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S. 868
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reese
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Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2008
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
Summary: Teachers
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/5/2007 Senate Prefiled
12/5/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Education
1/8/2008 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-36
1/8/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-36
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 59-25-410, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT CONTRACT TO HIRE RETIRED TEACHERS MAY NOT RESCIND THOSE CONTRACTS FOR THE ENSUING SCHOOL YEAR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-25-410 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 59-25-410. (A) On or before April fifteenth of each year, the boards of trustees of the several school districts shall decide and notify, in writing, the teachers, as defined in Section 59-1-130, in their employ concerning their employment for the ensuing year. If the board, or the person designated by it, fails to notify a teacher who has been employed by a school district for a majority of the current school year of his status for the ensuing year, the teacher shall be is deemed to be reemployed for the ensuing year and the board shall issue a contract to such teacher as though the board had reemployed such teacher in the usual manner. Teachers shall give notices of intent not to renew an employment contract shall be given in writing no later than April fifteenth of each year.
(B) On or before August fifteenth the superintendent, principal, where applicable, or supervisor shall notify the teacher of his tentative assignment for the ensuing school year.
(C) A school district that notifies a retired teacher in writing of its intention to rehire the teacher for the ensuing school year shall not rescind its offer of employment as a result of financial constraints for one full school year.
(D) This section shall not apply to any teacher whose contract of employment or dismissal is under appeal under Section 59-25-450.
(E) For purposes of this article, 'teacher' means all employees possessing a professional certificate issued by the State Department of Education, except those employees working pursuant to multi-year contracts."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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