S 1102 General Bill, By Leatherman, Peeler, Ryberg, Mescher, Grooms, Courtney, 
McConnell, Courson, Ravenel, Richardson, Hayes, Gregory, Waldrep, Branton and 
Bauer
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 59-26-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON NOT CERTIFIED TO TEACH IN THIS STATE
 WHO POSSESSES PARTICULAR EXPERTISE IN A SUBJECT AREA OF CRITICAL NEED OR IN
 OTHER SUBJECT AREAS AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MAY BE
 AWARDED A CONDITIONAL TEACHING CERTIFICATE FOR UP TO THREE YEARS UNDER CERTAIN
 CONDITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THESE TEACHERS SHALL BE KNOWN AND CLASSIFIED
 AS "EXECUTIVE TEACHERS".

   02/02/00  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   02/02/00  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-4

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-26-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON NOT CERTIFIED TO TEACH IN THIS STATE WHO POSSESSES PARTICULAR EXPERTISE IN A SUBJECT AREA OF CRITICAL NEED OR IN OTHER SUBJECT AREAS AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MAY BE AWARDED A CONDITIONAL TEACHING CERTIFICATE FOR UP TO THREE YEARS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THESE TEACHERS SHALL BE KNOWN AND CLASSIFIED AS "EXECUTIVE TEACHERS".

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-26-35. A person not certified to teach in this State who possesses particular expertise in a subject area of critical need or in other subject areas as determined by the State Department of Education may be awarded a conditional teaching certificate to teach that subject in the manner provided by this section. These teachers shall be known and classified as 'Executive Teachers'. The expertise required for this conditional certification must be specified by the State Board of Education. The state board may renew such a conditional teaching certificate annually for a maximum of three years, if the holder of the certificate shows satisfactory progress toward completion of a teacher certification program prescribed by the board. Satisfactory progress is that progress that the holder of a conditional certificate should complete in order to meet the requirements for full certification within three years of being conditionally certified with the exception of practice teaching requirements which shall be waived."

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