South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 4664

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Gilliam, Ridgeway, McCravy, Burns, Wooten, Magnuson, Clyburn, Felder, Hosey, B. Newton and Henegan
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19630wab20.docx

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2020
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Professional certificate

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/20/2019  House   Prefiled
  11/20/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/14/2020  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 61)
   1/14/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 61)
   1/29/2020  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/20/2019

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-26-42 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO HOLDS A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR TWENTY OR MORE YEARS AND WHO TEACHES IN THIS STATE FOR TWENTY OR MORE YEARS MAY RENEW ANNUALLY THE CERTIFICATE BY PARTICIPATING IN REQUIRED DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT HAVING TO SATISFY ANY ADDITIONAL RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE THESE PROVISIONS APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE CERTIFICATE RENEWAL PLAN DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE OF TEACHER CERTIFICATION OR ANOTHER PROVISION OF LAW.

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 59-26-42.    A person who holds a professional certificate issued by the South Carolina Department of Education for twenty or more years and who teaches in this State for twenty or more years may renew annually the certificate by participating in required district professional development without having to satisfy any additional renewal requirements. The provisions of this section apply notwithstanding the provisions of the Certificate Renewal Plan developed by the Office of Teacher Certification or another provision of law."

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

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