South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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Bill 1118

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INTRODUCED

February 25, 2016

S. 1118

Introduced by Education Committee

S. Printed 2/25/16--S.

Read the first time February 25, 2016.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL AREAS OF CERTIFICATION, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4639, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the State Board of Education, relating to Requirements for Additional Areas of Certification, designated as Regulation Document Number 4639, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

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

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

State Board of Education Regulation 43-62 governs the requirements for additional areas of certification for educators in South Carolina. Amendments to Regulation 43-62 will change the title of the regulation from Requirements for Additional Areas of Certification to Areas of Certification and will give the State Board of Education, in consultation with the South Carolina Department of Education, authority to create, amend, or delete areas of initial certification, add-on certification, specialized endorsements, and specialized alternative certification.

Notice of Drafting for the proposed amendments to the regulation was published in the State Register on October 23, 2015.

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