South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 3092

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Lowe, Long, Hixon and Pitts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18330ab15.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: School district superintendents

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2014  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/13/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 92)
   1/13/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 92)
   1/15/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pitts

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-13-115 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TOTAL VALUE OF A SEVERANCE PACKAGE GIVEN TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE TERMINATION OF HIS CONTRACT MAY NOT EXCEED THE ANNUAL VALUE OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION MADE TO HIM UNDER HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CIRCUMVENTED IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT OR A SETTLEMENT MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE TERMINATION OF HIS CONTRACT.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 13, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-13-115.    The total value of a severance package given to a school district superintendent in connection with the termination of his contract may not exceed the annual value of the total compensation made to him under his employment contract. The provisions of this section may not be circumvented in the superintendent's employment contract or a settlement made in connection with the termination of his contract."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to contracts formed after the effective date of this act.

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