South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 324

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McGill and Knotts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22668sj07.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 24, 2007
Introduced in the House on March 29, 2007
Last Amended on March 22, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Teachers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/24/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   1/24/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education SJ-6
   3/20/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education 
                        SJ-16
   3/21/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/22/2007  Senate  Amended SJ-12
   3/23/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/27/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-10
   3/28/2007  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-33
   3/29/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-21
   3/29/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-21

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/24/2007
3/20/2007
3/21/2007
3/22/2007
3/23/2007

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED AND AMENDED

March 22, 2007

S. 324

Introduced by Senators McGill and Knotts

S. Printed 3/22/07--S.    [SEC 3/23/07 3:02 PM]

Read the first time January 24, 2007.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-26-85, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS CERTIFICATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT TEACHERS WHO ARE CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS (NBPTS), BUT NOT YET CERTIFIED BY THE STATE, SHALL RECEIVE AN INCREASE IN PAY EQUAL TO TWO-THIRDS OF THE AMOUNT PROVIDED FOR STATE-CERTIFIED TEACHERS WHO ALSO ARE NBPTS CERTIFIED.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 59-26-85 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding subsection (C) at the end to read:

"(C)    Teachers who are certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), but not yet certified by the State, shall receive an increase in pay equal to that amount provided for state-certified teachers who also are NBPTS certified."

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

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