South Carolina H 4572: School-issued digital device use policies

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2025-2026 Bill 4572 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 29, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4572

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Committee Report

January 29, 2026

H. 4572

Introduced 
by Rep. Rankin 

S. Printed 1/29/26--H.

Read the first time January 13, 2026

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The committee on House Invitations 
and Memorial Resolutions

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 
4572) to request the Department of Transportation name the bridge on South 
Harper Extension that crosses over the South Carolina Highway 127 bypass in 
Laurens County "Reverend, etc., respectfully

Report:

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

DENNIS MOSS for Committee.

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE 
BRIDGE ON SOUTH HARPER EXTENSION THAT CROSSES OVER THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 
127 BYPASS IN LAURENS COUNTY "REVEREND DR. JEFFERSON N. MCDOWELL MEMORIAL 
BRIDGE" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE SIGNS OR MARKERS AT THIS LOCATION CONTAINING 
THESE WORDS.

Whereas, Jefferson N. 
McDowell born Sept. 2, 1953, to Jeff and Maude McDowell in the Red Town 
Community of Enoree. At the age of 12 the family moved to Laurens where he 
graduated from Laurens High School. He spent two years in the United States 
Army, returned home and attended Greenwood Technical College. While employed 
with the South Carolina Department of Corrections, he studied and received an 
Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Spirit of Truth Institute in 2001. In 2005, 
he earned a ministerial certificate from Morris College; and

Whereas, Dr. McDowell 
spent fifteen years in service to God as pastor of Wyatt Chapel in Union. 
McDowell was installed as the twenty-third pastor of Mount Zion Missionary 
Baptist Church on February 12, 2006. He immediately set about doing God's work 
by establishing new ministries and committees to better serve the needs of the 
church and the community. Ministries included a preaching staff, marriage, 
fitness, media, transportation, and greeters, with each ministry playing an 
integral role. A grant-seeking and grant-writing committee was established to 
explore opportunities for the church. He also established a bus committee to 
generate funds to purchase a new church bus. A free Summer Enrichment Program 
provides a safe and nurturing environment for community youth; and

Whereas, beside him, as 
he carried out his life's work, was his beloved wife, Dorothy Harper McDowell, 
whom he married in 1976. Together they were the parents of three children - 
Latrise, Lanise, and Nekia, who blessed them with the affections of three grandchildren; 
and

Whereas, on February 
24, 2011, Dr. John T. Berry Sr., and the Church and Community Human Relations 
of the Upstate honored Dr. McDowell as an "Unsung Hero," citing his excellence 
in leadership, commitment, dedication, inherent dignity, untiring labor, and unique 
perspectives in making a difference in bringing about a beacon light of hope, 
love, opportunities, and perseverance to activate and promote goodwill and a 
better quality of life for all people; and

Whereas, Dr. McDowell 
received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award from the Laurens County NAACP in 
2020 for bringing about constructive change in the community. He also was a 
member of the Laurens County Ministerial Alliance where he served four years as 
president; and

Whereas, following a 
life well spent devoted to God, his family, and the community, Reverend Dr. Jefferson 
N. McDowell passed away December 4, 2021; and

Whereas, it is only 
fitting and proper that Reverend Dr. Jefferson N. McDowell, a native son of the 
Palmetto State who spent his life making conditions better for the people he 
served, is honored with a bridge in Laurens County named in his memory. Now, therefore,

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

That the members of the 
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, request the Department of 
Transportation name the bridge on South Harper Extension that crosses over the 
South Carolina Highway 127 Bypass in Laurens County "Reverend Dr. Jefferson 
McDowell Memorial Bridge" and erect appropriate signs or markers at this 
location containing these words.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of 
Transportation.

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