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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
April 25, 2005
S. 100
S. Printed 4/25/05--S.
Read the first time January 11, 2005.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS Of SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-25-280 SO AS TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT SALARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR TEACHERS CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS, PROVIDE FOR LOANS TO TEACHERS FOR THE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION APPLICATION FEE, PROVIDE FOR FORGIVENESS OF THE LOANS PURSUANT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND PROVIDE FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS; BY ADDING SECTION 59-25-290 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF A COMMISSION TO DETERMINE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR TEACHERS AND PROVIDE ITS COMPOSITION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-1530, RELATING TO TEACHER SPECIALISTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE IN THE CALCULATION OF COMPENSATION FOR TEACHER SPECIALISTS.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 25, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-25-290. (A) The State Department of Education shall create a commission to conduct a comprehensive study to determine necessary changes to the salary schedule for teachers. The study must review incentives to attract teachers to hard-to-staff schools. The commission must be composed of fourteen members to include:
(1) three members appointed by the Superintendent of Education;
(2) two business leaders appointed by the Governor;
(3) one business leader appointed by each of the following:
(a) the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(b) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(c) Chairman of the Senate Education Committee; and
(d) Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee; and
(4) one member appointed by each of the following:
(a) the Education Oversight Committee;
(b) the Palmetto State Teachers Association;
(c) the South Carolina Association of School Administrators;
(d) the South Carolina Education Association; and
(e) the South Carolina School Boards Association.
(B) The commission shall conduct a salary study of all instructional support personnel including:
(1) speech therapists;
(2) speech pathologists;
(3) audiologists;
(4) school psychologists; and
(5) school nurses.
(C) The commission shall conduct a comprehensive study and report on strategies that facilitate the improvement of recruitment, retention, and education or professional development of teachers in schools scoring below average or unsatisfactory and hard-to-staff schools. The report must address weaknesses, necessary improvements, recommendations for implementing improvements, and an estimate of cost for each recommendation. This report must be submitted to the General Assembly by January 1, 2006. This study and report should address, at a minimum, the following:
(1) subject matter expertise and pedagogical skills of teachers;
(2) appropriate skills and personal characteristics needed to enable teachers to succeed;
(3) assignment of teachers according to skill level;
(4) student expectations;
(5) resources needed to insure high performance of students and teachers;
(6) school climate needed for effective teaching and learning;
(7) professional development and continuing education;
(8) teacher pay and incentives needed to attract and retain teachers in hard-to-staff schools;
(9) recruit of teachers from the communities in which hard-to-staff schools are located;
(10) higher education teacher education programs for undergraduate and graduate candidates in areas of hard-to-staff schools; and
(11) articulation and cooperative agreements between public four-year universities, public two-year colleges, and technical colleges."
SECTION 2. Section 59-18-1530 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection at the end to read:
"( ) In calculating the compensation for teacher specialists, the State Department of Education shall include state and local compensation to include local supplements except local supplements for national board certification. Teacher specialists remain eligible for state supplement for national board certification."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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