BIL:655

TYP:General Bill GB

INB:Senate

IND:20010501

PSP:Setzler

SPO:Setzler

DDN:l:\council\bills\swb\5333sd01.doc

RBY:Senate

SUB:Speech-Language pathologist with national certification, annual pay increase for life of certification; School Districts

HST:

BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved

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Senate20020507Committee report: Favorable with04 SED

amendment

Senate20010501Introduced, read first time,04 SED

referred to Committee

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Revised on 20020507

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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 7, 2002

S.655

Introduced by Senator Setzler

S. Printed 5/7/02--S.

Read the first time May 1, 2001.

THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

To whom was referred a Bill (S.655) to amend Section 592685, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to additional compensation, benefits, and certification procedures for teachers who have received, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking subsection (C) of Section 59-26-85 of the 1976 Code as contained in SECTION 1 and inserting:

/(C)SpeechLanguage pathologists who have received national certification from the American SpeechLanguage Hearing Association (ASHA), beginning with fiscal year 20022003 and subject to the conditions provided in this subsection, shall receive the same increase in pay for the life of the certification as do teachers who have received national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). The increases in pay for each year of the life of the certifications as provided by this subsection are contingent on funding being provided by the General Assembly in the annual general appropriations act for each of those years to fund the increases./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

WARREN K. GIESE for Committee.

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 592685, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TEACHERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS (NBPTS), SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SPEECHLANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE AMERICAN SPEECHLANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION (ASHA), BEGINNING WITH FISCAL YEAR 20012002, SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME INCREASE IN PAY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CERTIFICATION AS DO TEACHERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NBPTS CERTIFICATION.

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

SECTION1.Section 592685 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 393 of 2000, is amended by adding:

“(C)SpeechLanguage pathologists who have received national certification from the American SpeechLanguage Hearing Association (ASHA), beginning with fiscal year 20012002, shall receive the same increase in pay for the life of the certification as do teachers who have received national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).”

SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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