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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 155 - South Carolina Read To Succeed Act › Section 59-155-190. Local school districts.

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, community organizations, local arts organizations, faith-based institutions, pediatric and family practice medical personnel, businesses, and other groups to provide volunteers, mentors, or tutors to assist with the provision of instructional supports, services, and books that enhance reading development and proficiency. A district shall include specific actions taken to accomplish the requirements of this section in its reading proficiency plan.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 1, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 155 - South Carolina Read To Succeed Act › Section 59-155-200. Promotion of reading and writing habits and skills development.

The Read to Succeed Office and each school district must plan for and act decisively to engage the families of students as full participating partners in promoting the reading and writing habits and skills development of their children. With support from the Read to Succeed Office, districts and individual schools shall provide families with information about how children progress as readers and writers and how they can support this progress. This family support must include providing time for their child to read, as well as reading to the child. To ensure that all families have access to a considerable number and diverse range of books appealing to their children, schools should develop plans for enhancing home libraries and for accessing books from county libraries and school libraries and to inform families about their child's ability to comprehend grade-level texts and how to interpret information about reading that is sent home. The districts and schools shall help families learn about reading and writing through open houses, South Carolina Educational Television, video and audio tapes, websites, and school-family events and collaborations that help link the home and school of the student. The information should enable family members to understand the reading and writing skills required for graduation and essential for success in a career. Each institution of higher learning may operate a year-round program similar to a summer reading camp to assist students not reading at grade level.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 1, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 155 - South Carolina Read To Succeed Act › Section 59-155-210. Standards, practices, and procedures.

The board and department shall translate the statutory requirements for reading and writing specified in this chapter into standards, practices, and procedures for school districts, boards, and their employees and for other organizations as appropriate. In this effort, they shall solicit the advice of education stakeholders who have a deep understanding of reading, as well as school boards, administrators, and others who play key roles in facilitating support for and implementation of effective reading instruction.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 1, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-110. South Carolina Child Early Reading Development and Education Program.

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 must focus on:
(1) a comprehensive, systemic approach to reading that follows the State Reading Proficiency Plan and the district's comprehensive annual reading proficiency plan, both adopted pursuant to Chapter 155, Title 59;
(2) successfully completing the readiness assessment administered pursuant to Section 59-155-150;
(3) the developmental and learning support that children must have in order to be ready for school;
(4) incorporating parenting education, including educating the parents as to methods that may assist the child pursuant to Section 59-155-110, 59-155-130, and 59-155-140; and
(5) identifying community and civic organizations that can support early literacy efforts.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-120. Trial districts.

(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, Jasper, Lee, Marion 7, and Orangeburg 3.
(2) With any funds remaining after funding the eight trial districts, the program must be expanded to the remaining plaintiff school districts in Abbeville County School District et al vs. South Carolina and then expanded to eligible children residing in school districts with a poverty index of ninety percent or greater. Priority must be given to implementing the program first in those of the plaintiff districts which participated in the pilot program during the 2006-2007 School Year, then in the plaintiff districts having proportionally the largest population of underserved at-risk four-year-old children.
(3) With any funds remaining after funding the school districts delineated in items (1) and (2), the program must be expanded statewide. The General Assembly, in the annual general appropriations bill, shall set forth the priority schedule, the funding, and the manner in which the program is expanded.
(B) Unexpended funds from the prior fiscal year for this program shall be carried forward and shall remain in the program. In rare instances, students with documented kindergarten readiness barriers, especially reading barriers, may be permitted to enroll for a second year, or at age five, at the discretion of the Department of Education for students being served by a public provider or at the discretion of the Office of South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness for students being served by a private provider.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-130. Eligibility for enrollment in program.

