South Carolina H 4905: Joshua Bradd Yates FBI Academy

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2025-2026 Bill 4905 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4905

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A house RESOLUTION

TO HONOR AND 
CONGRATULATE LIEUTENANT JOSHUA YATES ON HIS GRADUATION FROM THE FBI NATIONAL 
ACADEMY AND TO THANK HIM FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HIS 
COMMUNITY. 

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives were pleased to hear that on 
Thursday, December 11, 2025, Lieutenant Joshua Yates graduated from the highly 
selective FBI National Academy program in Quantico, Virginia; and

Whereas, created in 
1935 to standardize and professionalize law enforcement departments across the 
United States, the FBI National Academy is a comprehensive ten-week residential 
program of accredited instruction for law enforcement leaders from all over the 
world and is a vital element in the continuing improvement of law enforcement 
standards, knowledge, and cooperation worldwide. Its mission is to support, 
promote, and enhance the personal and professional development of law 
enforcement leaders with the objective of developing purpose-driven law 
enforcement leaders who address emerging trends through innovative and 
data-driven policing in cooperation with their communities; and

Whereas, admission to 
the National Academy is limited to law enforcement officers who hold the rank 
of lieutenant or higher, have been nominated by the head of their agency, are 
of good moral character and reputation, and have a record of outstanding service 
in the law enforcement profession, among other prerequisites; and

Whereas, Lieutenant 
Yates has served the York County Sheriff's Office for over seventeen years where 
he works in the Criminal Investigation Division as a property crimes lieutenant. 
Among other accolades and accomplishments, he was honored by the Rock Hill 
Optimist Club with the Respect for Law program award for his service to the 
community in 2023, he completed the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development 
Association Trilogy Program in April 2024, and he graduated from the Leadership 
York County Program through the York County Regional Chamber of Commerce in May 
2025; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives value the pride that Lieutenant 
Yates has brought to his community and thank him for his unyielding service to 
the York County Sheriff's Office. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, honor and congratulate Lieutenant Joshua Yates on his 
graduation from the FBI National Academy and thank him for his years of service 
to law enforcement and his community. 

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Lieutenant Joshua Yates.

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