Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3300 Primary Sponsor:Neilson Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Teacher certification renewal requirements Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Computer Document Number:NO5/8762AC.93 Introduced Date:19930128 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930128 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Neilson Davenport Elliott Harwell White Byrd Neal Hines Breeland Canty Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3300 House 19930128 Introduced, read first time, 21
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-26-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TEACHER EXAMINATION, EVALUATION, AND CERTIFICATION SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TEACHER WITH SEVENTEEN OR MORE YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE IS EXEMPT FROM CERTIFICATION RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-26-30(k) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(k) Establish and promulgate regulations and procedures whereby course credits that may be applied to the recertification requirements of all public school teachers are earned in courses that are relevant to the area in which the teacher is recertified; however, a teacher who has seventeen or more years of teaching experience is exempt from any further certification renewal requirements."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.