Rep. Garry R. Smith

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO PROCLAIM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022, AS TRIO DAY AND TO COMMEND SC TRIO AND ITS PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROGRESS IN ASSISTING FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. SC TRIO PERSONNEL SERVES NEARLY FIFTEEN THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS IN FIFTY-THREE PROGRAMS AND HAS SERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS. SOUTH CAROLINIANS ARE URGED TO OBSERVE THIS DAY WITH CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES THAT CELEBRATE THESE LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAMS AS SOURCES OF EDUCATIONAL ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS.

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND LANDER UNIVERSITY FOR THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT THE INSTITUTION HAS HAD ON LEGIONS OF STUDENTS AND ALUMNI, THE COMMUNITY, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND BEYOND FOR A CENTURY AND A HALF AND TO CONGRATULATE LANDER'S STUDENTS, ALUMNI, FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATION AS THE SCHOOL CELEBRATES ITS SESQUICENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY.

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS PROFOUND SORROW UPON THE PASSING OF CHESLIE KRYST, TO CELEBRATE HER LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS, AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE SHERMAN JAMES GOODWIN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HIM A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MANY YEARS OF CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE AND COMMEND THE CONGREGATION OF FRANCIS BURNS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FOR SIXTY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE MIDLANDS AND TO CELEBRATE THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF THEIR SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY.

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3690 SO AS TO PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHO TEACHES A QUALIFYING STUDENT AT HOME FOR INSTRUCTION-RELATED EXPENSES AND TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CREDIT MAY BE CLAIMED.

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE GREENWOOD'S CYNTHIA SMITH GOFF, R.N., A FORMER STAFF NURSE AND CHARGE NURSE FOR SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RECENT RETIREMENT, TO COMMEND HER FOR HER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AS A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL, AND TO WISH HER MUCH CONTINUED SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR ALANISE RICARDO FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE HER ON WINNING HER DIVISION AT THE CAROLINA INVITATIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT.

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.