Work Experience Credit for Educators
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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-25-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL AWARD YEARS OF EXPERIENCE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN RELEVANT NON-TEACHING OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO CERTIFICATES OF EDUCATORS WHO SATISFY CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, AND TO...” Read the full text
126th session (2025-2026)
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-25-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL AWARD YEARS OF EXPERIENCE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN RELEVANT NON-TEACHING OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO CERTIFICATES OF EDUCATORS WHO SATISFY CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE SUCH EXPERIENCE CREDIT MAY BE AWARDED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCEMENT ON THE TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE, TO PROVIDE OTHER EXISTING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REMAIN UNCHANGED BY THIS ACT; AND TO P
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Where it is
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Prefiled · Dec 11, 2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education · Dec 11, 2024
Senate
Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 62) · Jan 14, 2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 62) · Jan 14, 2025
Senate
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education (Senate Journal-page 5) · Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 19) · Feb 19, 2025
Senate
Read second time (Senate Journal-page 19) · Feb 19, 2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 19) · Feb 19, 2025
Senate
Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 15) · Feb 20, 2025
Senate
Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 23) · Feb 25, 2025
House
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 23) · Feb 25, 2025
House
Scrivener's error corrected · Feb 25, 2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 47) · Apr 24, 2025
House
Amended (House Journal-page 41) · Apr 30, 2025
House
Read second time (House Journal-page 41) · Apr 30, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 42) · Apr 30, 2025
House
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 11) · May 1, 2025
House
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 89) · May 6, 2025
Senate
Ratified R 47 · May 8, 2025
Signed By Governor · May 12, 2025
Effective date 05/12/25 · May 19, 2025
Act No. 29 · May 19, 2025
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
HembreeYoungZellDevine
Recorded votes
Passage of BillHouse · 2025-04-30 · Passed · Yeas 116, Nays 0, Excused Absence 3, Not Voting 4
2nd ReadingSenate · 2025-02-19 · Passed · Ayes 41, Nays 0, Excused Absence 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Carolina legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act No. 29 (May 19, 2025).