(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 year.
(B)(1) The parent of each eligible child may enroll the child in one of the following programs:
(a) a school-year four-year-old kindergarten program delivered by an approved public provider; or
(b) a school-year four-year-old kindergarten program delivered by an approved private provider.
(2) The parent enrolling a child must complete and submit an application to the approved provider of choice. The application must be submitted on forms and must be accompanied by a copy of the child's birth certificate, immunization documentation, and documentation of the student's eligibility as evidenced by family income documentation showing an annual family income of one hundred eighty-five percent or less of the federal poverty guidelines as promulgated annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services or a statement of Medicaid eligibility.
(3) In submitting an application for enrollment, the parent agrees to comply with provider attendance policies during the school year. The attendance policy must state that the program consists of six and one-half hours of instructional time daily and operates for a period of not less than one hundred eighty days a year. Pursuant to program guidelines, noncompliance with attendance policies may result in removal from the program.
(C)(1) No parent is required to pay tuition or fees solely for the purpose of enrolling in or attending the program established under this chapter. Nothing in this chapter prohibits charging fees for childcare that may be provided outside the times of the instructional day provided in these programs.
(2) If by October first of the school year at least seventy-five percent of the total number of children eligible for the Child Early Reading Development and Education Program in a district or county are projected to be enrolled in that program, Head Start, or ABC Child Care Program as determined by the Department of Education and the Office of First Steps, Child Early Reading Development and Education Program providers may then enroll pay-lunch children who score at or below the twenty-fifth national percentile on two of the three DIAL-3 subscales and may receive reimbursement for these children if funds are available.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-140. Application for school providers.

(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 Program must submit an application to the Office of First Steps. The application must be submitted on the forms prescribed, contain assurances that the provider meets all program criteria set forth in this section, and will comply with all reporting and assessment requirements.
(B) Providers shall:
(1) comply with all federal and state laws and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services;
(2) comply with all state and local health and safety laws and codes;
(3) comply with all state laws that apply regarding criminal background checks for employees and exclude from employment any individual not permitted by state law to work with children;
(4) be accountable for meeting the educational needs of the child and report at least quarterly to the parent or guardian on his progress;
(5) comply with all program, reporting, and assessment criteria required of providers;
(6) maintain individual student records for each child enrolled in the program, including, but not limited to, assessment data, health data, records of teacher observations, and records of parent or guardian and teacher conferences;
(7) designate whether extended day services will be offered to the parents and guardians of children participating in the program;
(8) be approved, registered, or licensed by the Department of Social Services; and
(9) comply with all state and federal laws and requirements specific to program providers.
(C) Providers may limit student enrollment based upon space available, but, if enrollment exceeds available space, providers shall enroll children with first priority given to children with the lowest scores on an approved prekindergarten readiness assessment. Private providers must not be required to expand their programs to accommodate all children desiring enrollment, but are encouraged to keep a waiting list for students they are unable to serve because of space limitations.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-150. Duties of Department of Education, Read to Succeed Office, and Office of First Steps to School Readiness.

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 use in the program based upon the South Carolina Content Standards, and provide training and technical assistance to support its effective use in approved classrooms serving children;
(4) develop a list of approved prekindergarten readiness assessments to be used in conjunction with the program, and provide assessments and technical assistance to support assessment administration in approved classrooms serving children;
(5) establish criteria for awarding new classroom equipping grants;
(6) establish criteria for the parenting education program providers must offer;
(7) establish a list of early childhood related fields that may be used in meeting the lead teacher qualifications;
(8) develop a list of data-collection needs to be used in implementation and evaluation of the program;
(9) identify teacher preparation program options and assist lead teachers in meeting teacher program requirements;
(10) establish criteria for granting student retention waivers; and (11) establish criteria for granting classroom-size requirements waivers.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-160. Providers to offer complete educational program.

(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 focus on:
(1) a comprehensive, systemic approach to reading that follows the State Reading Proficiency Plan and the district's comprehensive annual reading proficiency plan, both adopted pursuant to Chapter 155, Title 59;
(2) successfully completing the readiness assessment administered pursuant to Section 59-155-150;
(3) the developmental and learning support that children must have in order to be ready for school;
(4) incorporating parenting education, including educating the parents as to methods that may assist the child pursuant to Section 59-155-110, 59-155-130, and 59-155-140, including strengthening parent involvement in the learning process with an emphasis on interactive literacy; and
(5) identifying community and civic organizations that can support early literacy efforts.
(B) Providers shall offer high-quality, center-based programs, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) employ a lead teacher with a two-year degree in early childhood education or related field or be granted a waiver of this requirement from the Department of Education for public schools or from the Office of First Steps to School Readiness for private centers;
(2) employ an education assistant with pre-service or in-service training in early childhood education;
(3) maintain classrooms with at least ten four-year-old children, but no more than twenty four-year-old children, with an adult to child ratio of 1:10. With classrooms having a minimum of ten children, the 1:10 ratio must be a lead teacher to child ratio. Waivers of the minimum class size requirement may be granted by the South Carolina Department of Education for public providers or by the Office of First Steps to School Readiness for private providers on a case-by-case basis;
(4) offer a full day, center-based program with six and one-half hours of instruction daily for one hundred eighty school days;
(5) provide an approved research-based preschool curriculum that focuses on critical child development skills, especially early literacy, numeracy, and social and emotional development;
(6) engage parents' participation in their child's educational experience that shall include a minimum of two documented conferences for each year; and
(7) adhere to professional development requirements outlined in this chapter.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-170. Classroom requirements; lead teacher; education assistants.

