A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR SERGEANT JEFFREY SAMUEL "JEFF" GRAHAM OF THE GREENWOOD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE MILDRED WEATHERS MCDUFFIE OF RICHLAND COUNTY, TO CELEBRATE HER LIFE, AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR LUKE HOWLE FOR A REMARKABLE WRESTLING SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR WINNING THE 2022 CAROLINA INVITATIONAL JV/MS TOURNAMENT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF THE REVEREND DR. WILLIE DENNIS, SR., OF SUMTER COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF STEPHEN ATKINS SWAILS, A PROMINENT AFRICAN AMERICAN STATESMAN IN SOUTH CAROLINA FOLLOWING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF PROMINENT AFRICAN AMERICAN OPERA SINGER AND RESTAURATEUR ALEXANDER SMALLS.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE DERRICK SMITH UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS A CAPTAIN FROM THE GREENWOOD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, TO COMMEND HIM FOR OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM MUCH HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF PATRICIA SOWELL HARRIS, PROMINENT AFRICAN AMERICAN AND GLOBAL CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER FOR MCDONALD'S CORPORATION.
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "COMPETITIVE EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-300, RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN CERTAIN CORE ACADEMIC AREAS, SO AS TO INCLUDE SPANISH AMONG THESE AREAS, AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SPANISH BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2022, TO BE IMPLEMENTED BEGINNING WITH THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-310, RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE STUDENT LEARNING AND MEASURE STUDENT PERFORMANCE ON STATE STANDARDS, SO AS TO INCLUDE SPANISH AMONG THE SUBJECTS INCLUDED IN THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-18-320, RELATING TO THE REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENTS, SECTION 59-18-325, RELATING TO THE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, SECTION 59-18-350, RELATING TO THE CYCLICAL REVIEW OF STATEWIDE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS, AND SECTION 59-18-900, RELATING TO PERFORMANCE RATINGS OF SCHOOLS, ALL SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE BEGINNINGS SC UPON ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVING YOUTH IN THE PALMETTO STATE BY ENSURING THAT CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING HAVE ACCESS TO NEEDED SERVICES AND SUPPORTS AND BY HELPING EVERY CHILD TO REACH HIS OR HER FULL POTENTIAL.
