(5) means a person currently certified by the ‘Certified teacher’ State of South Carolina to teach in a public elementary or secondary school or who currently meets the qualifications outlined in Sections 592710 and 5925115. (6) means an individual considered ‘Noncertified teacher’ appropriately qualified for the subject matter taught and who has completed at least one year of study at an accredited college or university who does not meet the definition of and ‘certified teacher’ meets the qualifications outlined in Section 5925115 and any federal requirements. (7) means the governing body of a charter ‘Charter committee’ school formed by the applicant to govern through the application process and until the election of a board of directors is held. After the election, the board of directors of the corporation must be organized as the governing body and the charter committee is dissolved. (8) school means any school district in the State ‘Local district’ except the South Carolina Public Charter School District and does not include special school districts. (9) school means a fixed term, renewable ‘Charter contract’ contract between a charter school and a sponsor that outlines the roles, powers, responsibilities, and performance expectations for each party to the contract. (10) public means the school, other than a ‘Resident school’ charter school, within whose attendance boundaries the charter school or student’s custodial parent legal guardian resides.” SECTION 2. Section 594050 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 219 of 2016, is further amended to read: 594050. (A) Except as otherwise provided in this “Section chapter, a charter school is exempt from all provisions of law and regulations applicable to a public school, a school board, or a district, although a charter school may elect to comply with one or more of these provisions of law or regulations. (B) A charter school must: (1) adhere to the same health, safety, civil rights, and disability rights requirements as are applied to public schools operating in the same school district or, in the case of the South Carolina Public Charter School District or a public or independent institution of higher learning sponsor, the local school district in which the charter school is located;
(5) ‘Certified teacher’ means a person currently certified by the State of South Carolina to teach in a public elementary or secondary school or who currently meets the qualifications outlined in Sections 592710 and 5925115. (6) ‘Noncertified teacher’ means an individual considered appropriately qualified for the subject matter taught and who has completed at least one year of study at an accredited college or university who does not meet the definition of ‘certified teacher’ and meets the qualifications outlined in Section 5925115 and any federal requirements. (7) ‘Charter committee’ means the governing body of a charter school formed by the applicant to govern through the application process and until the election of a board of directors is held. After the election, the board of directors of the corporation must be organized as the governing body and the charter committee is dissolved. (8) ‘Local school district’ means any school district in the State except the South Carolina Public Charter School District and does not include special school districts. (9) ‘Charter school contract’ means a fixed term, renewable contract between a charter school and a sponsor that outlines the roles, powers, responsibilities, and performance expectations for each party to the contract. (10) ‘Resident public school’ means the school, other than a charter school, within whose attendance boundaries the charter school student’s custodial parent or legal guardian resides.” SECTION 2. Section 594050 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 219 of 2016, is further amended to read: “Section 594050. (A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a charter school is exempt from all provisions of law and regulations applicable to a public school, a school board, or a district, although a charter school may elect to comply with one or more of these provisions of law or regulations. (B) A charter school must: (1) adhere to the same health, safety, civil rights, and disability rights requirements as are applied to public schools operating in the same school district or, in the case of the South Carolina Public Charter School District or a public or independent institution of higher learning sponsor, the local school district in which the charter school is located;
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