Review of the Greenwood County and Abbeville County First Steps Partnerships

Authors
South Carolina Office of Inspector General
Keywords
Greenwood County First Steps--Auditing , Abbeville County First Steps--Auditing , South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program)
Abstract
In May 2021, the South Carolina Office of the State Inspector General (SIG) initiated a preliminary inquiry of the Greenwood County and Abbeville County First Steps offices at the request of the SC First Steps to School Readiness (SC First Steps) Board of Trustees (Board) chair based upon audit findings raised in the 2019 financial audits pertaining to conflicts of interest between the two First Steps partnerships and a non-profit, Social Change Initiative, as well as the use of certain “in-kind” contributions. The SC First Steps also raised concerns over dual partnership employment, cash payments in lieu of fringe benefits, and bias attributed to an SC First Steps administrator.
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https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/handle/10827/41103
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Office of Inspector General Documents
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OIG_Review_of_the_Greenwood_County_and_Abbeville_County_2021-09.pdf (413.56 KB)
Issue Date
2021-09
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Date Accessioned
2021-11-05T18:33:26Z
Date Available
2021-11-05T18:33:26Z
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application/pdf
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Document
Item Language
English
Publisher
South Carolina State Library
Digital Collection
South Carolina State Documents Depository
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Copyright status determined to be in the public domain on April 27, 2020 by United States Supreme Court ruling (Georgia et al., Petitioners v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. : 590 U.S.__(2020))
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