South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 1212

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1212
Type of Legislation:              Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020416
Primary Sponsor:                  Pinckney
All Sponsors:                     Pinckney and Richardson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\21195sd02.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020523
Subject:                          Penn High School, to issue corrected 
                                  diplomas to 1949 and 1950 graduates


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020523  Adopted, returned with concurrence
House   20020522  Committee report: Favorable            24 HIMR
House   20020417  Introduced, referred to Committee      24 HIMR
Senate  20020416  Introduced, adopted, sent to House


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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.

            

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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