S 305 South Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Work Experience Credit for New Teachers

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-25-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL'S PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE MAY BE AWARDED ON AN INITIAL TEACHING CERTIFICATE IF THE PRIOR EXPERIENCE IS IN OR RELATED TO THE CONTENT FIELD OF THE CERTIFICATE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT EXISTING CERTIFICATE HOLDERS MAY ALSO RECEIVE THE SAME CREDIT FOR PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

Feb 2024

House Passage

May 2024

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2023 Last action May 9, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024 · House May 2, 2024

How they voted

44–0

Passed

Total votes 44

Feb 6, 2024

D Democratic15

15 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican29

29 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 9, 2024

Introduced

Non-concurrence in Senate amendment

lower

May 8, 2024

Introduced

Returned to House with amendments

upper

May 8, 2024

Amended

House amendment amended

upper

May 3, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

lower

May 2, 2024

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 2, 2024

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (101-0-21)

house

Apr 30, 2024

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works

lower

Feb 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

lower

Feb 7, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Feb 6, 2024

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Jan 23, 2024

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Jan 23, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Apr 12, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education

upper

Jan 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

upper

Jan 10, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Dec 7, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

upper

14 primary · 0 co-sponsors