Bill 298

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       298
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950110
Primary Sponsor:                   Hayes 
All Sponsors:                      Hayes 
Drafted Document Number:           jic\5143sd.95
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Education and Public Works
                                   Committee 21 HEPW
Date of Last Amendment:            19950529
Subject:                           Teacher certification

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19950531  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950530  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950529  Amended, read second time
Senate  19950525  Polled out of Committee:                 04 SED
                  Favorable with amendment
Senate  19950110  Introduced, read first time,             04 SED
                  referred to Committee

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED AND AMENDED

May 29, 1995

S. 298

S. Printed 5/29/95--S.

Read the first time January 10, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-26-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF THE PRACTICE TEACHING REQUIREMENT NECESSARY FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION, A TEACHER WITH AT LEAST FIVE YEARS' TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN A CRITICAL NEEDS CURRICULA IN AN ACCREDITED PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL SCHOOL IN THIS STATE IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A WAIVER FROM THE PRACTICE TEACHING REQUIREMENT IN THE SAME MANNER A TEACHER IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE IN THE CRITICAL NEEDS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM MAY RECEIVE SUCH A WAIVER.

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 59-26-30 (q) An individual with five years' teaching experience in a private or parochial school accredited by the South Carolina Independent Schools Association or a regional accrediting association with comparable standards who has successfully completed an approved teacher training program at a college or university, except for practice teaching, and who has passed the examinations required for certification purposes shall be awarded a teaching certificate, provided that the candidate submits in writing at least two professional recommendations from current or former supervisors or administrators attesting to his satisfactory performance as a teacher."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.