South Carolina House Bill 3577 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 10 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-10 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 59-25-25 So As To Provide Educator Preparation Programs In Institutions Of Higher Education May Submit Separate And Distinct Educator Preparation Programs For Alternative Preparation To The State Board Of Education For Approval, To Provide These Programs Are Not Required To Be Nationally Accredited But Must Meet Certain Other Requirements, And To Provide The State Department Of Education Annually Shall Report Related Data To The State Board Of Education And The General Assembly; And To Amend Section 59-26-20, Relating To Duties Of The State Board Of Education And Commission On Higher Education Concerning The Training, Certification, And Evaluation Of Public Educators, So As To Provide The State Board Of Education Shall Promulgate Regulations Regarding A Cyclical Evaluation Process For Approved Teacher Educator Programs, And To Provide Related Requirements.

Educator preparation program

Rep. Merita Allison [R]

Rep. Bill Taylor [R]

Rep. Raye Felder [R]

2019-04-09 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 100 N: 3 NV: 15 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2019-04-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2019-04-10	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2019-04-09	House	Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-3
2019-04-09	House	Read second time
2019-04-09	House	Amended
2019-04-03	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
2019-01-15	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2019-01-15	House	Introduced and read first time

H3578 (Similar To) 2019-01-17 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stringer
H4758 (Similar To) 2020-02-27 - Referred to Committee on Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	25	25	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	26	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3577&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3577_20190115.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3577_20190403.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3577_20190409.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16306