Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
The House assembled at 10:00 A.M.
Deliberations were opened with prayer by the Chaplain of the House of Representatives, the Rev. Dr. Alton C. Clark as follows:
Gracious God, the Source of our lives and The Sustainer of our pilgrimage, we Praise You for Your unfailing presence which satisfies us in the morning with assured blessings, upholds us at noonday with strength, and when evening comes Your guidance is unaimed. May the knowledge of Your consistency support us in health and in sickness, in joy and in sorrow, in hopes fulfilled and in hopes denied. Keep pure our motives; deepen our understanding; give us stamina of mind and body sufficient for our tasks. Give us the confidence that You are with us even when storms and stresses come our way.
We pray in the Name of Jesus, the Strength of our lives.
Amen.
After corrections to the Journal of the proceedings of yesterday, the SPEAKER ordered it confirmed.
The following was received.
I. Introductory Statement
II. Brief History
III. Public Hearing and Committee Meeting
IV. Legislation Introduced by the Committee
V. Other Bills Monitored in Legislative Update
VI. 1989-90 Appropriation Bill
VII. S.C. Commission on Aging
VIII. Activities
-Personal Care Program
-Home Equity Conversion
Insurance Demonstration Program
-Health Care Consent Law Reform Project
-Elderly Assistance Line
-Legislative Update
-Seniors' Legislative Day
-Legislative Intern Program
-Committee and Staff Liaison Activities
-Publications
Appendix
A -Aging Organizations
B -Act 402 Creation and Committee Membership
C -Homestead Exemption Reimbursement for 1987
D -1988 General Election Voter Activity by Age Within County
E -Preliminary Population Projections,
1985-2010 for Ages: 65 and older
F - Population Percent by Age Group and Gender
1950 and 2000
To the Honorable Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Governor of South Carolina, and members of the General Assembly of South Carolina:
The Joint Legislative Committee on Aging is pleased to submit the Twentieth Annual Report of the Committee.
"Problems of our elderly South Carolinians are problems for all South Carolinians."
Twenty years have gone by since this statement concluded the First Annual Report of the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging. During these years, our Committee has identified problems of our older citizens and sought solutions. This year was no exception.
We achieved passage of the State Continuing Care Retirement Community Act, R.154, year-around application for Homestead Exemption, R.166, and Long Term Care Insurance Regulation 69-44.
Final action on Appropriation requests which follow is dependent on the Conference Committee on the Budget and both Houses. The House increased the Homestead Exemption from $20,000 to $25,000 at a cost of $7.9 million. The Senate approved $60,000 of state funds to be matched by $60,000 of Medicaid monies for a Statewide Profile Study of Older Adults under their contingency appropriation, Part IV, and a proviso that directs the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism to study the economic impact of the Senior Living Industry and report findings and recommendations to the Committee.
Recommendations to the Long Term Care Council regarding South Carolina testimony before the U.S. Bipartisan Commission considering federal initiatives for long term care will be made by the Agenda Committee of the Council at the Council meeting, May 23.
The Continuum of Care subcommittee of the Long Term Care Council expects to complete its report by November 30th. The mission of this subcommittee is "To develop recommendations for a statewide delivery system for all health impaired elderly or disabled persons, regardless of the person's resources or sources of payment."
The Final Report of the Statewide Committee to Study the Number and Placement of Area Agencies on Aging will be acted upon by the S.C. Commission on Aging on June 7th.
We welcome to our Committee gubernatorial appointee Robert C. Wasson from Laurens, S.C. Mr. Wasson served for many years on the S.C. Tax Commission. His previous state service and fiscal understanding are valuable assets to the Committee.
Our Annual Public Hearing will be held September 20, 1989, Room 101, Blatt Building, 1106 Pendleton Street, Columbia.
The Committee wishes to especially recognize the assistance and cooperation of the Joint Health Care Planning and Oversight Committee and their Research Director Dr. David E. Murday. We commend this Committee and our member Rep. Dill Blackwell, who serves as Secretary, for their success in authorizing 1500 new Medicaid beds and acquiring $1 million in funding.
We appreciate the excellent cooperation we receive from the Governor's office, state agencies, legislative staff, and colleagues in the House and Senate as we analyze the problems and pursue together the goal of improving the quality of life for all older South Carolinians.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Patrick B. Harris, Chairman, Representative
/s/ Dave C. Waldrop, Jr., Vice-Chm., Representative
/s/ Dill Blackwell, Representative
/s/ Peden B. McLeod, Senator
/s/ Isadore E. Lourie, Senator
/s/ Nell W. Smith, Senator
/s/ Gloria H. Sholin, Gubernatorial Appointee
/s/ Thomas D. Stilwell, Gubernatorial Appointee
/s/ Robert C. Wasson, Gubernatorial Appointee
In 1959 the first Joint Legislative Committee "to study the needs and problems relating to the aged citizens in South Carolina" was created. This Committee continued its work until 1963. By 1969 the need for a committee to study the problems of the elderly in South Carolina was again evident and the legislature created such a committee under Concurrent Resolution No. 1286. This Committee continued under the authority of continuing resolutions until 1978 when the General Assembly found "the Committee to Study Public and Private Services, Programs and Facilities of the Aging fulfills a necessary and continuing legislative need and that the functions of the Committee can be more properly fulfilled by a permanent Committee," Act 402 (Code 2-51-10, 1978).
