As used in this chapter:
- (1) "Adolescent" means an individual nineteen years of age and under.
- (2) "Contractor" means a public or private agency or organization receiving money from the fund.
- (3) "County government" means the governing body of a county or the organization or agency in a county that has been designated pursuant to Section 44-122-30(C) to assume the duties and responsibilities assigned to county governments.
- (4) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Social Services. In reference to a specific decision to be made or report to be submitted, "department" means the State Director of the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS).
- (5) "Initiative" means a local program or project funded by a county or consortium of counties pursuant to this chapter. If a consortium is formed, a lead county must be designated to serve as fiscal agent to DSS.
- (6) "Short term outcomes" means the intermediate results that a particular adolescent pregnancy prevention intervention is likely to produce including, but not limited to, increased knowledge, behavior change, or delays or reductions in sexual activity.
- (7) "Long term outcome" means the measurable reduction in the rate of adolescent pregnancy for a specific target population or defined geographic area.
- (8) "Primary pregnancy prevention" means prevention of first pregnancy.
- (9) "Fund" means the County Grants Fund for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives created by this chapter.
- (10) "Local interagency council" means an organized group of representatives of public and private agencies in the county with functions related to youth development.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 47A; 2001 Act No. 1, Part II, Section 5A, eff July 1, 2000.