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2025-2026 Bill 811: Non-teaching duties of public school educators - South Carolina Legislature Online
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 811
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Zell, Stubbs and Davis
Document Path: SR-0470KM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Education
Summary: Non-teaching duties of public school educators
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date
Body
Action Description with journal page number
1/14/2026
Senate
Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 12
)
1/14/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on
Education
(
Senate Journal-page 12
)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/14/2026
A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
59-25-425
SO AS TO LIMIT TEACHER DUTIES UNDER SCHOOL DISTRICT SALARY SCHEDULES
TO CLASSROOM AND CERTAIN RELATED DUTIES, TO PROHIBIT THE ASSIGNMENT OF
EXTRACURRICULAR DUTIES WITHOUT CONSENT AND EXTRA COMPENSATION AS STATED IN THE
TEACHING CONTRACT, TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DEVELOP RELATED PLANS FOR
IMPLEMENTING THESE PROVISIONS, TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, AND TO MAKE THESE
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE BEGINNING WITH TEACHING CONTRACTS ISSUED FOR THE 2026-2027
SCHOOL YEAR.
B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
S
ECTION
1.A.
A
rticle 5, Chapter 25, Title 59 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
S
ection
59-25-425
.
(
A) For purposes of this
section, "extracurricular duties" include bus duty, recess duty, lunch duty,
and those duties performed by a teacher outside the regular school day that
involve students and are not directly related to the instructional program,
such as coaching duties, taking tickets at sporting events, and acting as a
faculty sponsor for a student club. Extracurricular duties do not include such
things as time spent in parent-teacher conferences or activities related to
courses taught by the teacher, such as band concerts that are performed as a
part of band class.
(
B) With
respect to duties and compensation, a teacher's contract shall specify:
(
1)
salary, based on the district salary schedule, which:
(
a)
may only be considered compensation for instruction, planning, and attending
faculty meetings and professional development; and
(
b)
may not be considered compensation for performing extracurricular duties; and
(
2)
any extracurricular duties that the teacher agrees to perform, the amount of
time the teacher agrees to provide each such duty, and additional compensation
to be provided for each such duty.
(
C) A
teacher may not be required to perform extracurricular duties, regardless of
compensation, as an express or implied condition for employment.
(
D) Each
school district shall develop and implement a plan ensuring the proper
performance of extracurricular duties in schools either by securing the
assistance of volunteers, employing additional nonprofessional staff, or
providing extra compensation and other incentives to professional staff who
contract to provide extracurricular duties. In developing and implementing this
plan, a district should solicit input and support from school improvement
councils, parent-teacher organizations, and other interested groups. Each
district shall develop its initial plan for implementation before the beginning
of the 2026-2027 School Year, and update it before July first annually
thereafter.
B
. The
provisions of this section are applicable to teacher contracts beginning with
the 2026-2027 School Year.
S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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