(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 must have at least a two-year degree in early childhood education or a related field and who is enrolled and is demonstrating progress toward the completion of a teacher education program within four years.
(2) In classrooms in public schools, the lead teacher must meet state requirements pertaining to certification.
(C) All education assistants in private centers and public schools must have the minimum of a high school diploma or the equivalent, and at least two years of experience working with children under five years old. The assistant must have completed the Early Childhood Development Credential (ECD) 101 or enroll and complete this course within twelve months of hire. Providers may request waivers to the ECD 101 requirement for those assistants who have demonstrated sufficient experience in teaching children five years old and younger. The providers must request this waiver in writing to First Steps or the Department of Education, as applicable, and provide appropriate documentation as to the qualifications of the teaching assistant.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-180. Professional development.

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 instruction and classroom support to students participating in the South Carolina Child Early Reading Development and Education Program to participate annually in a minimum of fifteen hours of professional development, including, teaching children from poverty. Professional development should provide instruction in strategies and techniques to address the age-appropriate progress of prekindergarten students in developing emergent literacy skills, including, but not limited to, oral communication, knowledge of print and letters, phonemic and phonological awareness, and vocabulary and comprehension development.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-190. Eligibility for transportation funds.

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 requirements of Section 56-5-195. Providers must not be responsible for transporting students attending programs outside the district lines. Parents choosing program providers located outside of their resident district shall be responsible for transportation. When transporting four-year-old child development students, providers shall make every effort to transport them with students of similar ages attending the same school. Of the amount appropriated for the program, not more than one hundred eighty-five dollars for each student may be retained by the Department of Education for the purposes of transporting four-year-old students. This amount annually must be increased by the same projected rate of inflation as determined by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office for the Education Finance Act.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-200. Duties of Office of First Steps to School Readiness to private providers.

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 approval of providers, consideration must be given to the provider's availability of permanent space for program service and whether temporary classroom space is necessary to provide services to any children;
(4) coordinate oversight, monitoring, technical assistance, coordination, and training for classroom providers;
(5) serve as a clearing house for information and best practices related to four-year-old kindergarten programs;
(6) receive, review, and approve new classroom grant applications and make recommendations for approval based on approved criteria;
(7) coordinate activities and promote collaboration with other private and public providers in developing and supporting four-year-old kindergarten programs;
(8) maintain a database of the children enrolled in the program; and
(9) promulgate guidelines as necessary for the implementation of the program.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-210. Duties of Department of Education to public school providers.

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 providers, consideration must be given to the provider's availability of permanent space for program service and whether temporary classroom space is necessary to provide services to any children;
(4) coordinate oversight, monitoring, technical assistance, coordination, and training for classroom providers;
(5) serve as a clearing house for information and best practices related to four-year-old kindergarten programs;
(6) receive, review, and approve new classroom grant applications and make recommendations for approval based on approved criteria;
(7) coordinate activities and promote collaboration with other private and public providers in developing and supporting four-year-old kindergarten programs;
(8) maintain a database of the children enrolled in the program; and
(9) promulgate guidelines as necessary for the implementation of the program.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-220. Funding for students enrolled with private providers.

