Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4019 Primary Sponsor:Jaskwhich Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Teacher certificate Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Computer Document Number:CYY/15478SD.93 Introduced Date:19930414 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930414 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Jaskwhich Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4019 House 19930414 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 THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN REGARD TO TEACHER EXAMINATIONS, EVALUATIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD MAY AWARD A CONDITIONAL TEACHING CERTIFICATE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS IN ANY CERTIFIFICATION AREA RATHER THAN ONLY IN THOSE CERTIFIFICATION AREAS FOR WHICH THE BOARD HAS DETERMINED THAT A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS EXISTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-26-30(o) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(o) Award a conditional teaching certificate to any person eligible to hold a teaching certificate who does not qualify for full certification under Item (f) of Section 59-26-30 provided the person has earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a certification area for which the Board has determined there exists a critical shortage of teachers and the person has passed the appropriate teaching examination. The Board may renew a conditional teaching certificate annually for a maximum of three years, if the holder of the certificate shows satisfactory progress toward completion of a teacher certification program prescribed by the Board. In part, satisfactory progress shall be such is that progress that the holder of a conditional certificate should complete the requirements for full certification within three years of being conditionally certified."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.