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H 3210

Non-teaching duties of public school educators

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Neal Collins and 1 co-sponsor

The bill limits using a teacher’s base salary to instructional duties only and requires consent and separate pay for any extracurricular duties, with districts to plan staffing.

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
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Bill Summary · H 3210

Summary — H 3210: Non‑teaching duties of public school educators

Note on source text: the bill text provided to this summary contains two different pieces of legislation pasted together (an unrelated Massachusetts “fair share tax” amendment and a South Carolina bill adding S.C. Code §59‑25‑425). This summary focuses on the South Carolina teacher‑duties provisions (the portion titled “To amend the South Carolina Code of Laws…”), which align with the bill title “Non‑teaching duties of public school educators.”

Main purpose

To limit the use of a teacher’s base salary (as set by district salary schedules) to compensation for instructional responsibilities and closely related professional duties, and to require that extracurricular and other noninstructional duties be performed only with the teacher’s consent and separate compensation. The bill also requires school districts to create plans to ensure extracurricular duties are staffed appropriately.

Key provisions

  • Teacher contract content (Sec. 59‑25‑425(A)):

    • Must specify salary (based on district salary schedule) that may be considered compensation only for:
    • Instruction, planning, and attending faculty meetings and professional development.
    • Salary may not be considered compensation for performing extracurricular duties.
    • Contracts must list any extracurricular duties a teacher agrees to perform, the expected time commitment for each, and the additional compensation for each duty.

  • Voluntariness (59‑25‑425(B)):

    • Teachers cannot be required—expressly or implicitly—to perform extracurricular duties as a condition of employment, regardless of offered compensation.

  • District planning (59‑25‑425(C)):

    • Each school district must develop and implement a plan to ensure extracurricular duties are performed by:
    • volunteers, or
    • additional nonprofessional staff, or
    • professional staff who are contracted and provided extra compensation/incentives.
    • Districts should solicit input from school improvement councils, PTAs, and other stakeholders.
    • Initial plan due before the 2026–2027 school year; districts must update the plan annually before July 1.

  • Definitions and scope (59‑25‑425(D)):

    • “Extracurricular duties” include bus duty, recess duty, lunch duty, and duties outside the regular school day involving students and not directly related to instruction (examples: coaching, taking tickets at events, faculty sponsor for clubs).
    • Exclusions: activities like parent‑teacher conferences and course‑related events (e.g., band concerts that are part of class) are not “extracurricular duties” under this section.

  • Effective date:

    • Provisions apply to teacher contracts beginning with the 2026–2027 school year.
    • The act takes effect upon the Governor’s approval.

Who is affected

  • Teachers: Clarifies what base salary covers and protects against being compelled to perform unpaid/noncontracted extracurricular duties; creates opportunities for additional, contractually specified pay for those duties.
  • School districts and administrators: Must change contract language, prepare and implement district plans, budget for potential extra compensation or hire staff/secure volunteers.
  • Students and families: May see noninstructional duties performed by non‑teaching staff, volunteers, or compensated staff rather than by classroom teachers.
  • Local budgets and staffing: Potential increased personnel costs or volunteer recruitment requirements; possible bargaining implications with local teacher associations.

Procedural / timeline status (as provided)

  • Prefiled: 12/05/2024
  • Introduced / first read: 01/14/2025
  • Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (and to Revenue in some entries)
  • Hearing(s) scheduled and rescheduled for 11/18/2025 (multiple entries showing times/locations updated)
  • Applies to teacher contracts beginning 2026–2027 school year
  • Becomes effective on Governor’s approval

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Budgetary: Districts may incur additional costs to pay stipends, hire aides, or otherwise staff noninstructional duties.
  • Labor/contracting: Changes to standard contract language and bargaining processes; district compliance and enforcement mechanisms will be relevant.
  • Implementation: Success depends on quality of district plans, availability of volunteers/nonprofessional staff, and stakeholder engagement. The bill does not specify penalties for noncompliance.

If you want, I can:
- Draft a plain‑language handout for teachers or district administrators summarizing contract changes they should expect; or
- Prepare a short fiscal-impact checklist for districts to estimate added costs under this proposal.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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