(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 five hundred fifty dollars for each eligible child transported, funded on a pro rata basis determined by the length of the child's enrollment. Providers who are reimbursed are required to retain records as required by their fiscal agent.
(C) Providers enrolling between one and six eligible children must be eligible to receive up to one thousand dollars for each child in materials and equipment grant funding, with providers enrolling seven or more such children eligible for grants not to exceed ten thousand dollars.
(D) Providers receiving equipment grants are expected to participate in the program and provide high-quality, center-based programs for a minimum of three years. A provider who fails to participate for three years shall return a portion of the equipment allocation at a level determined by the Department of Education and the Office of First Steps to School Readiness. Funding to providers is contingent upon receipt of data as requested by the Department of Education and the Office of First Steps.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-230. Duties of Department of Social Services.

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.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 156 - Child Early Reading Development And Education Program › Section 59-156-240. Collection and maintenance of data.

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.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 2, eff June 11, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 158 - Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation For Name, Image, Or Likeness › Section 59-158-30. Compensation does not affect grant in aid or athletic eligibility.

Earning compensation in compliance with the provisions contained in Section 59-158-40 does not affect an intercollegiate athlete's grant in aid or athletic eligibility.
HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 35 (S.685), Section 1, eff July 1, 2021.
Editor's Note
2021 Act No. 35, Section 7, provides as follows:
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect for each institution of higher learning in this State upon the earlier of July 1, 2022, or certification by the Attorney General to the Governor of the enactment of rules consistent with the provisions contained in this act by the institution of higher learning's collegiate governing body [July 1, 2021]. Upon certification by the Attorney General, the provisions of this act are suspended until the General Assembly takes further action."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 158 - Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation For Name, Image, Or Likeness › Section 59-158-40. Institutions of higher learning prohibited from preventing or unduly restricting intercollegiate athlete from earning compensation for use of name, image, or likeness; exceptions; prohibitions for use of intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness; disclosure.

(A) Notwithstanding athletic conference or collegiate athletic association rules, bylaws, regulations, and policies to the contrary, an institution of higher learning is prohibited from adopting or maintaining a contract, rule, regulation, standard, or other requirement that prevents or unduly restricts an intercollegiate athlete from:
(1) earning compensation for the use of his name, image, or likeness; or
(2) obtaining an athlete agent for the purpose of securing compensation for the use of his name, image, or likeness.
(B)(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:
(a) existing institutional sponsorship agreements or other contracts; or
(b) institutional values as defined by the institution of higher learning.
(2) An intercollegiate athlete may not earn compensation for the use of his name, image, or likeness for the endorsement of tobacco, alcohol, illegal substances or activities, banned athletic substances, or gambling including, but not limited to, sports betting.
(C) An institution of higher learning must disclose known prohibitions for the use of an intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness at the time that an intercollegiate athlete is admitted to the institution of higher learning or when the intercollegiate athlete signs a financial aid agreement or team contract.
HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 35 (S.685), Section 1, eff July 1, 2021.
Editor's Note
2021 Act No. 35, Section 7, provides as follows:
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect for each institution of higher learning in this State upon the earlier of July 1, 2022, or certification by the Attorney General to the Governor of the enactment of rules consistent with the provisions contained in this act by the institution of higher learning's collegiate governing body [July 1, 2021]. Upon certification by the Attorney General, the provisions of this act are suspended until the General Assembly takes further action."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 158 - Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation For Name, Image, Or Likeness › Section 59-158-50. Good academic standing required.

An intercollegiate athlete participating in name, image, or likeness activities must abide by his institution of higher learning and its athletic department's policies with respect to missed class time and good academic standing. Good academic standing includes meeting both grade point average and course hour requirements. An intercollegiate athlete must also meet all academic requirements of the athletic association and conference that his institution of higher learning is a member of in order to participate in name, image, or likeness activities.
HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 35 (S.685), Section 1, eff July 1, 2021
Editor's Note
2021 Act No. 35, Section 7, provides as follows:
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect for each institution of higher learning in this State upon the earlier of July 1, 2022, or certification by the Attorney General to the Governor of the enactment of rules consistent with the provisions contained in this act by the institution of higher learning's collegiate governing body [July 1, 2021]. Upon certification by the Attorney General, the provisions of this act are suspended until the General Assembly takes further action."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 158 - Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation For Name, Image, Or Likeness › Section 59-158-60. Disclosure of name, image, or likeness contracts; third-party administrators.

