South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3361

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Davenport
Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\2269sj05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 25, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Professors must submit syllabus for each class they teach to the head of the department

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/25/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   1/25/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-11

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1/25/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-240 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PROFESSOR SHALL SUBMIT A SYLLABUS OF EACH CLASS THE PROFESSOR TEACHES TO THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, PROVIDE THAT THE PROFESSOR SHALL TEACH THE CLASS ACCORDING TO THE SYLLABUS AND MAY NOT DEVIATE FROM THE SYLLABUS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEAD, AND PROVIDE A PENALTY; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-25-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER SHALL SUBMIT A SYLLABUS OF EACH CLASS THE TEACHER TEACHES TO THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OR THE ACADEMIC DEAN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, PROVIDE THAT THE TEACHER SHALL TEACH THE CLASS ACCORDING TO THE SYLLABUS AND MAY NOT DEVIATE FROM THE SYLLABUS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OR THE ACADEMIC DEAN, AND PROVIDE A PENALTY.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 101, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-101-240.    (A)    A professor shall submit a syllabus of each class the professor teaches to the head of the department at the institution of higher learning. The professor shall teach the class according to the syllabus and may not deviate from the syllabus without prior approval from the department head.

(B)    If a professor violates the provisions of subsection (A), the professor may be discharged from the institution of higher learning."

SECTION    2.    Article 1, Chapter 25, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-25-60.    (A)    A high school teacher shall submit a syllabus of each class the teacher teaches to the head of the department or the academic dean at the high school. The teacher shall teach the class according to the syllabus and may not deviate from the syllabus without prior approval from the department head or the academic dean.

(B)    If a teacher violates the provisions of subsection (A), the teacher may be discharged from the school."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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