Bill Text: SC S1221 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Trooper Stevi J. Price
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-02 - Introduced and adopted [S1221 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2017-S1221-Introduced.html
A SENATE RESOLUTION
TO CONGRATULATE TROOPER STEVI J. PRICE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL FOR BEING NAMED THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY'S 2017 TROOPER OF THE YEAR AND TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE HER DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Trooper Stevi J. Price as the 2017 South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper of the Year; and
Whereas, a native of Statesville, North Carolina, Trooper Price has been with the South Carolina Highway Patrol since 2015. She currently resides in Lexington County; and
Whereas, Trooper Price is the first female to ever win the Department of Public Safety's Trooper of the Year Award. She was selected from a field of ten other troopers who were nominated by their troop commanders. This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the award; and
Whereas, in 2017, Trooper Price also received the Director's Medal of Valor for her heroic efforts in saving the life of a motorist who was trapped inside a burning vehicle. With the help of another trooper, she was able to free the trapped woman from her vehicle before it was fully engulfed in flames; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are grateful for the courage and dedication that Trooper Stevi J. Price has shown in her tireless efforts to protect and serve. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, congratulate Trooper Stevi J. Price of the South Carolina Highway Patrol for being named the Department of Public Safety's 2017 Trooper of the Year and honor and recognize her dedicated public service to the people and the State of South Carolina.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Trooper Stevi J. Price.
