South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004
H. 3624
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Walker, Anthony, Davenport, Lee, Littlejohn, Mahaffey, Sinclair, W.D.Smith and Talley
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11258mm03.doc
Introduced in the House on February 18, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on February 19, 2003
Adopted by the General Assembly on March 4, 2003
Summary: Spartanburg County Day
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
2/18/2003 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ6
2/19/2003 Senate Introduced SJ13
2/19/2003 Senate Referred to Committee on Invitations SJ13
2/27/2003 Senate Polled out of committee Invitations SJ11
2/27/2003 Senate Committee report: Favorable Invitations SJ11
2/28/2003 Scrivener's error corrected
3/4/2003 Senate Adopted, returned to House with concurrence SJ20
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
2/18/2003
2/27/2003
2/28/2003
POLLED OUT OF COMMITTEE
MAJORITY FAVORABLE
February 27, 2003
H.3624
Introduced by Reps. Walker, Anthony, Davenport, Lee, Littlejohn, Mahaffey, Sinclair, W.D.Smith and Talley
S. Printed 2/27/03--S. [SEC 2/28/03 2:42 PM]
Read the first time February 19, 2003.
THE COMMITTEE ON INVITATIONS
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H.3624) to recognize Spartanburg County for its many accomplishments and to declare March 12, 2003, as “Spartanburg County Day”, etc., respectfully
REPORT:
Has polled the Concurrent Resolution out majority favorable.
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE SPARTANBURG COUNTY FOR ITS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TO DECLARE MARCH 12, 2003, AS “SPARTANBURG COUNTY DAY” IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, the population of Spartanburg County has grown over ten percent during the ten years between 1990 and 2000, with census figures going from 226,800 in 1990 to an estimated 253,791 in 2000. In 2001 the census figure rose another 3,470 to 257,261, and additional population growth is expected for 2002 and this year; and
Whereas, Spartanburg County is the home of BMW Manufacturing Corporation which began production at its first North American assembly plant in Spartanburg in September 1994 and from which the famous Z4 Roadster and X5 Sports Activity Vehicle is manufactured and distributed; and
Whereas, Spartanburg County is the home to more than one hundred other international firms representing sixteen countries and is noteworthy as having the highest per capita international investment of any area in the country; and
Whereas, more than five hundred manufacturing firms call Spartanburg County home; the county has diversified its economy beyond the textile industry to add automotive and automotiverelated industry, food processing and packaging, metal working, and stamping among its wide array of industries; and
Whereas, Spartanburg County is also the headquarters of Denny’s, Extended Stay America, Advance America, and QS1; and
Whereas, Spartanburg County is South Carolina’s “melting pot”, blending Southern culture with dashes and dollops of German, Swiss, Japanese, Indian, Asian, British, and a myriad of other influences which create a population center filled with cultural and international diversity; and
Whereas, Spartanburg County offers an excellent environment for working, living, and playing; it has a county council with six members elected from singlemember districts and a chairman elected at large; its largest city is Spartanburg with a population of over fifty thousand, and the county is home to thirteen other municipalities with their own elected councils and mayors; and
Whereas, Spartanburg County offers excellent educational opportunities for all of its citizens; it has fortyone public elementary schools, fourteen public middle or junior high schools, nine public high schools, four private schools, and three vocational schools; the colleges and universities located within the county borders include Converse College, Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic, Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg Technical College, Wofford College, and the University of South CarolinaSpartanburg; the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind and the Charles Lea Center also serve the state’s citizens from their Spartanburg County locations; and
Whereas, Wofford College in Spartanburg County is the home of the National Football League’s Carolina Panthers Training Camp; and
Whereas, Spartanburg County is the proud home of the “Miss South Carolina Pageant” held in July of every year; and
Whereas, Spartanburg County enjoys thirtyfive parks, five golf courses, historical sites, and many other cultural and recreational opportunities. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly hereby recognize Spartanburg County for its many accomplishments and declare March 12, 2003, as “Spartanburg County Day” in South Carolina.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Spartanburg County Chamber of Commerce.
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