A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME WEST CHESTER SCHOOL ROAD IN CHESTER COUNTY "WAYNE E. WORTHY MEMORIAL ROAD" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE SIGNS OR MARKERS AT THIS LOCATION CONTAINING THESE WORDS.
H. 5739 is a concurrent resolution honoring Wayne E. Worthy, a longtime Chester County educator, by requesting that West Chester School Road be named "Wayne E. Worthy Memorial Road." The resolution recites Mr. Worthy’s decades of service as a Chester High School graduate and teacher, emphasizing his 40-year career teaching government, economics, and history, his influence on students and families, and his commitment to education and community service.
The measure does not change criminal, civil, or regulatory law. Instead, it asks the South Carolina Department of Transportation to place memorial signage on a county road in Chester County and to recognize Mr. Worthy’s contributions through an honorary road designation. If adopted and implemented, the practical effect would be limited to roadway naming and signage, with no direct fiscal or legal changes to private parties beyond the state’s administrative action.
This resolution would affect state transportation naming practices by directing the Department of Transportation to designate West Chester School Road as "Wayne E. Worthy Memorial Road" and install appropriate signs or markers. It would not amend the South Carolina Code or create enforceable rights or obligations for the public; its effect is commemorative and administrative, focused on a specific road in Chester County and the state agency responsible for highway signage.
The overall sentiment reflected in the bill is strongly positive and ceremonial. The resolution is written in a laudatory tone, highlighting Wayne E. Worthy’s long teaching career, his impact on students, and his role as a respected community figure. Because the bill is a memorial resolution rather than a policy measure, there is no recorded partisan or substantive opposition in the available materials, and it was simply referred to the House Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions.
There is little to no apparent contention in the available record. The only potential issue is procedural: the resolution asks the Department of Transportation to take action on a road naming, which depends on agency implementation and memorial-road practices. Otherwise, the measure is noncontroversial and centered on honoring an individual educator, with no competing policy interests or stakeholder disputes reflected in the text or legislative history.