South Carolina Senate Bill 291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
Pending: Senate Family and Veterans Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Title 63 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The South Carolina Children's Code, By Adding Chapter 10, To Create The Department Of Early Development And Education; To Provide That The Department Is Divided Into Two Divisions, The Early Health And Wellness Division And The Early Care And Education Division; To Provide That The Early Health And Wellness Division Shall Administer The Babynet Program, The Nurse-family Partnership Program Funded By The Federal Maternal And Child Health Block Grant Program, The Women, Infants, And Children Supplemental Food Program, The Postpartum Newborn Home Visit Program Funded By The Federal Maternal And Child Health Block Grant Program, And The Qtip Federal Demonstration Grant Funded By The United States Department Of Health And Human Services; To Provide That The Early Care And Education Division Shall Administer The Head Start Collaboration Office Funded By The United States Department Of Health And Human Services, The First Steps To School Readiness Initiative, The Office Of Early Learning, The Abc Childcare Program Funded By The United States Department Of Health And Human Services, The State Childcare Fire And Life Safety Office, The State Childcare Licensing Office, The Child Care Resource And Referral Network Funded By The Federal Childcare Development Block Grant; And The South Carolina Child Development Education Program, As Provided By Law; To Define Necessary Terms; And To Make Conforming Changes To The 1976 Code To Reflect The Creation Of The Department Of Early Development And Education.

Department of Early Development and Education

Sen. Scott Talley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
2019-01-08	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on General
2018-12-12	Senate	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0291&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/291_20181212.htm