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2025-2026 Bill 5601: Christie Palladino 2027 SC Teacher of the Year - South Carolina Legislature Online
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5601
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Oremus, Clyburn, Taylor, Hixon and Hartz
Document Path: LC-0501DG-GM26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 29, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 29, 2026
Summary: Christie Palladino 2027 SC Teacher of the Year
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date
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4/29/2026
House
Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 3
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/29/2026
A
house
RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR Dr. Christie Palladino, a
teacher at Aiken County's Career and Technology Center where she leads the
biomedical science program, AND TO CONGRATULATE HER FOR BEING NAMED THE 2027
South Carolina TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that Dr. Christie
Palladino has been named the 2027 Teacher of the Year during the South Carolina
Teacher of the Year celebration held on the grounds of the Governor's Mansion
in Columbia; and
W
hereas, intended to
showcase outstanding professional educators who exemplify the ideals of the
educational profession and whose efforts and example have inspired others, the South
Carolina Teacher of the Year Program recognizes one teacher every year who
demonstrates exemplary leadership and excellence in teaching; and
W
hereas, having taught
for twelve years, Dr. Palladino previously spent years caring for patients as
an obstetrician gynecologist and conducting research on health-science
education. She leads Aiken County's Career and Technology Center biomedical
science program, created the innovative Biommersive Capstone Course, and has
authored over a hundred peer-reviewed presentations and publications; and
W
hereas, Dr. Palladino,
a gifted physician and researcher, chose to change careers to invest her
experience and talents in South Carolina students, shaping both their academic
success and their sense of purpose in order to prepare the next generation of medical
professionals and ensure her students graduate ready for college or careers;
and
W
hereas, as part of the
award, Dr. Palladino will receive twenty-five thousand dollars, a new BMW to
use for one year, and a degree at no cost, and she will participate in the
prestigious Leadership South Carolina program. She will serve as a statewide
ambassador for South Carolina's more than sixty-five thousand teachers,
mentoring and inspiring current and future educators while championing the
impact of classroom leaders across the Palmetto State; and
W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives value the work of dedicated
educators in the Palmetto State, who devote themselves to our youth by helping
them to prepare to become productive citizens, especially teachers, like Dr. Christie
Palladino, whose outstanding service has been honored by the State and by her
fellow teachers. Now, therefore,
B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:
T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, recognize and honor Dr. Christie Palladino, a teacher at
Aiken County's Career and Technology Center where she leads the biomedical
science program, and congratulate her for being named the 2027 South Carolina
Teacher of the Year.
B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Christie Palladino.
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