South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 5047

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Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      5047
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020409
Primary Sponsor:                  J.E. Smith
All Sponsors:                     J.E. Smith and Miller
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\21220sd02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Teachers allowed to resign from contract 
                                  upon sixty days written notice


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020409  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-25-530, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY TEACHERS AND BREACH OF CONTRACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TEACHER IS ENTITLED TO RESIGN FROM A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT UPON SIXTY DAYS' WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-25-530 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 59-25-530.    Any teacher who fails to comply with the provisions of his contract without the written consent of the school board shall be deemed guilty of unprofessional conduct. However, a teacher is entitled to resign from a contract of employment upon sixty days' written notice to the district superintendent. Upon such notice, the school board shall issue a written consent designating the date upon which the teacher shall be released from his contract. A breach of contract resulting from the execution of an employment contract with another board within the State without the consent of the board first employing the teacher makes void any subsequent contract with any other school district in South Carolina for the same employment period. Upon the formal complaint of the school board, substantiated by conclusive evidence, the state board shall suspend or revoke the teacher's certificate, for a period not to exceed one calendar year. State education agencies in other states with reciprocal certification agreements shall be notified of the revocation of the certificate."

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

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