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H. 3195
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Gilliard and S. Williams
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19391wab19.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4780
Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: Teacher salary
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/18/2018 House Prefiled
12/18/2018 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
1/8/2019 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 124)
1/8/2019 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
(House Journal-page 124)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-25-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS OF TRUSTEES SHALL INCREASE TEACHERS' SALARIES BY FIFTEEN PERCENT USING THE DISTRICT SALARY SCHEDULE USED FOR THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR AS THE BASIS FOR PROVIDING THE INCREASE; TO APPLY THIS PROVISION UNIFORMLY FOR ALL ELIGIBLE CERTIFIED TEACHERS, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMINOLOGY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 25, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-25-35. (A) A local school board of trustees shall increase the salary compensation for all eligible certified teachers employed by the district by fifteen percent using the district salary schedule used for the 2018-2019 School Year as the basis for providing the increase. This provision must be applied uniformly for all eligible certified teachers.
(B) For purposes of this section, 'certified teachers' is defined by the Department of Education using the Professional Certified Staff System, and includes classroom teachers, librarians, guidance counselors, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, orientation/mobility instructors, speech pathologists, and audiologists employed by a school district in this State."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2019.
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