Governor McMaster to hold ceremonial bill signing of First Steps Bill

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Out of the State House, Governor Henry McMaster is to hold ceremonial bill signing of First Steps Bill.

The Governor will be joined by the S.C. First Steps Executive Director and lawmakers for the ceremonial bill signing of the First Steps Bill.
The signing will take place today at 2:00 pm at the State House.

UPDATE:

Thursday afternoon, Governor Henry McMaster signed into law a bill he says will continue helping children in the Palmetto State learn, in their early years.

“The verdict on that pilot is in. First Steps works,” said SC First Steps director Georgia Mjartan.

First Steps is a program first created by the General Assembly in 1999 that expands access to early childhood education and prepares children for kindergarten.

“We have to be sure that we educate and take care of the young people who will one day be where we are,” said Gov. Henry McMaster at Thursday’s ceremonial bill signing.