Section 59-152-10 - First Steps to School Readiness initiative established; permanent enactment(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.Amended by 2023 S.C. Acts, Act No. 81 (HB 4023),s 9, eff. 6/19/2023.Amended by 2014 S.C. Acts, Act No. 287 (HB 3428), s 6, eff. 6/18/2014.1999 Act No. 99, Section 2. 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 of Act 287 of 2014 [reauthorizing the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Act until July 1, 2016] is repealed.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."