Month of the military child

2025-2026 Bill 5396: Month of the military child - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5396
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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Gilliam, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0472DG-GM26.docx
Introduced in the House on March 24, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on March 25, 2026
Adopted by the General Assembly on March 26, 2026
Summary: Month of the military child
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

3/24/2026

House

Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate (
House Journal-page 35
)

3/25/2026

Senate

Introduced (
Senate Journal-page 8
)

3/25/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Family and Veterans' Services
(
Senate Journal-page 8
)

3/26/2026

Senate

Recalled from Committee on
Family and Veterans' Services

3/26/2026

Senate

Adopted, returned to House with concurrence (
Senate Journal-page 7
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/24/2026

A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND
HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND PERSONAL SACRIFICES OUR MILITARY CHILDREN MAKE AND
TO DESIGNATE APRIL 2026 AS "MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

W
hereas, in 1986,
former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger designated the month of April as the
Month of the Military Child, an opportunity to recognize the contributions and
personal sacrifices our military children make in support of the millions of
brave United States servicemembers and veterans that demonstrate their courage
and commitment to freedom by serving the Armed Forces of the United States of
America around the world; and

W
hereas, there are more
than thirty-six thousand children connected to the military across the State of
South Carolina; and

W
hereas, when a
servicemember joins the military, it is a family commitment to the United
States, and military children sacrifice in their own way; and

W
hereas, military
children are a source of pride, earning our appreciation for the significant
contributions they make in our schools, our communities, and throughout our State,
despite prolonged and repeated absences by one or both parents; and

W
hereas, the average
military student faces transition challenges more than twice during high
school, and most military children will attend six to nine different school
systems throughout their lives from kindergarten to twelfth grade; and

W
hereas, military
children make up a very special part of our nation's population; although
young, these brave sons and daughters stand in steadfast support of their
military parents through moves and

deployments on behalf of our country; and

W
hereas, the commitment
to support military and veteran-connected children in South Carolina is a team
effort among leadership at the South Carolina State House, the South Carolina
Military Department, the South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs, South
Carolina Department of Education, the South Carolina Military Interstate
Children's Compact Commission, the South Carolina National Guard, and the
Military Child Education Coalition; and

W
hereas, the
designation of a "Month of the Military Child" will allow the people of South
Carolina to pay tribute to military children for their commitment, struggles,
and unconditional support of United States troops. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the House
of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize and honor the
contributions and personal sacrifices our military children make and designate April
2026 as "Month of the Military Child" in South Carolina.

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