(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.
(5) "Initiative" means a local program or project funded by a county pursuant to this chapter.
(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.