(A) A prospective intercollegiate athlete who enters into a name, image, or likeness contract shall disclose the name, image, or likeness contract to his institution of higher learning and its athletic department prior to enrollment or signing a financial aid agreement with the institution of higher learning or a team contract.
(B) A current intercollegiate athlete must disclose the terms of a name, image, or likeness contract prior to signing the name, image, or likeness contract, in a manner designated by the institution of higher learning.
(C) The disclosures required by this section must:
(1) describe the proposed use of the intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness, compensation arrangements, the name of the athlete agent, and a list of all parties to the name, image, or likeness contract; and
(2) be made in the manner designated by the institution of higher learning.
(D) An institution of higher learning may fund, through its athletic department, an independent, third-party administrator to support education, monitoring, disclosures, and reporting concerning name, image, or likeness activities authorized pursuant to this chapter. A third-party administrator cannot be a registered athlete agent. An athlete agent is prohibited from having any affiliation with a third-party administrator.
HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 35 (S.685), Section 1, eff July 1, 2021.
Editor's Note
2021 Act No. 35, Section 7, provides as follows:
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect for each institution of higher learning in this State upon the earlier of July 1, 2022, or certification by the Attorney General to the Governor of the enactment of rules consistent with the provisions contained in this act by the institution of higher learning's collegiate governing body [July 1, 2021]. Upon certification by the Attorney General, the provisions of this act are suspended until the General Assembly takes further action."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 158 - Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation For Name, Image, Or Likeness › Section 59-158-70. Prominent disclosures requiring separate acknowledgement in name, image, or likeness contracts; ten-day revocation period; additional disclosures and limitations.

(A) Name, image, or likeness contracts authorized by this chapter must have a prominent disclosure at the beginning and end of the name, image, or likeness contract that an intercollegiate athlete must acknowledge separately. The disclosure required pursuant to this section shall be worded to warn the intercollegiate athlete of potential eligibility issues that may exist under current rules and policies of athletic conferences or collegiate athletic associations concerning the use of the intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness and shall clearly set forth the reporting requirements contained in Section 59-158-60.
(B) All name, image, or likeness contracts must provide for an unequivocal ten-day revocation period for the intercollegiate athlete.
(C) At least five days prior to the execution of a name, image, or likeness contract authorized by this chapter, the third party proposing to enter into the name, image, or likeness contract with the intercollegiate athlete must disclose, in writing, to the intercollegiate athlete any prior or existing association, either formally or informally, with any institution of higher learning or any prior or existing financial involvement with respect to athletics.
(D) A name, image, or likeness contract may not extend beyond an intercollegiate athlete's participation in an athletic program at an institution of higher learning.
(E) A name, image, or likeness contract shall be void if an intercollegiate athlete is convicted of a felony pursuant to Section 16-1-90.
HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 35 (S.685), Section 1, eff July 1, 2021.
Editor's Note
2021 Act No. 35, Section 7, provides as follows:
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect for each institution of higher learning in this State upon the earlier of July 1, 2022, or certification by the Attorney General to the Governor of the enactment of rules consistent with the provisions contained in this act by the institution of higher learning's collegiate governing body [July 1, 2021]. Upon certification by the Attorney General, the provisions of this act are suspended until the General Assembly takes further action."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 59 - Education › Chapter 158 - Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation For Name, Image, Or Likeness › Section 59-158-80. Governing law; compliance with federal Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act.

(A) If there is a conflict between the provisions contained in this chapter and those contained in Chapter 102, Title 59, then the provisions of this chapter shall govern. An athlete agent representing an intercollegiate athlete in a transaction authorized pursuant to this chapter must also comply with all provisions contained in Chapter 102, Title 59 that do not conflict with the provisions contained in this chapter.
(B) An athlete agent shall comply with the federal Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act, 15 U.S.C. Sections 7801-7807.
HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 35 (S.685), Section 1, eff July 1, 2021.
Editor's Note
2021 Act No. 35, Section 7, provides as follows:
"SECTION 7. This act takes effect for each institution of higher learning in this State upon the earlier of July 1, 2022, or certification by the Attorney General to the Governor of the enactment of rules consistent with the provisions contained in this act by the institution of higher learning's collegiate governing body [July 1, 2021]. Upon certification by the Attorney General, the provisions of this act are suspended until the General Assembly takes further action."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 60 - Libraries, Archives, Museums and Arts › Chapter 1 - South Carolina State Library › Section 60-1-10. Establishment of South Carolina State Library; State Library Board; appointment and terms of office of board members; vacancies.

