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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 78: Work Experience Credit for Educators

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 78 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on December 11, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Work Experience Credit for Educators. Primary sponsor: Greg Hembree (Republican), Tom Young (Republican), Jeff Zell (Republican), Tameika Isaac Devine (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2025): Act No. 29.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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 PROVIDE DIRECTIVES TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Greg HembreePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Tom YoungPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Jeff ZellPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Tameika Isaac DevinePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act No. 29
  2. Effective date 05/12/25
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 47
  5. Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
  6. Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
  7. Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0
  8. Read second time
  9. Amended
  10. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
  11. Scrivener's error corrected
  12. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source