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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-26-47, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT TEACHERS FAILING TO PASS CERTAIN EVALUATIONS, TEACHERS NOT RENEWED FOR FAILURE TO MEET CERTAIN STANDARDS, TEACHERS WHOSE CERTIFICATES ARE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, AND TEACHERS DISMISSED FOR JUST CAUSE MUST BE LISTED IN A DATABASE AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE AND THAT DATABASE INFORMATION MUST BE AVAILABLE TO POTENTIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-26-47. (A) The following teachers must be listed in a database at the school district office:
(1) an annual contract teacher who fails to pass a highly consequential evaluation;
(2) a continuing contract teacher who fails to pass a formal summative evaluation;
(3) a teacher not renewed for failure to pass either a highly consequential or a summative evaluation;
(4) a teacher whose certificate is suspended;
(5) a teacher whose certificate is revoked; and
(6) a teacher dismissed for just cause as defined by Section 59-25-160.
(B) The database information required by subsection (A) must be available to potential school district employers."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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