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South Carolina Statutes, Title 59

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Title 59, Education

106 chapters · 2,049 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 592,049 Ch 53, Title 59, Chapter 53153 Ch 63, Title 59, Chapter 6396 Ch 25, Title 59, Chapter 2565 Ch 67, Title 59, Chapter 6764 Ch 119, Title 59, Chapter 11959 Ch 1, Title 59, Chapter 158 Ch 21, Title 59, Chapter 2152 Ch 19, Title 59, Chapter 1949 Ch 29, Title 59, Chapter 2949 Ch 150, Title 59, Chapter 15049 Ch 101, Title 59, Chapter 10144 Ch 125, Title 59, Chapter 12543 Ch 31, Title 59, Chapter 3142 Ch 71, Title 59, Chapter 7141

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S.C. Code Ann. § 59-152-60 Local First Steps Partnership Boards
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(A) Each county must be represented on a Local First Steps Partnership Board and each local board must provide services within every county it represents. A local partnership board must be comprised of individuals with resources, skills, knowledge, and interest in improving the r…
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-152-70 Local partnership boards; comprehensive plans; staff costs; efficiency collaborations; performance reviews
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(A) A First Steps Partnership Board shall, among its other powers and duties: (1) adopt bylaws as established by the First Steps to School Readiness Board to effectuate the provisions of this chapter which must include the creation of a periodic meeting schedule; (2) coordinate a…
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-152-90 Local partnership boards; grant funding
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(A) A local partnership's grant may be funded annually by the First Steps School to Readiness Board of Trustees and must be contingent on the General Assembly's appropriation of funds to use for offering grants. (B) To obtain a grant, a First Steps partnership must qualify by mee…
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-10 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context: (1) "Agent" means the State Treasurer. (2) "Assets" means all funds, investments, and similar property owned by the respective state institutions of higher learning and in the custody of the A…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-20 Funds and assets held in trust; trustee; investments

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(A) All endowment funds and assets purchased with them are held in trust. The board of trustees of each institution of higher learning is the trustee of all endowment funds held in the name of that institution by the State Treasurer. The trustee has the exclusive authority to inv…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-30 Delegation of functions by trustee

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(A) The trustee may delegate functions including, but not limited to, day-to-day investment decisions that a prudent trustee acting in a like capacity and familiar with those matters could delegate properly under the circumstances. (B) The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, …

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-310 State Retirement Systems Investment Panel

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The State Retirement Systems Investment Panel has been created and functions pursuant to Sections 9-16-310 and 9-16-320.

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-320 Proposal for annual investment plan

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(A) The panel shall develop and adopt an annual investment plan for proposal to each trustee for the next fiscal year. No later than June first of each year, the panel shall submit the proposed plans to the respective trustees. Amendments may be made to a plan by the panel during…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-330 Statement of policy and objectives

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(A) The trustee shall provide the panel with a statement of the spending policy and general investment objectives. The trustee shall review the statement annually for the purpose of affirming it or changing it and advise the panel of its actions. (B) The annual investment plan mu…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-340 Duties of trustee; State Treasurer as agent; adoption of annual investment plan

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(A) The trustee of the endowment fund shall invest and reinvest the assets of the endowment funds as provided for in this chapter and as authorized in Article 7, Chapter 9, Title 11. The State Treasurer shall serve as the agent of the board with respect to all such investments. I…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-40 Standards for discharge of duties by trustee or other fiduciary

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A trustee or other fiduciary shall discharge duties with respect to an endowment fund: (1) solely in the interest of the endowment fund and beneficiaries; (2) for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to his beneficiary and paying reasonable expenses of administering the sy…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-50 Investing and managing assets; objectives and policies

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(A) In investing and managing assets of an endowment fund pursuant to Section 59-153-40, the trustee: (1) shall consider among other circumstances: (a) general economic conditions; (b) the possible effect of inflation or deflation; (c) the role that each investment or course of a…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-60 Compliance by trustee or fiduciary

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(A) Compliance by the trustee or other fiduciary with Sections 59-153-30, 59-153-40, and 59-153-50 must be determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time of the trustee's or fiduciary's decision or action and not by hindsight. (B) The trustee's investment…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-70 Breach of duty; liability; insurance

