2017-2018 Bill 3624: Jacob Allen Goddard - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 122nd Session, 2017-2018 3 4 H. 3624 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 House Resolution 9 Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Arrington, Atkinson, Atwater, 10 Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bedingfield, Bennett, Bernstein, Blackwell, Bowers, Bradley, 11 Brown, Burns, Caskey, Chumley, Clary, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cogswell, Cole, Collins, Crawford, 12 Crosby, Daning, Davis, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Elliott, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrest, 13 Forrester, Fry, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, 14 Henegan, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, 15 King, Kirby, Knight, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, Magnuson, Martin, McCoy, McCravy, 16 McEachern, McKnight, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Murphy, Neal, B. Newton, W. Newton, 17 Norman, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, M. Rivers, S. Rivers, 18 RobinsonSimpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, Sottile, 19 Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Thigpen, Toole, Weeks, West, Wheeler, Whipper, 20 White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Yow 21 Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24877vr17.docx 22 23 Introduced in the House on February 2, 2017 24 Adopted by the House on February 2, 2017 25 26 Summary: Jacob Allen Goddard 27 28 29 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 30 31 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 32 2/2/2017 House Introduced and adopted ( House Journalpage 2) 33 34 View the latest legislative information at the website 35 36 37 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 38 39 2/2/2017 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A HOUSE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO CONGRATULATE JACOB ALLEN GODDARD OF 12 CHERAW FOR HIS REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 13 THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND TO SALUTE HIM 14 UPON ACHIEVING THE CELEBRATED RANK OF EAGLE 15 SCOUT, THE HIGHEST AWARD IN SCOUTING. 16 17 Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives of the 18 State of South Carolina are pleased to learn that Jacob Allen 19 Goddard of Troop 655 of the Pee Dee Area Council has 20 successfully completed the prerequisites for the rank of Eagle 21 Scout; and 22 23 Whereas, to merit the rank of Eagle Scout, a Boy Scout must 24 demonstrate that he lives by the principles of the Scout Oath and 25 Law in his daily life; he must plan, develop, and provide 26 leadership to others in a service project helpful to a religious 27 institution, school, or his community; and he must earn a total of 28 twentyone merit badges, actively serve in a position of 29 responsibility within his troop for six months, take part in a 30 Scoutmaster conference, and successfully complete an Eagle Scout 31 board of review; and 32 33 Whereas, only about five percent of Boy Scouts complete these 34 rigorous requirements to achieve the prestigious rank of Eagle 35 Scout; and 36 37 Whereas, in the early 1900s throughout the British Empire, the 38 Scout Movement began to form troops as a result of reading Lord 39 Robert BadenPowell’s “Aids to Scouting,” written to train soldiers. 40 In 1910, at the age of fiftythree, Lord BadenPowell retired from a 41 highly successful career as a scout in the British army to give his 42 attention to this work; and

[3624] 2 1 2 Whereas, as an outgrowth of the Scout Movement in England and 3 with the endorsement of the Chief Scout of the World, Lord 4 BadenPowell, the Boy Scouts of America was formed in 1910, and 5 for a century it has shaped future leaders of America by combining 6 educational activities with lifelong values and fun; and 7 8 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of 9 Representatives are grateful for the legacy of Scouting in America 10 and take great pride in acknowledging the achievements of young 11 South Carolinians like Jacob Allen Goddard who selflessly give of 12 their time, talents, and energy to enrich their local communities 13 and our State. Now, therefore, 14 15 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives: 16 17 That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of 18 South Carolina, by this resolution, congratulate Jacob Allen 19 Goddard of Cheraw for his remarkable accomplishments in the 20 Boy Scouts of America and salute him upon achieving the 21 celebrated rank of Eagle Scout, the highest award in Scouting. 22 23 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 24 Jacob Allen Goddard. 25 XX 26

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