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S. 1019
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator McLeod
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Introduced in the Senate on January 21, 2020
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
Summary: National Board Certified Teachers
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/21/2020 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
1/21/2020 Senate Referred to Committee on Education
(Senate Journal-page 4)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 59-26-85, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AN INCREASE IN PAY FOR TEACHERS CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TEACHER WITH AN ACTIVE TEACHING CERTIFICATE WHO MEETS CERTAIN NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL INCREASE IN PAY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-26-85(A) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:
"( ) Notwithstanding items (1) and (2) pertaining to the duration of the pay increase for National Board certification, a teacher who is certified by the NBPTS shall receive an annual increase in pay for as long as the teacher has an active teaching certificate and meets any NBPTS renewal requirements. The pay increase must be determined annually in the general appropriations act. The established amount must be added to the annual pay of the nationally certified teacher."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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