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(A) The trustee or other fiduciary who breaches a duty imposed by this chapter is liable personally to the endowment fund for any losses resulting from the breach and any profits resulting from the breach or made by the trustee or other fiduciary through use of assets of the fund…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-80 Meetings in executive session, records exempt from disclosure where necessary

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(A) Meetings by the board while acting as trustee of the endowment fund or by its fiduciary agents to deliberate about, or make tentative or final decisions on, investments or other financial matters may be in executive session if disclosure of the deliberations or decisions woul…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-153-90 Investment reports

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(A) The trustee shall place investment reports at least semi-annually during the fiscal year in the institution's minutes and shall provide copies of the investment reports upon request. (B) In addition to the semi-annual reports provided in subsection (A), the trustees shall pla…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-154-10 Cooperation between campus police and State Law Enforcement Division in campus death and criminal sexual assault cases

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Institution of higher learning" or " institution" means a public two-year or four-year college, community or junior college, technical school, or university located in this State, and also any private two-year or four-year college, community or j…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-155-110 Reading instruction program

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The South Carolina Department of Education shall implement a comprehensive, systemic approach to reading which will ensure: (1) classroom teachers use scientifically based reading instruction in prekindergarten through grade five, to include oral language, phonological awareness,…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-155-120 Definitions

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As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the State Board of Education. (2) "Department" means the State Department of Education. (3) "Foundational literacy skills" means phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension and excludes mo…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-155-130 Duties of department

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(A) The department shall guide and support districts and collaborate with educator preparation programs to increase reading proficiency through the following functions including, but not limited to: (1) providing professional development to teachers, school principals, and other …

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-155-140 State Reading Proficiency Plan

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(A)(1) The department, with approval by the board, shall develop, implement, evaluate, and continuously refine a comprehensive state plan to improve reading achievement in public schools. The State Reading Proficiency Plan must be approved by the board annually, and must include,…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-155-150 Readiness assessment

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(A) The State Superintendent of Education shall ensure every student entering publicly funded prekindergarten and kindergarten will be administered a board-approved readiness assessment within the first forty-five days of school. The approved assessments of academic readiness mus…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-155-155 Universal reading screeners

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(A) Beginning with the 2025-2026 School Year, the board shall approve no more than five reliable and valid universal reading screeners for selection and use by districts for kindergarten through fifth grade and shall use the same process as required by Section 59-18-310 to ensure…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-155-160 Mandatory retention

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(A) Beginning with the 2024-2025 School Year, a student must be retained in the third grade if the student fails to demonstrate reading proficiency at the end of the third grade as indicated by scoring Does Not Meet Expectations or at the lowest achievement level on the state sum…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-155-170 Literacy skills training for educators

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(A) The department shall establish a set of essential competencies describing what certified teachers in early childhood, elementary, middle and secondary levels, and special education must know and be able to do so that all students can comprehend grade-level texts. These compet…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-155-180 Pre-service and in-service teacher education programs

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(A) As a student progresses through school, reading comprehension in content areas such as science, mathematics, social studies, English/language arts, career and technology education, and the arts is critical to the student's academic success. Therefore, to improve the academic …

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-155-190 Local school districts

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Local school districts are encouraged to create family-school-community partnerships that focus on increasing the volume of reading, in school and at home, during the year and at home and in the community over the summer. Schools and districts should partner with county libraries…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-155-200 Promotion of reading and writing habits and skills development

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The department and each school district must plan for and act decisively to engage the families of students as full participating partners in promoting the reading habits and skills development of their children. With support from the department, districts and individual schools …

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-155-210 Guidance for program implementation

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The department shall translate the statutory requirements for reading and writing specified in this chapter into guidance for districts, boards, and other organizations as appropriate. In this effort, they shall solicit the advice of education stakeholders who have a deep underst…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-110 South Carolina Child Early Reading Development and Education Program

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There is created the South Carolina Child Early Reading Development and Education Program which is a full day, four-year-old kindergarten program for at-risk children which must be made available to qualified children in all public school districts within the State. The program m…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-120 Trial districts

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(A)(1) The South Carolina Child Early Reading Development and Education Program first must be made available to eligible children from the following eight trial districts in Abbeville County School District et al vs. South Carolina: Allendale, Dillon 2, Florence 4, Hampton 2, Jas…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-130 Eligibility for enrollment in program

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(A) Each child residing in the program's district, who has attained the age of four years on or before September first of the school year and meets the at-risk criteria, is eligible for enrollment in the South Carolina Child Early Reading Development and Education Program for one…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-140 Application for school providers

