South Carolina Senate Bill 65 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Article 1, Chapter 25, Title 59 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To General Provisions Concerning Teachers, By Adding Section 59-25-35, To Provide That School Districts May Pay Lump Sum Bonuses To Aid In Retaining Teachers Who Excel In Providing Quality Instruction, Leadership, Or Both; To Require That Bonuses Must Be Approved By The School Board; To Cap Bonuses At Not More Than Twenty Percent Of The Teacher's Base Salary; And To Provide That Payment Of These Bonuses Is Not A Part Of The Employee's Base Salary And Is Not Earnable Compensation For Purposes Of Employee And Employer Contributions To Respective Retirement Systems.

Teacher pay

Sen. Gerald Malloy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2019-01-08	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2018-12-12	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	25	35	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0065&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/65_20181212.htm