or current fiscal year must first be used to offset an official EIA revenue shortfall declared by the Board of Economic Advisors and then to fund any school district's appropriation deficit for EIA Teacher Salary Supplement, Teacher Salary Supplement Fringe, or National or American Board Certification Incentive. The remaining lapsed funds must be used in accordance with Section 59-21-420. If an official EIA revenue shortfall is declared, funds appropriated for EIA teacher salaries and related fringe benefits in the EIA portion of the annual general appropriations act are exempt from any reduction required to offset the shortfall."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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