Section 29. Regis L. Stephenson Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) On January 8, 1951, Regis L. Stephenson was born in Duquesne, Allegheny County.
(2) Mr. Stephenson was a graduate of Duquesne High School, received his bachelor's degree in special education from California University of Pennsylvania and received his master's degree in education from Duquesne University.
(3) Mr. Stephenson taught special education in the Pittsburgh Public School system for 32 years until his retirement.
(4) For 20 years, Mr. Stephenson served on the West Mifflin Borough Council and was serving as council president at the time of his passing.
(5) In 1986, Mr. Stephenson began a six-year tenure on the West Mifflin School Board.
(6) Additionally, Mr. Stephenson started the Pittsburgh area's first troop for Boy Scouts with a disability and served as a West Penn basketball official for 26 years.
(7) On May 15, 2012, Mr. Stephenson passed away at the age of 61.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 2044, also known as Brierly Lane, between Homestead-Duquesne Road and Interboro Avenue in West Mifflin Borough, Allegheny County, is designated the Regis L. Stephenson Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.