South Carolina H 4470: Omnibus More Justice Act

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2025-2026 Bill 4470 Text of Previous Version (May. 01, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4470

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A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CLARISSA T. ADAMS, CHIEF OF 
STAFF FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICE OF THE STATE TREASURER, UPON THE OCCASION 
OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER FORTY-ONE YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE STATE, AND 
TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives have learned that Clarissa Adams 
will begin a well-deserved retirement after forty-one years in state 
government, the last of which have been as the distinguished and highly 
regarded Chief of Staff in the South Carolina Office of the State Treasurer; 
and

Whereas, Ms. Adams 
earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master's of business 
administration in order to prepare for a stellar career in state government; 
and

Whereas, she began her 
career in state government as an internal auditor for the State Department of 
Highways and Public Transportation in 1984. Ms. Adams went on to serve the late 
State Treasurer Grady Patterson in various roles, including assistant state treasurer, 
managing the agency's administration division; was assistant to the commissioner 
of agriculture as director of administration; then served as assistant comptroller 
general for the South Carolina Comptroller General's Office, where she 
successfully managed its administration division; and

Whereas, she later 
served on the transition team of Treasurer-Elect Curtis M. Loftis Jr. and 
re-joined the State Treasurer's Office as deputy state treasurer in 2011 before 
becoming chief of staff in 2014, where she has provided strategic and 
operational oversight of the banking and investment management, treasury management, 
debt management, programs, information technology, communications and administration 
divisions of the office; and

Whereas, Ms. Adams is a 
certified public manager with the State of South Carolina and received her certificate 
in public treasury management (investments and pensions) from Pepperdine School 
of Business and Management. She is past president of the S.C. State Internal 
Auditors Association and served on the executive management public sector board 
of the National Institute of Public Finance; and

Whereas, she has been 
an active member of the Columbia service and philanthropic community, with a 
history of active volunteer service including board member of Junior League of 
Columbia, chair of the Central Carolina Community Foundation Wine Festival, 
United Way of the Midlands, board member of Friends of the Library, and a 
member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church; and

Whereas, a seasoned 
public finance professional with over four decades of experience, Ms. Adams is 
retiring after forty-one years of faithful service to the State of South 
Carolina; and

Whereas, grateful for 
her many years of distinguished service to the State of South Carolina, the 
South Carolina House of Representatives takes great pleasure in extending best 
wishes to Clarissa Adams as she transitions to a richly deserved retirement and 
the unhurried pace of the days ahead, and the members wish her many years of 
enjoyment in her well-earned retirement. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House 
of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize 
and honor Clarissa Adams, Chief of Staff for the South Carolina Office of the 
State Treasurer, upon the occasion of her retirement after forty-one years of 
exemplary service to the State, and wish her continued success and happiness in 
all her future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution 
be presented to Clarissa Adams.

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