H 4103 General Bill, By J.H. Neal, Cobb-Hunter and Scott
 A Bill to amend Section 59-101-280, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the provision that state-supported colleges and universities
 emphasize teaching as a career opportunity, so as to provide that the
 educational curriculum at state-supported colleges and universities offering
 an "Education" major shall include components on the National Teacher
 Examination, and to provide that students at these institutions may not be
 awarded their degree if "Education" is their primary major unless they have
 first scored sufficiently high on the National Teacher Examination in specific
 teaching areas to be certified under the laws of this State in those areas.

   04/12/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-49
   04/12/95  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-49

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-101-280, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROVISION THAT STATE-SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES EMPHASIZE TEACHING AS A CAREER OPPORTUNITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM AT STATE-SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERING AN "EDUCATION" MAJOR SHALL INCLUDE COMPONENTS ON THE NATIONAL TEACHER EXAMINATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS AT THESE INSTITUTIONS MAY NOT BE AWARDED THEIR DEGREE IF "EDUCATION" IS THEIR PRIMARY MAJOR UNLESS THEY HAVE FIRST SCORED SUFFICIENTLY HIGH ON THE NATIONAL TEACHER EXAMINATION IN SPECIFIC TEACHING AREAS TO BE CERTIFIED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE IN THOSE AREAS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-101-280 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-101-280. (A) Acting through guidelines adopted by the Commission on Higher Education, the publicly-supported colleges and universities of this State shall emphasize teaching as a career opportunity and develop programs providing students interested in a teaching career with opportunities to tutor other students.

(B) Also acting through guidelines adopted by the Commission on Higher Education, the educational curriculum at state-supported colleges and universities offering an `education' major shall include components on the National Teacher Examination. Students at these institutions may not be awarded their degree if `education' is their primary major unless they have first scored sufficiently high on the National Teacher Examination in specific teaching areas to be certified under the laws of this State in those areas. The Commission on Higher Education shall promulgate those regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection."

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