S*1219(Rat #0243, Act #0238 of 2014)  General Bill, By Senate Education
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 59-25-57 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANOTHER PROVISION OF LAW,
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNIFORMLY MAY NEGOTIATE SALARIES BELOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
 SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR FOR RETIRED TEACHERS WHO ARE NOT
 PARTICIPANTS IN THE TEACHER AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM, AND TO
 EXTEND THIS NEGOTIATION OPTION TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGH JULY 1, 2020. -
 ratified title

   04/10/14  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (Senate Journal-page 6)
   04/29/14  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 39)
   04/29/14  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 39)
   05/01/14  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 21)
   05/06/14  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 19)
   05/06/14  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 19)
   05/13/14  House  Recalled from Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 10)
   05/13/14  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 10)
   05/22/14  House  Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 22)
   05/28/14  House  Read second time
   05/28/14  House  Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0
   05/29/14  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 21)
   05/29/14         Ratified R 243
   06/02/14         Signed By Governor
   06/13/14         Effective date 06/02/14
   06/16/14         Act No. 238

S. 1219

(A238, R243, S1219)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-25-57 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANOTHER PROVISION OF LAW, SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNIFORMLY MAY NEGOTIATE SALARIES BELOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR FOR RETIRED TEACHERS WHO ARE NOT PARTICIPANTS IN THE TEACHER AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM, AND TO EXTEND THIS NEGOTIATION OPTION TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGH JULY 1, 2020.

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

Salaries negotiable below schedule for non-TERI retired teachers

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 25, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-25-57.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, school districts uniformly may negotiate salaries below the school district salary schedule for the 2014-2015 school year for retired teachers who are not participants in the Teacher and Employee Retention Incentive program. Thereafter, school districts annually may continue to uniformly negotiate salaries below the school district salary schedule for retired teachers who are not participants in the Teacher and Employee Retention Incentive program for each upcoming school year through the 2019-2020 school year. The provisions of this section expire on July 1, 2020."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 2nd day of June, 2014.