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A201, R234, S1363

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Hayes, Setzler and Courson
Document Path: l:\s-financ\drafting\rwh\001ntlb.dag.rwh.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 14, 2010
Introduced in the House on April 28, 2010
Last Amended on May 18, 2010
Passed by the General Assembly on May 20, 2010
Governor's Action: May 28, 2010, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden

Summary: Teachers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/14/2010  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-55
   4/14/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-55
   4/21/2010  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-18
   4/22/2010  Senate  Amended SJ-39
   4/22/2010  Senate  Read second time SJ-39
   4/23/2010          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/27/2010  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-18
   4/28/2010  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-17
   4/28/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-17
   4/29/2010  House   Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-58
   5/12/2010  House   Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 13, 2010 HJ-101
   5/13/2010  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 18, 2010 HJ-13
   5/18/2010  House   Amended HJ-49
   5/18/2010  House   Read second time HJ-49
   5/19/2010  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-8
   5/20/2010  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-86
   5/25/2010          Ratified R 234
   5/28/2010          Vetoed by Governor
    6/2/2010  Senate  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-39  Nays-0 
                        SJ-187
    6/3/2010  House   Veto overridden Yeas-94  Nays-0 HJ-50
   6/11/2010          Effective date 06/03/10
   6/15/2010          Act No. 201

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/14/2010
4/21/2010
4/22/2010
4/23/2010
4/29/2010
5/18/2010

(A201, R234, S1363)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-26-85, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NATIONAL BOARD RECERTIFICATION AND PAY INCREASES RELATING TO NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT TEACHERS WHO RECEIVE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION BEFORE JULY 1, 2010, SHALL ENTER INTO A RECERTIFICATION CYCLE CONSISTENT WITH THE RECERTIFICATION CYCLE FOR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS WHO RECEIVE THE CERTIFICATION BEFORE JULY 1, 2010, SHALL RECEIVE A PAY INCREASE FOR THE INITIAL TEN-YEAR CERTIFICATION PERIOD AND NO MORE THAN ONE TEN-YEAR RENEWAL PERIOD.

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

National Board certification and recertification; pay increase to National Board certified teachers

SECTION    1.    Section 59-26-85 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 59-26-85.    (A)(1)    Teachers who are certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) before July 1, 2010, shall enter a recertification cycle for their South Carolina certificate consistent with the recertification cycle for National Board certification and NBPTS certified teachers moving to this State are exempted from initial certification requirements and are eligible for continuing contract status and their recertification cycle will be consistent with National Board certification. Teachers receiving national certification from the NBPTS before July 1, 2010, shall receive an increase in pay for the initial ten-year National Board certification and no more than one ten-year renewal of National Board certification. The pay increase shall be determined annually in the appropriations act. The established amount shall be added to the annual pay of the nationally certified teacher.

(2)    Teachers who apply on or after July 1, 2010, for certification by the NBPTS shall enter a recertification cycle for their South Carolina certificate and consistent with the initial ten-year cycle for National Board certification, and teachers moving to this State who apply for National Board certification on or after July 1, 2010, and subsequently achieve National Board certification are exempted from initial certification requirements and are eligible for continuing contract status and their recertification cycle will be consistent with the initial ten-year cycle. Teachers receiving national certification from the NBPTS on or after July 1, 2010, only shall receive an increase in pay for the initial ten years of the certification. The pay increase shall be determined annually in the appropriations act. The established amount shall be added to the annual pay of the nationally certified teacher.

(B)    The Center for Teacher Recruitment shall develop guidelines and administer the programs whereby teachers applying to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for certification before July 1, 2010, may receive a loan equal to the amount of the application fee. One-half of the loan principal amount and interest shall be forgiven when the required portfolio is submitted to the National Board. Teachers attaining certification within three years of receiving the loan will have the full loan principal amount and interest forgiven. This subsection does not apply to any application submitted on or after July 1, 2010."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 25th day of May, 2010.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/28/2010.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/2/2010.

Veto overridden by House -- 6/3/2010.

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