South Carolina § 59-25-20 - Qualifications of teachers.
Full text of South Carolina South Carolina Code of Laws § 59-25-20 — Qualifications of teachers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59-25-20. Qualifications of teachers.
No board of school trustees shall hereafter employ any teacher who has not a certificate to teach in the free public schools of the State. This provision, however, shall not affect the employment of any teacher now teaching in any of the schools of the special school districts. The trustees of any such school may also impose any additional examinations and qualifications they may deem proper before or after employing any teacher.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-354; 1952 Code SECTION 21-354; 1942 Code SECTION 5358; 1932 Code SECTIONS 5384, 5596; Civ. C. '22 SECTIONS 2616, 2630; Civ. C. '12 SECTIONS 1753, 1761; Civ. C. '02 SECTIONS 1211, 1218; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 452; 1896 (22) 165; 1920 (31) 1046; 1923 (33) 180; 1937 (40) 75.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-25-20 ("Qualifications of teachers.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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