Unencumbered time for teachers
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-5-63, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DUTY-FREE LUNCH PERIODS FOR PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, SO AS TO INSTEAD PROVIDE AT LEAST THIRTY MINUTES OF UNENCUMBERED TIME ON EACH REGULAR SCHOOL DAY FOR ALL FULL-TIME PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND FOR TEACHERS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTRUCTING SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES FOR MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL DAY WITH STUDENTS REMOVED FROM THE GENERAL EDUCATION SETTING, TO PROVIDE DETAILS FOR RELATED POLICIES, TO PROVIDE IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS, AND TO PROVIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT MUST BE COMPLETELY IMPLEMENTED BEFORE JULY 1, 2023. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed May 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2022 · House May 4, 2022
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 45
May 11, 2022
D
Democratic15
80% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 16, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 4, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (111-0-8)
house
Apr 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stephen Goldfinch
RRepublican
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