South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 3181


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3181
Primary Sponsor:                Kirsh
Committee Number:               04
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        English Fluency in Higher Learning
                                Act
Residing Body:                  Senate
Computer Document Number:       BBM/9054.DW
Introduced Date:                Jan 09, 1991
Date of Last Amendment:         Feb 21, 1991
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Feb 27, 1991
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Kirsh
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 3181  Senate  Feb 27, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    04
                             referred to Committee
 3181  House   Feb 26, 1991  Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
 3181  House   Feb 21, 1991  Amended, read second time
 3181  House   Feb 20, 1991  Debate interrupted by
                             expiration of time on the
                             uncontested Calendar
 3181  House   Feb 19, 1991  Debate adjourned until
                             Wednesday, February 20
 3181  House   Feb 13, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     21
                             with amendment
 3181  House   Jan 09, 1991  Introduced and read first       21
                             time, referred to Committee

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AMENDED

February 21, 1991

H. 3181

Introduced by REP. Kirsh

S. Printed 2/21/91--H.

Read the first time January 9, 1991.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-103-160 SO AS TO ENACT THE ENGLISH FLUENCY IN HIGHER LEARNING ACT TO REQUIRE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO EVALUATE THEIR FACULTIES FOR FLUENCY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, PROVIDE CERTIFICATES AS TO THAT FLUENCY, PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE, AND CONFER POWERS AND DUTIES UPON THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-103-160. (A) This section may be cited as the English Fluency in Higher Learning Act.

(B) The following words and phrases when used in this section have the meanings given to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

`Instructional faculty' means every member of a public institution of higher learning, other than visiting faculty but including graduate teaching assistants, who teaches one or more undergraduate credit courses at a campus of that institution within this State except:

(1) courses that are designed to be taught predominately in a foreign language;

(2) student participatory and activity courses such as clinics, studios, seminars, and laboratories;

(3) special arrangement courses such as individualized instruction and independent study courses; and

(4) continuing education courses.

(C) Each public institution of higher learning shall establish policies to ensure that the instructional faculty possess adequate proficiency in both the written and spoken English language. Student and faculty input is required in establishing these policies.

(D) Each institution of higher learning must submit its policy to the Commission on Higher Education within one year from the effective date of this section. Any amendment to the policy must be promptly forwarded to the commission. The commission shall notify the chairmen of the Senate and House Education Committees of those institutions not complying with the provisions of this section."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect sixty days after approval by the Governor.

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