Bill 1271

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    1271
Ratification Number:            440
Act Number:                     492
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19980528
Primary Sponsor:                Giese
All Sponsors:                   Giese and Patterson 
Drafted Document Number:        gjk\21581sd.98
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980604
Governor's Action:              U Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19980611
Subject:                        Foreign nationals may teach native
                                language in Richland County school
                                district No. 1 if meet
                                requirements

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

------  19980910  Act No. A492
------  19980611  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19980604  Ratified R440
House   19980604  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19980603  Read second time
House   19980602  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
Senate  19980602  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19980529  Read second time
Senate  19980528  Unanimous consent for second
                  and third reading on the next two
                  consecutive Legislative days
Senate  19980528  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference

(A492, R440, S1271)

AN ACT TO GRANT A WAIVER TO RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE IN RICHLAND COUNTY WHICH SHALL PERMIT THEM TO EMPLOY FOREIGN NATIONALS TO TEACH THEIR NATIVE OR ACQUIRED LANGUAGE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS.

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

Waiver granted

SECTION 1. (A) If Richland School District One in Richland County is not able to employ a sufficient number of foreign language teachers for its elementary foreign language programs, the district is authorized to grant a waiver to that school district which shall permit it to employ foreign nationals to teach their native or acquired language in the elementary schools of the district for a period not exceeding three years. No public funds, including school activity funds, may be used to travel to foreign countries to recruit foreign nationals to teach their native or acquired language in a district. These teachers must be proficient in the English language prior to employment.

(B) These foreign nationals so employed must have appropriate work clearances from the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service to enter and work in the United States and must meet all requirements for South Carolina teacher certification prior to employment except that they are not required to be United States citizens or meet the requirements of Section 59-25-120 with regard to the United States Constitution.

(C) Richland School District One shall publish guidelines for the implementation of this section.

(D) Before a position may be filled pursuant to this section, the school district must advertise the position and otherwise document attempts to fill the position with a noncertified but otherwise qualified foreign language teacher who is an American citizen.

Time effective

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

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 06/11/98.