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Bill 4039

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4039
Type of Legislation:              Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010501
Primary Sponsor:                  Quinn
All Sponsors:                     Quinn
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18455som01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          William D. Leeke Building, Corrections 
                                  Department requests to name Headquarters 
                                  Building as the; Resolutions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010501  Introduced, referred to Committee      30 HWM


              Versions of This Bill

TO REQUEST THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO NAME THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS HEADQUARTERS BUILDING THE "WILLIAM D. LEEKE BUILDING".

Whereas, William D. Leeke was the Commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Corrections from 1968 through the summer of 1987; and

Whereas, Mr. Leeke has been active in corrections since 1956 as a teacher, warden, deputy director, and commissioner. Since 1987, he has continued his professional expertise and involvement in this area; and

Whereas, during his tenure as commissioner, extensive improvements were made in the state corrections system. Mr. Leeke instituted the specialized services division that provides professional psychological treatment to inmates; he started and developed work release and pre-release programs; he instituted emergency preparedness teams and increased and improved training standards for correctional officers; and

Whereas, Mr. Leeke is well known nationally in the corrections field and has been honored with numerous national awards. He served as president of the American Correctional Association and the National Association of State Correctional Administrators; and

Whereas, Bill Leeke promoted professionalism in his chosen career and made outstanding contributions to the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Now, therefore,

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

That the South Carolina Department of Corrections is requested to name its headquarters building located at 4444 Broad River Road in Columbia the "William D. Leeke Building".

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections.

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