South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4733

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Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4733
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020214
Primary Sponsor:                  Walker
All Sponsors:                     Walker
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20967sd02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Speech-language pathologists, certified; 
                                  provisions regarding pay increase for


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020214  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-26-85, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS (NBPTS) CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS AND INCREASES IN PAY RESULTING FROM THIS CERTIFICATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED AND SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR THIS PURPOSE BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION (ASHA) SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME INCREASE IN PAY FOR THE LIFE OF THE ASHA CERTIFICATION AS DO TEACHERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NBPTS CERTIFICATION.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-26-85 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 393 of 2000, is amended by adding:

    "(C)    With funds appropriated and specifically designated for this purpose by the General Assembly, speech-language pathologists who have received national certification from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) shall receive the same increase in pay for the life of the ASHA certification as do teachers who have received NBPTS certification."

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

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