H 4112 General Bill, By J.H. Neal, Anderson, D.W. Beatty, Cobb-Hunter, 
Inabinett, J.G. Mattos, M. McLeod, T.F. Rogers, Scott, C.H. Stone, C.Y. Waites and 
L.S. Whipper
 A Bill to amend Section 59-26-30, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to teacher examinations, certifications, and evaluation instruments,
 so as to provide that the National Teacher Examination must only be used for
 teacher evaluation purposes and teaching examinations developed in accordance
 with this Section must be used for certification purposes.

   04/14/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-68
   04/14/93  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-68

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-26-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TEACHER EXAMINATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE NATIONAL TEACHER EXAMINATION MUST ONLY BE USED FOR TEACHER EVALUATION PURPOSES AND TEACHING EXAMINATIONS DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION MUST BE USED FOR CERTIFICATION PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-26-30(i) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(i) From the effective date of this chapter, use the specific teaching area examinations and common examinations of the National Teacher Examinations for certification teacher evaluation purposes, and. The qualifying scores on the area examinations shall be set at the same level at which they are now set. The qualifying scores may be adjusted if new legal requirements or validity studies indicate such adjustments are necessary.

(1) In an area in which an area teaching examination of the National Teacher Examinations is not available, use the teaching examinations developed in accordance with this section for certification purposes as soon as those examinations are prepared, validated and ready for use.

(2) From the effective date of this chapter until July 1, 1981, or as soon as the teaching examinations are prepared and validated, use the Common Examinations of the National Teacher Examination for certification in those areas in which area teaching examinations of the National Teacher Examinations are not available. The qualifying score on the common examinations shall be set at the same level at which it is now set. The qualifying score may be adjusted if new legal requirements or validity studies indicate such adjustments are necessary.

(3) From the effective date of this act until July 1, 1982, or as soon as the teaching examinations are prepared and validated, use the Common Examinations of the National Teacher Examination for certification in those areas in which area teaching examinations of the National Teacher Examinations are not available. The qualifying score on the common examinations shall be set at the same level at which it is now set. The qualifying score may be adjusted if new legal requirements or validity studies indicate such adjustments are necessary."

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