South Carolina Senate Bill 61 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-12 - 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 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 A Teacher's Base Salary, And To Provide That The Payment Of Bonuses Is Not A Part Of An Employee's Base Salary And Is Not Earnable Compensation For The Purposes Of Employee And Employer Contributions To The Respective Retirement Systems.

Teacher pay

Sen. Gerald Malloy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2021-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2020-12-09	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=0061&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/61_20201209.htm