The Committee is made up of three members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate, three members of the House, appointed by the Speaker, and three members appointed by the Governor. Serving as chair of the Committee have been, Representative Martha Thomas Fitzgerald, 1959 - 1963; Senator Richard W. Riley, 1969-1976; Senator Hyman Rubin, 1977-1984. Representative Patrick B. Harris is the current Chairman, elected on November 29, 1984.
Sarah C. Shuptrine was the first Director of Research. Keller H. Barron, formerly Bumgardner, succeeded her as Director of Research in 1979. Sherri L. Craft, Research Assistant, joined the staff in 1985 and Beth Mitchell, Administrative Specialist, began working with the Committee in 1987.
The Annual Public Hearing of the Study Committee on Aging was held on September 14, 1988. Thirty-three persons appeared before the Committee and written testimony was submitted by nine persons. State agencies, commissions, organizations, service delivery groups and individual interests were represented.
The record of the hearing is available in the office of the Committee, 212 Blatt Building. Transcription copies are provided to appropriate state agencies and upon request to individuals and organizations.
The Committee met on October 12, 1988 to review the testimony presented, to receive reports on issues under study, to discuss proposed legislation and to determine the 1989 legislative priorities.
PASSED:
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES LICENSING AND REGULATION: (S.148/H3847, R.154, Act_____ )
During 1986, Senator Leatherman conducted public hearings concerning long term care. These hearings led to the introduction and passage in 1987 of S.252(R.233) which directed the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs, the S.C. Insurance Department and the S.C. Commission on Aging to conduct an extensive study of continuing care communities.
As an outcome of this study, H.3694 and S.1276 were introduced in 1988 to provide for licensing, regulation and inspection of continuing care retirement communities.
Members of the retirement communities, agencies, interest groups and committee staff continued working on the 1988 bill in conjunction with the Joint Legislative Health Care Planning and Oversight Committee and introduced H.3080 in 1989 which was referred to the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee under the subcommittee of Rep. Ralph Davenport. The Committee reported it out as a Committee bill, H.3847.
This bill defines a Continuing Care Retirement Community as a community furnishing under contract board or lodging together with nursing, medical, or other health related services.
Institutions operating solely as a nursing home or community residential facility licensed by DHEC are not included.
If the contract is made with a person 65 or older, or requires an entrance fee or provides services for more than one year the community must be licensed.
The Department of Consumer Affairs is the responsible agency.
Status: H.3847 passed the General Assembly May 10 and was ratified R.164 and signed into Act
________on ______________.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION APPLICATION: (H.3047/S.307, R.166, Act _____)
The application dates for filing homestead exemption are January 1 through July 15. If an eligible person files after July 15, he or she is required to return in January for reapplication. Some eligible applicants have not received an exemption because they failed to apply within the specified dates again and forfeited another year.
This bill allows the Auditor's Office to hold eligible applications until the following year if filed after July 15 in order to avoid having the elderly person make another trip.
Status: S.307 was adopted by the House and Senate May 12 and ratified R.166. The governor signed the bill on ________and it became Act______.
OUTSTANDING OLDER SOUTH CAROLINIAN (H.4029, S.770)
Introduced by Rep. Irene Rudnick and Senator Tom Moore along with Committee members and other members to congratulate Mr. Arthur Dexter of Aiken County upon receiving the "1989 Outstanding Older South Carolinian" award by the S.C. Commission on Aging.
Status: Passed both Houses on May 10, 1989.
LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE REGULATIONS: (H.3777)(Doc. #1071)(Reg. 69-44) R._______, Act______
Individuals are interested in providing for their long term care in the home and community as well as in the nursing home. They are looking to Long Term Care Insurance.
The number of companies approved to sell Long Term Care Insurance in South Carolina has increased dramatically from only 8 a few years ago to more than 30 today.
This product is presently regulated under Health and Accident Insurance regulations which do not address the special features of Long Term Care.
Following the lead of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and other states, the Committee on Aging introduced last year the Long Term Care Insurance Act, R.518. It was passed.
These regulations carry out this Act.
Provisions:
1) prohibits exclusion of coverage for Alzheimer's Disease
2) provides for continuation and conversion privileges
3) requires that insurers provide coverage for treatment received whether in the home or a facility
4) requires that an option for inflation protection be made available
5) Prescribes a standard format and outline of coverage
Status: The House and Senate passed H.3777 on May 25 which recommends approval of the regulations by the General Assembly.
