South Carolina Statutes
§ 59-152-10 — First Steps to School Readiness initiative established; permanent enactment.
South Carolina § 59-152-10
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-152-10 (2026).
Text
(A)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.
(B)The provisions of the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Act, as enacted by Act 99 of 1999, and as subsequently amended, and this chapter are permanently enacted, and future reauthorization is not necessary.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 99, SECTION 2; 2014 Act No. 287 (H.3428), SECTION 6, eff June 18, 2014; 2023 Act No. 81 (H.4023), SECTION 9, eff June 19, 2023. 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 of Act 287 of 2014 [reauthorizing the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Act until July 1, 2016] is repealed.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". 2023 Act No. 81, SECTION 9, inserted the (A) designator, and added (B).
Nearby Sections
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§ 59-152-100
Local partnership boards; use of grant funding.§ 59-152-120
Local partnerships; funding use restrictions.§ 59-152-130
Matching funds.§ 59-152-140
Carrying funds forward into subsequent years.§ 59-152-160
Internal evaluation policies and procedures.§ 59-152-20
Purpose.§ 59-152-25
Definitions.§ 59-152-30
Goals.§ 59-152-32
Comprehensive long-range initiative.§ 59-152-33
School readiness assessment.§ 59-152-40
Board of Trustees to oversee initiative.§ 59-152-60
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 59-152-10, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/152/59-152-10.