South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 125

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      125
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010111
Primary Sponsor:                  Giese
All Sponsors:                     Giese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1051sd01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Education Committee 04 SED
Subject:                          Teachers, certification of; American 
                                  citizenship not requirement for; Schools and 
                                  School Districts


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20010111  Introduced, read first time,           04 SED
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-25-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP SHALL NOT BE A QUALIFICATION FOR RECEIVING CERTIFICATION TO TEACH IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 59-25-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-25-20. No board of school trustees shall hereafter shall employ any a teacher who has does not have a certificate to teach in the free public schools of the State. This provision, however, shall not affect the employment of any a teacher now teaching in any of the schools of the special school districts. The trustees of any such school also may also impose any additional examinations and qualifications they may deem consider proper before or after employing any a teacher.

American citizenship shall not be a qualification for receiving certification to teach in the public schools of this State."

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

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