There is created the South Carolina State Library governed by the State Library Board consisting of seven members, one from each congressional district. The members must be appointed by the Governor for terms of five years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. All vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired term.
No person is eligible to serve as a member of the board for more than two successive terms, except that a person appointed to fill an unexpired term may be reappointed for two full terms.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 42-200; 1969 (56) 818; 1985 Act No. 178, Section 2; 2012 Act No. 176, Section 16, eff May 25, 2012.
Editor's Note
2012 Act No. 176, Section 18, provides as follows:
"SECTION 18. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person elected or appointed to serve, or serving, as a member of any board or commission to represent a Congressional district, whose residency is transferred to another district by a change in the composition of the district, may serve, or continue to serve, the term of office for which he was elected or appointed; however, the appointing or electing authority shall appoint or elect an additional member on that board or commission from the district which loses a resident member as a result of the transfer to serve until the term of the transferred member expires. When a vacancy occurs in the district to which a member has been transferred, the vacancy must not be filled until the full term of the transferred member expires."
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment removed "and one from the State at large".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 60 - Libraries, Archives, Museums and Arts › Chapter 1 - South Carolina State Library › Section 60-1-20. Chairman and vice-chairman of board; other officers; board meetings; compensation of board members.

The State Library Board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from its own members to serve terms of two years. The chairman and vice-chairman may serve no more than two successive terms but may be re-elected to office after an interval of one year. The director of the South Carolina State Library, appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 60-1-30, shall serve as secretary of the board. The secretary shall attend board meetings but may not vote on any matter before the board. Other officers and agents as may be required may from time to time be chosen by the board. The board may appoint committees as it considers advisable.
The board shall meet at a time and place as specified by the chairman. At least one meeting must be held each quarter. Four members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Board members are allowed the usual mileage, per diem, and subsistence as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 42-201; 1952 Code Section 42-201; 1942 Code Section 5500; 1932 Code Section 5472; 1929 (36) 261; 1935 (39) 220; 1969 (56) 818; 1980 Act No. 317, Section 1; 1985 Act No. 178, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 60 - Libraries, Archives, Museums and Arts › Chapter 1 - South Carolina State Library › Section 60-1-30. Director of State Library; qualifications; evaluation and term of office.

The State Library Board shall appoint the director of the South Carolina State Library to serve as the administrative head of the State Library. The director:
(a) shall hold a degree from a graduate library school accredited by the American Library Association and must be eligible for a South Carolina professional librarian's certificate; and
(b) shall have at least ten years of library experience in increasingly responsible professional positions, including at least four years in library administration with demonstrated success in this area.
The board shall annually evaluate the performance of the director who shall serve until terminated by the board for good cause.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 42-202; 1952 Code Section 42-202; 1942 Code Section 5500; 1932 Code Section 5472; 1929 (36) 261; 1935 (39) 220; 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 4; 1985 Act No. 178, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 60 - Libraries, Archives, Museums and Arts › Chapter 1 - South Carolina State Library › Section 60-1-40. Duties and authority of board.

The State Library Board:
(a) shall determine policy for providing library and information services to state government, South Carolina libraries, and the citizens of the State;
(b) shall develop and adopt long range plans for the continued improvement of library services in the State;
(c) shall prescribe standards of service for South Carolina libraries as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter;
(d) shall administer and distribute state and federal funds or grants from public and private sources in accordance with law and board regulations to county, state institutional, and other libraries in the State;
(e) shall promulgate regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of this chapter;
(f) is authorized to enter into contracts with any person or governmental entity to provide, extend, improve, or coordinate library services or to demonstrate appropriate programs of library services;
(g) is authorized to enter into interstate library compacts on behalf of the State for the purpose of improving library services to the citizens of the State;
(h) shall recommend legislation to the members of the General Assembly to achieve effective statewide library development;
(i) shall represent library interests and needs before state and local officials and the legislature in order to obtain the financial support necessary to provide quality library service;
(j) shall foster public awareness of the conditions of libraries in South Carolina and of methods to improve library services to the citizens of the State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 42-203; 1952 Code Section 42-203; 1942 Code Section 550; 1932 Code Section 5472; 1929 (36) 261; 1935 (39) 220; 1967 (55) 1003; 1969 (56) 818; 1985 Act No. 178, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 60 - Libraries, Archives, Museums and Arts › Chapter 1 - South Carolina State Library › Section 60-1-50. Duties of director.

