South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 4782

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Allison, Erickson, Collins, Stringer, Taylor, Bradley, Felder, Govan, Duckworth, Clary, Neal, George, Johnson, Anthony, Willis, Bannister, Bingham, R.L. Brown, Crosby, Daning, Gagnon, Hayes, Henderson, Hicks, Hixon, Long, Lucas, V.S. Moss, Murphy, Pope, Rivers, Simrill, Tallon, Wells and Kennedy
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nl\13581sd16.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4938

Introduced in the House on January 28, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Survey higher education students

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/28/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 13)
   1/28/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 13)
    2/9/2016  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kennedy

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/28/2016

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER ENTITIES, SHALL SURVEY STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE STATE'S COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND INCLUDE QUESTIONS INQUIRING AS TO WHETHER THE STUDENTS HAVE EVER CONSIDERED TEACHING IN A RURAL AND ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WHAT INCENTIVES, IF ANY, WOULD CAUSE THEM TO CONSIDER WORKING IN SUCH A DISTRICT.

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

SECTION    1.    The State Department of Education and the Center for Education Recruitment, Retention and Advancement (CERRA), working in collaboration with the Commission on Higher Education, shall survey students enrolled in the state's colleges of education. At a minimum, the survey shall include questions inquiring as to whether students have ever considered teaching in a rural and economically challenged district. Students must be asked what incentives, if any, would cause them to move to, and work in, such a district. The State Department of Education and CERRA may include additional questions in the survey as considered useful. Results of the survey must be reported to the General Assembly by June 1, 2016.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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