South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 3693


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3693
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970320
Primary Sponsor:                   Stille
All Sponsors:                      Stille, Townsend, Cooper,
                                   Cotty, Hinson, McMaster, Robinson
                                   and Inabinett 
Drafted Document Number:           gjk\20354sd.97
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Education and Public Works
                                   Committee 21 HEPW
Subject:                           State-supported college or
                                   university, full-time undergraduate
                                   faculty, required number of credit
                                   hours to teach



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970320  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-365 SO AS TO REQUIRE FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY OF STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, BEGINNING WITH THE 1998 FALL SEMESTER, TO TEACH A REQUIRED NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS EACH SEMESTER, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-101-365. Beginning with the 1998 fall semester, full-time undergraduate faculty of state-supported institutions of higher learning are required to teach twelve credit hours each semester. However, full-time undergraduate faculty who perform research shall have this twelve-hour requirement reduced in increments of three credit hours based on the percentage of their time spent on research as determined by the appropriate dean and certified to the president of the institution as follows:

(1) no research as a percent of total time 12 credit hours

required to be taught;

(2) research twenty-five percent or 9 credit hours

less of total time required to be taught;

(3) research between twenty-five 6 credit hours

and fifty percent of total time required to be taught;

(4) research between fifty and 3 credit hours

seventy-five percent of total time required to be taught;

(5) research seventy-five percent no credit hours

or more of total time required to be taught."

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

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