H*4905(Rat #0165, Act #0314 of 2012)  Joint Resolution, By Bingham, Allison and 
Anthony
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DECIDE AND NOTIFY
 TEACHERS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR BY MAY 15, 2012; TO
 PROVIDE THAT 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; 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; AND TO ALLOW DISTRICTS TO UNIFORMLY
 NEGOTIATE SALARIES OF CERTAIN RETIRED TEACHERS BELOW THE DISTRICT SALARY
 SCHEDULE. - ratified title

   02/28/12  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 12)
   02/28/12  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 12)
   03/22/12  House  Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 50)
   03/28/12  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 72)
   03/28/12  House  Roll call Yeas-106  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 73)
   03/29/12  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 14)
   03/29/12  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (Senate Journal-page 8)
   04/11/12  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 32)
   04/11/12  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 32)
   04/11/12  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 32)
   04/12/12  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 10)
   04/12/12  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 10)
   04/13/12         Ratified R 165
   04/14/12         Signed By Governor
   04/25/12         Effective date 04/14/12
   09/05/12         Act No. 314

(A314, R165, H4905)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DECIDE AND NOTIFY TEACHERS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR BY MAY 15, 2012; TO PROVIDE THAT 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; 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; AND TO ALLOW DISTRICTS TO UNIFORMLY NEGOTIATE SALARIES OF CERTAIN RETIRED TEACHERS BELOW THE DISTRICT SALARY SCHEDULE.

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

Notice to teachers

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 2012-2013 school year by May 15, 2012.

Notice of continuing contract teachers

SECTION    2.    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.

Notice of contract acceptance

SECTION    3.    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 2012-2013 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.

Salaries for reemployed retired teachers

SECTION    4.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, school districts uniformly may negotiate salaries below the school district salary schedule for the 2012-2013 school year for retired teachers who are not participants in the Teacher and Employee Retention Incentive program.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 13th day of April, 2012.

Approved the 14th day of April, 2012.