There is established the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness, a comprehensive, results-oriented initiative for improving early childhood development by providing, through local partnerships, public and private funds, and support for high-quality early childhood development and education services for children by providing support for their families' efforts toward enabling their children to reach school ready to succeed.
HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 99, Section 2; 2014 Act No. 287 (H.3428), Section 6, eff June 18, 2014.
Editor's Note
2018 Act No. 152, Section 8, provides as follows:
"SECTION 8. Section 20B. of Act 287 of 2014 [reauthorizing the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Act until July 1, 2016] is repealed. Act 99 of 1999, South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Act, as amended by this act, is reauthorized until June 30, 2025."
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 287, Section 6, inserted "the" following "established", substituted "local partnerships" for "county partnerships", inserted a comma following "private funds" and substituted "ready to succeed" for "ready to learn".
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 152 - South Carolina First Steps To School Readiness
Section 59-152-10. First Steps to School Readiness initiative established.
Section 59-152-25. Definitions.
Section 59-152-32. Comprehensive long-range initiative.
Section 59-152-33. School readiness assessment.
Section 59-152-40. Board of Trustees to oversee initiative.
Section 59-152-50. Office of South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness established; duties.
Section 59-152-60. Local First Steps Partnership Boards.
Section 59-152-90. Local partnership boards; grant funding.
Section 59-152-100. Local partnership boards; use of grant funding.
Section 59-152-120. Local partnerships; funding use restrictions.
Section 59-152-130. Matching funds.
Section 59-152-140. Carrying funds forward into subsequent years.
Section 59-152-160. Internal evaluation policies and procedures.