South Carolina S 811: Robert Scherer

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2025-2026 Bill 811 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 811

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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.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 
1.A. Article 5, Chapter 25, Title 59 of the S.C. 
Code is amended by adding:

 Section 
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.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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