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S. 413
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Hayes, Setzler, Mescher and Sheheen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\2327sj05.doc
Introduced in the Senate on February 8, 2005
Last Amended on April 25, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance
Summary: Speech-language pathologists
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/8/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8 2/8/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-8 4/21/2005 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education SJ-9 4/25/2005 Scrivener's error corrected 4/25/2005 Senate Amended SJ-23 4/25/2005 Senate Read second time SJ-23 4/26/2005 Scrivener's error corrected 3/1/2006 Senate Committed to Committee on Finance SJ-30
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
2/8/2005
4/21/2005
4/25/2005
4/25/2005-A
4/26/2005
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
April 25, 2005
S. 413
S. Printed 4/25/05--S. [SEC 4/26/05 2:37 PM]
Read the first time February 8, 2005.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-26-87 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION (ASHA) OR WHO ARE LICENSED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BEGINNING WITH FISCAL YEAR 2005-06, SHALL RECEIVE A PAY INCREASE OF SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR THE LIFE OF THE CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE, SUBJECT TO FUNDING BEING PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-26-87. Speech-language pathologists who have received the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) are recognized as the highest qualified providers of speech and language services in the school districts of South Carolina."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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