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(A) Public school providers participating in the South Carolina Child Early Reading Development and Education Program must submit an application to the Department of Education. Private providers participating in the South Carolina Child Early Reading Development and Education Pro…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-150 Duties of Department of Education, Read to Succeed Office, and Office of First Steps to School Readiness

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The Department of Education, the Read to Succeed Office, and the Office of First Steps to School Readiness shall: (1) develop the provider application form; (2) develop the child enrollment application form; (3) develop a list of approved research-based preschool curricula for us…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-160 Providers to offer complete educational program

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(A) Providers of the South Carolina Child Early Reading Development and Education Program shall offer a complete educational program in accordance with age-appropriate instructional practice and a research-based preschool curriculum aligned with school success. The program must f…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-170 Classroom requirements; lead teacher; education assistants

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(A) Every classroom providing services to four-year-old children established pursuant to this chapter must have a qualified lead teacher and an education assistant as needed to maintain an adult to child ratio of 1:10. (B)(1) In classrooms in private centers, the lead teacher mus…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-180 Professional development

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The General Assembly recognizes there is a strong relationship between the skills and preparation of prekindergarten instructors and the educational outcomes of students. To improve these educational outcomes, participating providers shall require all personnel providing instruct…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-190 Eligibility for transportation funds

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Both public and private providers are eligible for transportation funds for the transportation of children to and from school. Nothing in this section prohibits providers from contracting with another entity to provide transportation services provided the entities adhere to the r…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-200 Duties of Office of First Steps to School Readiness to private providers

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For all private providers approved to offer services pursuant to this chapter, the Office of First Steps to School Readiness shall: (1) serve as the fiscal agent; (2) verify student enrollment eligibility; (3) recruit, review, and approve eligible providers. In considering approv…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-210 Duties of Department of Education to public school providers

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For all public school providers approved to offer services pursuant to this chapter, the Department of Education shall: (1) serve as the fiscal agent; (2) verify student enrollment eligibility; (3) recruit, review, and approve eligible providers. In considering approval of provid…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-220 Funding for students enrolled with private providers

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(A) Eligible students enrolling with private providers during the school year must be funded on a pro rata basis determined by the length of their enrollment. (B) Private providers transporting eligible children to and from school must be eligible for a reimbursement of up to fiv…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-230 Duties of Department of Social Services

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The Department of Social Services shall: (1) maintain a list of all approved public and private providers; and (2) provide the Department of Education and the Office of First Steps information necessary to carry out the requirements of this chapter.

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-156-240 Collection and maintenance of data

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The Office of First Steps to School Readiness is responsible for the collection and maintenance of data on the state-funded programs provided through private providers.

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-158-10 Definitions

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For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Athlete agent" means a person who is registered with the Department of Consumer Affairs pursuant to Section 59-102-60 or Section 59-102-80. If an athlete agent is an attorney, then he must also be a member in good standing of a state bar ass…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-158-20 Compensation for use of intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness; prohibited acts

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(A) An institution of higher learning or any officer, trustee, director, or employee may directly or through an agreement with a third party, identify, create, solicit, facilitate, and otherwise enable opportunities for a currently enrolled intercollegiate athlete to earn compens…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-158-30 Extension of agreements beyond participation eligibility prohibited

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A name, image, or likeness contract with an intercollegiate athlete may not extend beyond their eligibility to participate in an intercollegiate athletics program at an institution of higher learning.

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-158-40 Institutional liability protections; athletic associations and conferences

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(A)(1) An institution of higher learning may prohibit an intercollegiate athlete from using his name, image, or likeness for compensation if the proposed use of his name, image, or likeness conflicts with institutional values as defined by the institution of higher learning. (2) …

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-158-50 Disclosure of agreement terms; limitations

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(A) If an institution of higher learning collects, retains, or maintains copies or summaries of the terms of an intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness contract or proposed contract detailing compensation to the intercollegiate athlete for the use of the intercollegiat…

S.C. Code Ann. § 59-158-60 Interpretation of chapter; athlete agent compliance with federal law

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(A) If there is a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and those of Chapter 102, then the provisions of this chapter govern. An athlete agent representing an intercollegiate athlete in a transaction authorized pursuant to this chapter also shall comply with all provisi…