Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Section 59-26-40(C) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 283 of 2004, is further amended to read:
"(C) At the end
of each of the first two years of the three-year induction
period, the district may employ the teacher under another
induction contract or may terminate his employment. If
employment is terminated, the teacher may seek employment in
another school district at the induction contract level. At
the end of the one-year three-year
induction contract period, a teacher shall become eligible for
employment at the annual contract level. At the discretion of
the local school district in which the induction teacher was
employed, the district may employ the teacher under an annual
contract or the district may terminate his employment. If
employment is terminated, the teacher may seek employment in
another school district at the annual contract level. A person
must not be employed as an induction teacher for more than
one year three years. This subsection
does not preclude his employment under an emergency certificate
in extraordinary circumstances if the employment is approved by
the State Board of Education. During the induction contract
period, the employment dismissal provisions of Article 3,
Chapter 19 and Article 5, Chapter 25 of this title do not
apply."
SECTION 2. Section 59-26-40(J) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 283 of 2004, is further amended to read:
"(J) After
successfully completing an a three-year
induction contract year period and an
annual contract period, a teacher shall become eligible for
employment at the continuing contract level. This contract
status is transferable to any district in this State. A
continuing contract teachers teacher
shall have full procedural rights that currently exist under law
relating to employment and dismissal. Teachers
A teacher employed under a continuing
contracts contract must be evaluated on
a continuous basis. At the discretion of the local district and
based on an individual teacher's needs and past performance, the
evaluation may be formal or informal. Formal evaluations must be
conducted with a process developed or adopted by the local
district in accordance with State Board of Education
regulations. The formal process also must include an
individualized professional growth plan established by the
school or district. Professional growth plans must be supportive
of district strategic plans and school renewal plans. Informal
evaluations which should be conducted for accomplished teachers
who have consistently performed at levels required by state
standards, must be conducted with a goals-based process in
accordance with State Board of Education regulations. The
professional development goals must be established by the
teacher in consultation with a building administrator and must
be supportive of district strategic plans and school renewal
plans."
SECTION 3. Section 59-26-40(L) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 283 of 2004, is further amended to read:
"(L)
Teachers A teacher certified under
the career and technology education work-based certification
process are is exempt from the
provisions of the South Carolina Education Improvement Act of
1984 which require the completion of scholastic requirements for
teaching at an approved college or university. After completing
an the induction contract
three-year period, the teachers
teacher may be employed for a maximum of four years under
an annual contracts contract to
establish their his eligibility for
employment as a continuing contract
teachers teacher. Before being eligible
for a continuing contract, these teachers a
teacher shall pass a basic skills examination developed in
accordance with Section 59-26-30, a state approved skill
assessment in their his area, and
the performance evaluations as required for
teachers who are employed under annual contracts. Certification
renewal requirements for these teachers are
those promulgated by the State Board of Education."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.