S*0629(Rat #0018, Act #0097 of 2011)  Joint Resolution, By Sheheen, Setzler, 
Lourie, Coleman, Malloy, Reese, Anderson, Hayes, Courson, Matthews, Land, 
Nicholson and Ford
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DECIDE AND NOTIFY
 TEACHERS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR BY MAY 15, 2011; TO
 REQUIRE TEACHERS WHO ARE REEMPLOYED BY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO NOTIFY THE
 DISTRICT BOARD OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF WRITTEN
 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT; TO ALLOW DISTRICTS TO UNIFORMLY NEGOTIATE SALARIES
 OF RETIRED TEACHERS BELOW THE DISTRICT SALARY SCHEDULE; AND TO PROVIDE FOR
 NOTIFICATION OF A TEACHER WHO IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR FORMAL EVALUATION. -
 ratified title

   03/01/11  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
   03/01/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 3)
   03/22/11  Senate Recalled from Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   03/24/11  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 26)
   03/24/11  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 26)
   03/24/11  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 26)
   03/29/11  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   03/30/11  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 21)
   03/31/11  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 34)
   03/31/11  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (House Journal-page 34)
   04/01/11  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 2)
   04/06/11         Ratified R 18
   04/12/11         Signed By Governor
   04/14/11         Effective date 04/12/11
   08/23/11         Act No. 97

(A97, R18, S629)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DECIDE AND NOTIFY TEACHERS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR BY MAY 15, 2011; TO REQUIRE TEACHERS WHO ARE REEMPLOYED BY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO NOTIFY THE DISTRICT BOARD OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT; TO ALLOW DISTRICTS TO UNIFORMLY NEGOTIATE SALARIES OF RETIRED TEACHERS BELOW THE DISTRICT SALARY SCHEDULE; AND TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION OF A TEACHER WHO IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR FORMAL EVALUATION.

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

Notification of teacher employment by May 15, 2011

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding Section 59-25-410, 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 2011-2012 school year by May 15, 2011.

Notification of teacher acceptance of employment offer

SECTION    2.    Notwithstanding Section 59-25-420, any teacher who is reemployed by written notification pursuant to Section 59-25-410 shall notify the board of trustees in writing of his acceptance of the contract for the 2011-2012 school year no later than ten days following receipt of written notification. Failure on the part of the teacher to notify the board of acceptance within the specified time limit is conclusive evidence of the teacher's rejection of the contract.

Negotiation of retired teacher salaries

SECTION    3.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, school districts uniformly may negotiate salaries below the school district salary schedule for the 2011-2012 school year for retired teachers.

Notification of teachers who are recommended for formal evaluation

SECTION    4.    Notwithstanding regulation 43-205.1, a continuing-contract teacher who is being recommended for formal evaluation the following school year must be notified in writing on or before the date the school district issues the written offer of employment or reemployment.

Time effective

SECTION    5.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 6th day of April, 2011.

Approved the 12th day of April, 2011.