A bill

to amend the south carolina code of laws by amending section 59-20-50, relating to the state minimum salary schedule for teachers, so as to extend the schedule five years so that each certified teacher is eligible to receive a pay raise for each of their first twenty-eight years of teaching.

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

SECTION 1.Section 59-20-50(4) of the S.C. Code is amended by adding an item to read:

(c) The state minimum salary schedule set forth in this subsection must be extended so that each certified teacher is eligible to receive a pay raise for each of their first twenty-eight years of teaching.

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

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