S0219: Teacher Employment Contracts

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-26-65 So As To Provide Teacher Employment Contracts May Not Impose Any Restraints On Teachers Who Terminate Such Contracts For Employment In Other Districts; To Prohibit Districts From Divulging Or Asking About Such Terminations Or Considering Such Terminations In Teacher Evaluations Or Hiring Decisions, Among Other Things; To Exempt Related Information In Employment Records From Disclosure Under The Freedom Of Information Act; And To Provide Means Of Redress For Violations.