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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.119 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Mescher All Sponsors:Mescher, Elliott, Reese, Grooms, Short Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\1002djc99.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Committee 04 SED Subject:Tuition voucher for school teacher at state-supported college when supervising students completing degree History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED referred to Committee Senate 19981118 Prefiled, referred to Committee 04 SED Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-112-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS MAY RECEIVE A TUITION VOUCHER FOR ONE COURSE AT AN ISSUING STATE INSTITUTION WHEN SUPERVISING STUDENTS WHO ARE COMPLETING THEIR EDUCATIONAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 112, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-112-75. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the governing boards listed in Section 59-112-10(A) above, must provide by policy or regulation for a tuition waiver program for public school teachers who serve as 'cooperating teachers'. For purposes of this section an eligible 'cooperating teacher' is a public school teacher who supervises full time students completing education degree requirements. Pursuant to the tuition waiver program a 'cooperating teacher' may receive a voucher to be applied toward tuition for one course at the institution issuing the voucher."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval of the Governor.
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