2001-2002 Bill 1212: Penn High School, to Issue Corrected Diplomas to 1949 and 1950 Graduates

BIL:1212

TYP:Concurrent Resolution CR

INB:Senate

IND:20020416

PSP:Pinckney

SPO:Pinckney and Richardson

DDN:l:\council\bills\gjk\21195sd02.doc

DPB:20020523

SUB:Penn High School, to issue corrected diplomas to 1949 and 1950 graduates

HST:

BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved

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House20020523Adopted, returned with concurrence

House20020522Committee report: Favorable24 HIMR

House20020417Introduced, referred to Committee24 HIMR

Senate20020416Introduced, adopted, sent to House

Versions of This Bill

Revised on 20020522

TXT:

COMMITTEE REPORT

May 22, 2002

S.1212

Introduced by Senators Pinckney and Richardson

S. Printed 5/22/02--H.

Read the first time April 17, 2002.

THE COMMITTEE ON

INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S.1212) requesting the State Department of Education to issue corrected diplomas and to change related records for the 1949 and 1950 graduates of Penn School of St. Helena Island so as to, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

RONALD N. FLEMING for Committee.

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ISSUE CORRECTED DIPLOMAS AND TO CHANGE RELATED RECORDS FOR THE 1949 AND 1950 GRADUATES OF PENN SCHOOL OF ST. HELENA ISLAND SO AS TO REFLECT THE NAME OF THE FACILITY THEY ATTENDED AND FROM WHICH THEY GRADUATED AS “PENN HIGH SCHOOL”.

Whereas, Penn School was founded on St. Helena Island in April 1862, as a privately-funded school; and

Whereas, it was chartered in the State of South Carolina as Penn Normal, Industrial and Agricultural School; and

Whereas, in 1948, Penn Normal, Industrial and Agricultural School became part of the South Carolina public school system, keeping the name Penn Normal, Industrial and Agricultural School; and

Whereas, in 1949, the school was in its eighty-seventh year in facilities at the original site; and

Whereas, in 1949 and 1950, state diplomas were issued, noting the school as “St. Helena High School”; and

Whereas, the classes of 1951, 1952, and 1953 were issued state diplomas noting the school as “Penn High School”; and

Whereas, the surviving students of the 1949 and 1950 classes consider themselves Penn School graduates and desire to have their diplomas or records corrected to reflect the name of “Penn High School”. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, requests the State Department of Education to issue corrected diplomas and to change related records for the 1949 and 1950 graduates of Penn School of St. Helena’s Island so as to reflect the name of the facility they attended and from which they graduated as “Penn High School”.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the State Department of Education in Columbia.

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