Bill Text: SC H3721 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Jill Burgin
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 79-44)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-23 - Introduced and adopted [H3721 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2019-H3721-Introduced.html
A HOUSE RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR JILL BURGIN, SCHOOL NURSE AT STILES POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND TO CONGRATULATE HER UPON BEING NAMED THE 2019 SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL NURSE OF THE YEAR.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives were pleased to learn that Jill Burgin has been named the 2019 South Carolina School Nurse of the Year by the South Carolina State Department of Education and the Department of Health and Environmental Control; and
Whereas, for the second year in a row, this honor has been awarded to a school nurse in the Charleston County School District; and
Whereas, a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina's College of Nursing in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in nursing, Ms. Burgin has served as a nurse for twenty-five years, the last fourteen of which have been at Stiles Point Elementary School; and
Whereas, her duties at Stiles Point Elementary include responsibility for the health and wellness of over seven hundred students and staff members at the school, administering medications, managing diabetics, completing screenings, and training staff for emergencies; and
Whereas, Ms. Burgin has implemented numerous school-wide strategies to promote health and wellness, all of which have had a positive impact on the students, staff, and families of the school; and
Whereas, a member of the National Association of School Nurses, the South Carolina Association of School Nurses (SCASN), and the Association of Camp Nurses, she has given the students, faculty, and administration in her care deep confidence and trust in her desire and ability to attend to their medical needs; and
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives celebrates with Jill Burgin as she receives her award at the 38th Annual SCASN Conference to be held in Columbia on Saturday, February 2, 2019, and the members deeply appreciate her compassionate and expert nursing skills as she advocates for her students and the staff at Stiles Point. 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 Jill Burgin, school nurse at Stiles Point Elementary School in the Charleston County School District, and congratulate her upon being named the 2019 South Carolina School Nurse of the Year.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Jill Burgin.
