S 0655 General Bill, By Setzler

Similar(S 801, H 4733)
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-26-85, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES
 FOR TEACHERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD
 FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS (NBPTS), SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT
 SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE
 AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION (ASHA), BEGINNING WITH FISCAL
 YEAR 2001-2002, SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME INCREASE IN PAY FOR THE LIFE OF THE
 CERTIFICATION AS DO TEACHERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NBPTS CERTIFICATION.

   05/01/01  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   05/01/01  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-4
   05/07/02  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education SJ-28

May 7, 2002

    S. 655

S. Printed 5/7/02--S.

Read the first time May 1, 2001.

    To whom was referred a Bill (S. 655) to amend Section 59-26-85, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to additional compensation, benefits, and certification procedures for teachers who have received, etc., respectfully

    That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

    Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking subsection (C) of Section 59-26-85 of the 1976 Code as contained in SECTION 1 and inserting:

    /(C)    Speech-Language pathologists who have received national certification from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and subject to the conditions provided in this subsection, shall receive the same increase in pay for the life of the certification as do teachers who have received national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). The increases in pay for each year of the life of the certifications as provided by this subsection are contingent on funding being provided by the General Assembly in the annual general appropriations act for each of those years to fund the increases./

    Renumber sections to conform.

    Amend title to conform.

WARREN K. GIESE for Committee.

TO AMEND SECTION 59-26-85, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TEACHERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS (NBPTS), SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION (ASHA), BEGINNING WITH FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002, SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME INCREASE IN PAY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CERTIFICATION AS DO TEACHERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NBPTS CERTIFICATION.

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 by adding:

    "(C)    Speech-Language pathologists who have received national certification from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), beginning with fiscal year 2001-2002, shall receive the same increase in pay for the life of the certification as do teachers who have received national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)."

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