South Carolina S 1193: Judge Richard E Fields Street

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2025-2026 Bill 1193 Text of Previous Version (May. 14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 1193

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A senate RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE Rob Tester UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
RETIREMENT, TO COMMEND HIm FOR HIS forty YEARS OF DEDICATED public SERVICE, AND 
TO WISH HIM MUCH HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Rob Tester upon the occasion 
of his retirement from the South Carolina Public Employee Benefit Authority 
(PEBA) on June 2, 2026; and

Whereas, a native of Jonesborough, 
Tennessee, Mr. Tester is an alumnus of Furman University, where he received his 
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and Princeton University, where he 
received his master's degree in public affairs; and

Whereas, Mr. Tester 
began his career in public service as a projects coordinator for the General 
Assembly in 1982. In 1986, he became a project manager for the Budget and 
Control Board and would later serve as a budget analyst before becoming the board's 
director of research and administration in 1989; and

Whereas, Mr. Tester 
became state employee health plan director in 1992 and served in this role for 
eighteen years. After five years as a consultant, he became the insurance 
policy director at PEBA in 2015. Mr. Tester served in this role for eleven 
years for a combined total of forty years of public service; and

Whereas, during his 
tenure with PEBA, Mr. Tester served as the chief officer in charge of South 
Carolina's employee insurance benefits programs. He oversaw the development of 
funding requirements for the self-funded plans and pricing for the State Health 
Plan provider networks, and he ensured the health plan offered a comprehensive, 
competitive package of benefits, among other pivotal duties and 
responsibilities; and

Whereas, a civic 
leader, Mr. Tester has served with several boards and committees, including as 
chair of the board of directors of the State and Local Government Benefits 
Association; chair of the board of directors of the State Retirees Association 
of South Carolina; and chair of the board of directors of the Consumers' Choice 
Health Insurance Company; and

Whereas, Mr. Tester is 
married to his wife, Diana, and together, they have two children; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina Senate appreciate the passion and dedication that Mr. Tester 
has shown in serving the people and the State of South Carolina. Now, 
therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the 
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, 
congratulate Rob Tester upon the occasion of his retirement, commend him for 
his forty years of dedicated public service, and wish him much happiness and 
fulfillment in the years ahead.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Rob Tester.

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