South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 3018

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Bowen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18249bh11.docx

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: School administrators

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/7/2010  House   Prefiled
   12/7/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/11/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 13)
   1/11/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 13)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/7/2010

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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 24, TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-24-90 SO AS TO REQUIRE A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OF A SCHOOL THAT MAINTAINS AN AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP OF FIVE HUNDRED STUDENTS OR LESS TO SPEND AT LEAST THIRTY HOURS A WEEK IN A CLASSROOM AS THE PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR AND TO SPEND AT LEAST THIRTY CONSECUTIVE MINUTES IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THE SAME GROUP OF STUDENTS FOR THE PERIODS OF INSTRUCTION RELATED TO A PARTICULAR SUBJECT OR COURSE, AND TO EXCLUDE PRINCIPALS, CAREER COUNSELORS, AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 24, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 59-24-90.    (A)    Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, a school administrator of a school that maintains an average daily membership of five hundred students or less must spend at least thirty hours a week in a classroom as the primary instructor and spend at least thirty consecutive minutes in the classroom with the same group of students for the periods of instruction related to a particular subject or course.

(B)    For purposes of this section, 'school administrator' means a person who performs administrative functions for the school. This term does not include school principals, career counselors, and guidance counselors."

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

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