South Carolina S 770: Jameson C Broggi

Bill Text

2025-2026 Bill 770 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 13, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 770

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH 
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 13 TO CHAPTER 13, TITLE 63 SO AS TO 
ESTABLISH EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS APPLYING FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED 
CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOMES TO HELP 
COVER THE COSTS OF CHILDCARE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Chapter 13, Title 63 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

Article 13

Childcare Assistance Program

 Section 
63-13-1410. For purposes of this article:

 (1) 
"Applicant" means a child's natural or adoptive parent or an individual caring 
for a child in loco parentis who is applying for CCAP.

 (2) 
"Change in circumstance" means a change that may affect eligibility or benefit 
amounts, such as:

 (a) 
beginning or ending employment;

 (b) 
change in an employer or obtaining additional employment;

 (c) 
increase or decrease in the number of work hours;

 (d) 
increase or decrease in the rate of pay;

 (e) 
increase or decrease in family members;

 (f) 
change in self-employment activity;

 (g) 
change in scheduled hours care is needed;

 (h) 
beginning or ending an educational activity;

 (i) 
change in childcare operator;

 (j) 
change in address or residence;

 (k) 
change in marital status;

 (l) 
beginning or ending receipt of unearned income; or

 (m) 
enrollment in a certified trade school or an accredited college or university.

 (3) 
"Child protective services" has the same meaning as defined in Section 63-7-20.

 (4) 
"Childcare" has the same meaning as defined in Section 63-13-20.

 (5) 
"Childcare Assistance Program" or "CCAP" means South Carolina's childcare 
subsidy program providing families, who meet the eligibility requirements of 
this administrative regulation, with the financial resources to find and afford 
quality childcare.

 (6) "Childcare operator" has the same meaning 
as defined in Section 63-13-20.

 (7) 
"Department" means the Department of Social Services.

 (8) 
"Employment" means public or private, permanent or temporary work for an 
average of twenty hours per week for compensation or as an unpaid job 
requirement.

 (9) 
"Family" means an applicant or parent, a child, and another responsible adult 
if present, residing in the same home.

 (10) 
"Family childcare home" has the same meaning as defined in Section 63-13-20.

 (11) 
"Family Independence" or "FI" means South Carolina's Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families money payment program established pursuant to Article 9, Chapter 
5, Title 43.

 (12) "Good academic standing" means a student 
is meeting the trade school, college, or university's requirements for 
attendance and satisfactory progress toward the completion of coursework.

 (13) "Health professional" means a person 
actively licensed as a:

 (a) 
physician;

 (b) 
physician assistant;

 (c) 
advanced practice registered nurse;

 (d) 
mental health professional; or

 (e) 
registered nurse.

 (14) "Homeless" means an individual or a 
family lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including a 
child experiencing homelessness as defined by 45 C.F.R. 98.2.

 (15) "In loco parentis" means a person acting 
in place of a parent, including:

 (a) 
a legal guardian;

 (b) 
an individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the child; or

 (c) 
a nonrelative pursuing legal custody of the child.

 (16) 
"Parent" means the same as defined by 45 C.F.R. Section 98.2.

 (17) 
"Preventive services" means those services which are designed to help maintain 
and strengthen the family unit by preventing or eliminating the need for 
removal of children from the family.

 (18) 
"Qualified immigrant" means a child lawfully admitted to permanent residence 
pursuant to 8

 U.S.C. Sections 1101 to 
1524.

 (19) 
"Related" means having one of the following relationships:

 (a) 
child;

 (b) 
stepchild;

 (c) 
grandchild;

 (d) 
great-grandchild;

 (e) 
niece;

 (f) 
nephew;

 (g) 
sibling;

 (h) 
child in legal custody; or

 (i) 
child living in loco parentis.

 (20) 
"Responsible adult" means a person other than the applicant who is in the child's 
household and who is:

 (a) 
the natural parent, adoptive parent, or stepparent; or

 (b) 
the spouse of an individual caring for a child in loco parentis.

 (21) 
"State median income" or "SMI" means the estimated median income of households 
in the State.

 (22) 
"Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" or "SNAP" means the federal food 
assistance program defined by 7 U.S.C. Section 2012.

 (23) 
"Teen parent" means a head of household under the age of twenty and attending 
high school or obtaining a GE