Current Status Bill Number:298 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Hayes All Sponsors:Hayes Drafted Document Number:jic\5143sd.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Date of Last Amendment:19950529 Subject:Teacher certification
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19950531 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Senate 19950530 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19950529 Amended, read second time Senate 19950525 Polled out of Committee: 04 SED Favorable with amendment Senate 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED AND AMENDED
May 29, 1995
S. 298
S. Printed 5/29/95--S.
Read the first time January 10, 1995.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-26-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF THE PRACTICE TEACHING REQUIREMENT NECESSARY FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION, A TEACHER WITH AT LEAST FIVE YEARS' TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN A CRITICAL NEEDS CURRICULA IN AN ACCREDITED PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL SCHOOL IN THIS STATE IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A WAIVER FROM THE PRACTICE TEACHING REQUIREMENT IN THE SAME MANNER A TEACHER IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE IN THE CRITICAL NEEDS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM MAY RECEIVE SUCH A WAIVER.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-26-30 (q) An individual with five years' teaching experience in a private or parochial school accredited by the South Carolina Independent Schools Association or a regional accrediting association with comparable standards who has successfully completed an approved teacher training program at a college or university, except for practice teaching, and who has passed the examinations required for certification purposes shall be awarded a teaching certificate, provided that the candidate submits in writing at least two professional recommendations from current or former supervisors or administrators attesting to his satisfactory performance as a teacher."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.