Current Status Bill Number:4103 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950412 Primary Sponsor:Neal, All Sponsors:Neal, Scott and Cobb-Hunter Drafted Document Number:pfm\7389sd.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Education major, teaching as career
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House 19950412 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-101-280, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROVISION THAT STATE-SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES EMPHASIZE TEACHING AS A CAREER OPPORTUNITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM AT STATE-SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERING AN "EDUCATION" MAJOR SHALL INCLUDE COMPONENTS ON THE NATIONAL TEACHER EXAMINATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS AT THESE INSTITUTIONS MAY NOT BE AWARDED THEIR DEGREE IF "EDUCATION" IS THEIR PRIMARY MAJOR UNLESS THEY HAVE FIRST SCORED SUFFICIENTLY HIGH ON THE NATIONAL TEACHER EXAMINATION IN SPECIFIC TEACHING AREAS TO BE CERTIFIED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE IN THOSE AREAS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-101-280 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-101-280. (A) Acting through guidelines adopted by the Commission on Higher Education, the publicly-supported colleges and universities of this State shall emphasize teaching as a career opportunity and develop programs providing students interested in a teaching career with opportunities to tutor other students.
(B) Also acting through guidelines adopted by the Commission on Higher Education, the educational curriculum at state-supported colleges and universities offering an `education' major shall include components on the National Teacher Examination. Students at these institutions may not be awarded their degree if `education' is their primary major unless they have first scored sufficiently high on the National Teacher Examination in specific teaching areas to be certified under the laws of this State in those areas. The Commission on Higher Education shall promulgate those regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.