The director of the South Carolina State Library is responsible for the management of the State Library and for the development and coordination of a statewide program of library and information services. The director shall:
(a) organize, staff, and administer the State Library in accordance with the law and good library practice;
(b) recommend to the State Library Board policies and regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of this chapter and execute those adopted by the board;
(c) prepare a budget for the approval of the board and administer funds made available from any source for improvement of library services, interlibrary cooperation, or resource sharing;
(d) provide advice and technical assistance to public and other libraries, agencies of the State, political subdivisions, and planning groups concerning library services and operations;
(e) carry out continuing studies of the information needs of the citizens of the State and recommend services and programs to meet those needs;
(f) encourage broad professional and community participation in library planning and development;
(g) encourage and assist the efforts of libraries and local governments to develop mutual and cooperative solutions to library and information service problems;
(h) encourage every citizen of the State to fully utilize the state's library resources and maintain the individual's right of access to those resources.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 42-204; 1952 Code Section 42-204; 1942 Code Section 5500; 1932 Code Section 5472; 1929 (36) 261; 1935 (39) 220; 1967 (55) 1003; 1969 (56) 818; 1982 Act No. 348, Section 2; 1985 Act No. 178, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 60 - Libraries, Archives, Museums and Arts › Chapter 1 - South Carolina State Library › Section 60-1-60. Duties of State Library in executing library policy.

The South Carolina State Library is charged with the development and extension of library services throughout the State. The State Library is responsible for executing the library policy for the State and shall:
(a) provide leadership and guidance for the planning and coordinated development of adequate library service for the people of the State;
(b) maintain appropriate collections of library materials in any format considered necessary to supplement the collections of other libraries in the State and to meet the research and informational needs of the General Assembly, state officers and agencies, and state government employees;
(c) increase the proficiency of library personnel through provision of in-service and continuing education programs for library personnel employed in the State;
(d) provide for the citizens of the State specialized library services and materials not generally appropriate, economical, or available in other libraries of the State;
(e) organize a system of depository libraries for state publications to ensure that the publications are readily accessible to the citizens of the State;
(f) serve as a depository for federal publications and coordinate a state plan for federal documents depository libraries;
(g) collect, compile, and publish statistics and information concerning the operation of libraries in the State and maintain a clearinghouse of information, data, and materials in the field of library and information science;
(h) coordinate library services of the State with other educational agencies and services to increase effectiveness and reduce duplication;
(i) carry out other activities authorized by state or federal law for the development of library and information services.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 42-205; 1952 Code Section 42-205; 1942 Code Section 5500; 1932 Code Section 5472; 1929 (36) 261; 1935 (39) 220; 1967 (55) 1003; 1985 Act No. 178, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 60 - Libraries, Archives, Museums and Arts › Chapter 1 - South Carolina State Library › Section 60-1-80. State Library to provide assistance to public libraries and county governments.

The South Carolina State Library shall provide advice and assistance to public libraries, library boards, and county governments in matters concerning the establishment, support, operation, improvement, and coordination of library services. The State Library may:
(a) provide a staff of consultants qualified to give advisory and technical assistance to library directors and library boards;
(b) administer state aid and other grants-in-aid to supplement and improve public library services and promulgate regulations as may be necessary to insure effective and efficient use of grants;
(c) administer a certification program for public libraries and librarians, establishing regulations and procedures for the implementation of the program;
(d) carry out statewide programs and services which cannot be effectively or economically provided by local libraries;
(e) plan and coordinate the provision of library services to groups with special needs, including but not limited to the elderly, the physically handicapped, the unemployed, the poor, the functionally illiterate, and those persons who have cultural, social, or educational disadvantages that prevent them from using library services designed for persons without the disadvantages.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 178, Section 2.