S 0993 General Bill, By G. Smith
 A Bill to amend Section 59-1-130 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the definition of "teacher", so as to revise the definition from
 any person who is employed either full-time of part-time by any school
 district either to teach or to supervise teaching to mean any certificated
 employee who is paid on the teacher salary schedule of any public school
 district; and to amend Section 59-25-410 of the Code of Laws of South
 Carolina, 1976, relating to the annual notification of assignment given by
 school districts to teachers, so as to revise the definition of "teacher" for
 purposes of this Section to include, in addition to all employees possessing a
 professional certificate issued by the State Department of Education, all
 employees being paid on the teacher salary schedule of the school district.

   01/10/96  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-12
   01/10/96  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-12

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-130 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "TEACHER", SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION FROM ANY PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED EITHER FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME BY ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT EITHER TO TEACH OR TO SUPERVISE TEACHING TO MEAN ANY CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE WHO IS PAID ON THE TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE OF ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-25-410 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OF ASSIGNMENT GIVEN BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO TEACHERS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "TEACHER" FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION TO INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO ALL EMPLOYEES POSSESSING A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ALL EMPLOYEES BEING PAID ON THE TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-1-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-1-130. `Teacher' means any person who is employed either full-time or part-time by any school district either to teach or to supervise teaching any certificated employee who is paid on the Teacher Salary Schedule of any public school district."

SECTION 2. Section 59-25-410 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-25-410. On or before April fifteenth of each year, the boards of trustees of the several school districts shall decide and notify, in writing, the teachers, as defined in Section 59-1-130, in their employ concerning their employment for the ensuing year. If the board, or the person designated by it, fails to notify a teacher who has been employed by a school district for a majority of the current school year of his status for the ensuing year, the teacher shall be deemed to be reemployed for the ensuing year and the board shall issue a contract to such teacher as though the board had reemployed such teacher in the usual manner. Notices of intent not to renew an employment contract shall be given in writing no later than April fifteenth of each year.

On or before August fifteenth the superintendent, principal, where applicable, or supervisor shall notify the teacher of his tentative assignment for the ensuing school year.

This section shall not apply to any teacher whose contract of employment or dismissal is under appeal under Section 59-25-450.

For purposes of this article, `teacher' means all employees possessing a professional certificate issued by the State Department of Education and being paid on the Teacher Salary Schedule of the school district, except those employees working pursuant to multi-year contracts."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.