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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Work Experience Credit for Educators"
+description: "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"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "S 78"
+citation: "South Carolina S 78 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Devine", "Hembree", "Young", "Zell"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2024-12-11"
+last_action: "2025-05-19"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2602738d-e83d-4e28-89a4-b7d177143a41"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=78&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "389c25ddc4c1c2d02bc85746273d2f7ef8f47eb3bffe2baadc992671c483eb80"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina S 78 (2025-2026) — Work Experience Credit for Educators
+
+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
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/78.htm)
+2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/78_20250212.htm)
+3. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/78_20250219.htm)
+4. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/78_20250424.htm)
+5. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/78_20250430.htm)
+6. **12/11/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/78_20241211.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **116–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Devine — primary (person)
+- Hembree — primary (person)
+- Young — primary (person)
+- Zell — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-12-11** Prefiled `filing`
+- **2024-12-11** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-12** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-02-19** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-19** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
+- **2025-02-20** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-02-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-02-25** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-25** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2025-04-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-30** Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0
+- **2025-05-01** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-05-06** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
+- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 47
+- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
+- **2025-05-19** Act No. 29
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2602738d-e83d-4e28-89a4-b7d177143a41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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