South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

H 5449 — Dick Hawkins

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This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 26, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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Summary

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR RICHARD W. "DICK" HAWKINS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, RETIRED, AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON BEING NAMED CHAIRMAN OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION INITIATIVE.

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The revised version of Bill H 5449 now includes a recognition of Richard W. "Dick" Hawkins, who has been named the chairman of the Christian Education Initiative. The amendment provides details about Hawkins' military service and educational background, highlighting his significant career and personal transformation. This change is important as it honors his contributions and acknowledges the role of leadership in educational initiatives within the state.

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2025-2026 Bill 5449 Text of Previous Version (Mar.
26, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 5449Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A house RESOLUTION   TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR RICHARD W.
"DICK" HAWKINS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, RETIRED, AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON BEING NAMED CHAIRMAN OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION INITIATIVE.
  Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that Richard W.
"Dick" Hawkins has been named chairman of Christian Education Initiative with a wealth of experience from the military and education;
and   Whereas, born and reared in the Santa Monica area of California, Mr.
Hawkins had a conservative upbringing without a Christian background.
He attended the public schools of Los Angeles City and earned a bachelor's degree from California State University in Northridge and a master's degree from Chapman University, the latter while serving in the military;
and   Whereas, after twenty years of distinguished active duty service between the United States Air Force and Air National Guard, he retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Like the Apostle Paul, he experienced a dramatic "Damascus Road" conversion to Christianity at the age of fifty;
and   Whereas, Mr.
Hawkins served as a substitute teacher after military service with Lake Havasu Unified School District in Arizona and was very active with public education reform until he realized the system to be in violation of God's design for social order, no matter how reformed it could become;
and   Whereas, one positive reform he was instrumental in achieving was helping to install a K-12 magnet school program using Hillsdale College's Barney Charter School Initiative, an American classical education curriculum;
and   Whereas, for fifteen years Mr.
Hawkins led The Truth Project prepared by Focus on the Family, which teaches comparative worldviews, and he recently co-edited a worldview book entitled Marxifying America:
Cultural Marxism's Fundamental Transformation of the Institutions with William S.
Lind;
and   Whereas, since 2024, he has served as the chairman of Christian Education Initiative, an alliance of ministries promoting discipleship for a biblical worldview.
This ministry is creating an outreach to parents, pastors, and Christian school administrators with networks and resources to help build the Church, the Body of Christ, through Christian education and Christian homeschooling;
and   Whereas, Mr.
Hawkins has been married to the former Pamela Lange for over twenty-four years, having met her through eHarmony, and they are one of the first ten couples that married through that ministry's service.
Between them, they have five grown children and have been blessed with the affection of five grandchildren;
and   Whereas, to be nearer to family, they moved to Lexington where they now reside, and Mr.
Hawkins continues to teach profound studies on biblical worldview with its resulting impact on government, education, and culture;
and   Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives appreciates the importance of the biblical culture studies that Dick Hawkins teaches and the impact he is making nationally and in South Carolina.
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 Richard W.
"Dick" Hawkins, Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, retired, and congratulate him on being named chairman of Christian Education Initiative.
  Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Richard W.
"Dick" Hawkins.
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What does H 5449 do?
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR RICHARD W. "DICK" HAWKINS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, RETIRED, AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON BEING NAMED CHAIRMAN OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION INITIATIVE.
Who sponsors H 5449?
H 5449 is sponsored by Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr., Representative Terry Alexander, Representative Carl L. Anderson, Representative Lucas Atkinson, Representative William H. Bailey, Representative Nathan Ballentine, Representative Justin T. Bamberg, Representative Bruce W. Bannister, Representative Heather Bauer, Representative Thomas Beach, Representative Beth E. Bernstein, Representative Phillip Bowers, Representative Jeff Bradley, Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., T. Case Brittain, Jr. (Republican), Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos, Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon, Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV, Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative William "Bill" Clyburn, Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Representative Neal A. Collins, Representative Brandon L. Cox, Representative Heather Ammons Crawford, Representative April Cromer, Representative Sylleste H. Davis, Representative Chandra E. Dillard, Representative Adam L. Duncan, Representative Sarita L. Edgerton, Representative Shannon S. Erickson, Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., Stephen D. Frank (Republican), Representative Craig A. Gagnon, Representative Kambrell H. Garvin, Representative Gil Gatch, Representative Daniel Gibson, Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Representative Wendell G. Gilliard, Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath, Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr., Representative Hamilton R. Grant, Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr., Representative Brandon Guffey, Representative Patrick B. Haddon, Representative William "Bill" Hager, Representative Kevin Hardee, Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris, Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart, Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr., Representative Charles V. Hartz, Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes, Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman, Representative Lee Hewitt, Representative David R. Hiott, Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon, Representative Harriet A. Holman, Representative Lonnie Hosey, Representative Leon Howard, Representative William C. "Chris" Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Representative Wendell K. Jones, Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr., Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin, Representative John Richard C. King, Representative Roger K. Kirby, Representative Kathy Landing, Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon, Representative Steven Wayne Long, Representative Phillip D. Lowe, Jason Luck (Democrat), Representative Josiah Magnuson, Representative David Martin, Representative John R. McCravy III, Representative Annie E. McDaniel, Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV, Representative JA Moore, Representative Travis A. Moore, Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr., Representative Dennis C. Moss, Representative Mike M. Neese, Representative Brandon Newton, Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative Jordan S. Pace, Representative Fawn M. Pedalino, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Luke S. Rankin, Representative Robert T. Reese, Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr., Representative Robby Robbins, Representative Seth Rose, Representative J. Todd Rutherford, Representative Richard Blake Sanders, Carla M. Schuessler (Republican), Representative Heath Sessions, Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder (Democrat), Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis, Representative Bill Taylor, Representative James E. Teeple, Representative Jackie R. Terribile, Representative David Vaughan, Representative Courtney S. Waters, Representative J. David Weeks, Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore, Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White, Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire, Representative Paul B. Wickensimer, Representative Robert Q. Williams, Representative Mark N. Willis, Representative Chris Wooten, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr., Representative Keishan M. Scott, Representative Dianne Mitchell, Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr., Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith, and Representative Greg Ford.
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