H 4932 General Bill, By Cotty and Clark
Summary: First Steps Prekindergarten Program
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 152 OF TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A FULL-DAY, FOUR-YEAR-OLD PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN TO BE ADMINISTERED BY FIRST STEPS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CURRICULUM, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF DATA REGARDING THE PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE FOR AN EVALUATION FOR THE PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS; AND TO DESIGNATE SECTIONS 59-152-10 THROUGH 59-152-160 AS ARTICLE 1, FIRST STEPS.
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03/30/06	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-36
03/30/06	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-36
04/19/06	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-38
04/20/06	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Walker, Moody-Lawrence, Altman, GR Smith, Owens, Skelton, Coates, Anthony, Hayes, J Brown, Jennings, Mahaffey, and Miller HJ-35
04/20/06		Scrivener's error corrected
04/26/06	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clark
04/26/06	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 27, 2006 HJ-70
04/27/06	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 2, 2006 HJ-19
05/03/06	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 4, 2006 HJ-46
05/04/06	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 9, 2006 HJ-119
05/10/06	House	Amended HJ-65
05/10/06	House	Read second time HJ-90
05/10/06	House	Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-18 HJ-90
05/11/06	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-71
05/16/06	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-15
05/16/06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education SJ-15