Section effective January 1, 2024.
In consultation with relevant stakeholders including, but not limited to, the South Carolina Association of the Deaf and the South Carolina Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, the State Board of Education shall develop and promulgate regulations for the appropriate credentialing of sign language interpreters in the public and special schools of this State. Interpreters for the deaf working in schools and school districts in this State must be required to submit the same background checks as educators pursuant to Section 59-25-115.
HISTORY: 2022 Act No. 188 (H.3795), Section 3, eff January 1, 2024.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 33 - Special Education For Handicapped Children
Section 59-33-10. Legislative findings; declaration of purpose.
Section 59-33-20. Definitions.
Section 59-33-30. Specialized education program for handicapped children; rules and regulations.
Section 59-33-40. Surveys and educational plans of school districts; annual reports
Section 59-33-60. Cooperation with other agencies; acceptance of donations.
Section 59-33-70. Funding; article is supplementary.
Section 59-33-80. Legislative declaration of policy as to residential and nonresidential programs.
Section 59-33-100. Special education for emotionally handicapped pupils.
Section 59-33-110. Mediation as part of due process provision.
Section 59-33-120. Regulations; background checks.
Section 59-33-310. Short title.
Section 59-33-320. Transfer of rights to eligible adult student.
Section 59-33-330. Delegation of right to make educational decisions.
Section 59-33-350. Authority of educational representative.
Section 59-33-360. Transition plan.
Section 59-33-370. Regulations, policies, and guidelines.
Section 59-33-510. Definitions.
Section 59-33-530. Professional development training and resources for all educators.
Section 59-33-540. Development of reporting template and guidelines.
Section 59-33-550. Learning Disorders Task Force; composition; terms; vacancies; coordination.