PASSED HOUSE:
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION - $25,000 (H.3043, S.12, H.3622)
The Homestead Tax Exemption program has been a coveted benefit for many elderly homeowners who desire to remain in their home. In 1988 over 188,500 older South Carolinians received exemptions from property taxes. This bill increases the exemption from $20,000 to $25,000.
Statue: The House passed the Appropriation Supplemental Bill, H.3622, which provides an increase in exemption from $20,000 to $25,000. The Senate Finance Committee removed the increase from the budget.
NOT PASSED:
RETIREE BENEFIT ADJUSTMENT: (H.3049, H.3593, S.15)
South Carolina's oldest state retirees were employed when salaries were comparatively low. Their current pensions are based on their base pay at retirement. Legislation was sought which would provide a means to alleviate the financial hardships of elderly retirees.
The Committee introduced H.3049 and S.15 in 1989 which added $.50 for years of service and $.50 for years of retirement for persons retiring prior to July 1, 1972.
Status: Due to budgetary constraints, H.3049 and S.15 remained in committee at the close of the session.
ESTABLISHMENT OF GOLDEN PALMETTO CARD (H.3913)
Introduced by Rep. "Dolly" Cooper along with the House members of the Committee, this bill provides for the establishment of a Golden Palmetto card program for persons sixty years of age or older or disabled.
Status: H.3913 remained in the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee under Rep. Ralph Davenport's subcommittee.
IN-HOME CAREGIVER TAX CREDIT ($300) (H.3004, S.13)
An effort was made to provide a tax credit of up to $300 for skilled or intermediate in-home or community care as certified by a licensed physician. State income tax credits are presently allowed for nursing home care and H.3004/S.13 would extend that same benefit to those receiving community-based care.
Status: The bills remained in House Ways and Means and Senate Finance at the close of the session.
STATE RETIREE INCOME TAX RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS (H.3048, S.14)
This joint resolution directs the S.C. Tax Commission to pursue reciprocal agreements with other states to exclude state employee and public school teacher retiree benefits from state income tax.
Status: Following the Supreme Court ruling prohibiting discrimination in taxing governmental pensions, the resolution remained in the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT PREVENTION COURSE (H.3003, S.10)
H.3003 and S.10 provide a premium reduction for automobile insurance when the principal operator is fifty-five years of age or older, and has successfully completed a motor vehicle accident prevention course that has been approved by the Dept. of Highways and Public Transportation.
Status: Both bills remained in House Labor, Commerce and Industry and Senate Banking and Insurance.
HEARING AID BATTERIES AND CORDS (H.3368, S.296)
These bills provide that batteries and cords for hearing aids are exempt from sales tax. Hearing aids are currently exempt from sales tax.
Status: The bills remained in House Ways and Means and Senate Finance.
MOBILE AND MODULAR HOME PARK TENANCY ACT (H.3594, S.578)
Following public hearing testimony, the Committee introduced a bill that sets forth obligations of mobile home park owners and mobile home owners concerning rental agreements, regulations, and grounds for eviction. The S.C. Landlord Tenant Act does not protect those persons who own mobile homes on leased land. The bill was patterned after other states with similar legislation.
Status: The bills remained in House Labor, Commerce and Industry and Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committees.
PASSED:
SC FAIR HOUSING LAW (H.3298. S.4) R.____, Act _________
To enact S.C. Fair Housing Law.
ESTATE TAX (S.32. S.219) R.74, Act 43
To increase the gross estate amount above which returns must be filed in coordination with phased-in increase in specific exemptions.
SC TAXPAYERS' BILL OF RIGHTS (S.39. S.202) R. 86, Act 50
To provide for the SC Taxpayers' Bill of Rights.
TERMINATION OF HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS BOARD (H.3165) R.60, Act 35
Terminates Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters as well as other boards.
HEALTH INSURANCE POOL (H.3216. S.137) R.______, Act ______
To create a health insurance pool, and to amend mandatory continuation and conversion privileges of group health policies.
MEDICAID CERTIFIED NURSING HOME BEDS (S.573) R._____,
Act_______
To authorize DHEC to construct 1500 Medicaid certified nursing home beds and provide adequate funds, contract with nursing homes in Georgia & North Carolina or provide care, expand the hospital "swing bed" program.
PRENEED FUNERAL CONTRACTS (H.3540) R._____, Act _____
Revises current state laws on preneed burial contracts. It specifically prohibits contract sellers from calling on residents of nursing homes, hospitals or similar institutions. Sellers are also prohibited from contacting survivors of the deceased without request.
PASSED ONE HOUSE:
ABSENTEE BALLOT (H.3104): House
Allows persons sixty-five or older to qualify for an absentee ballot.
BINGO REGULATIONS (H.3052): House
To provide for the regulation of bingo by the Tax Commission. (SC Commission on Aging receives 12.5% from licenses and fees)
MEDICARE PATIENT DAYS (H.3509): House
To provide for Medicare patient days and delete the nursing home violation for exceeding the number of permitted Medicaid patient days.
MEDICAID NURSING HOME REGULATIONS (S.384): Senate
A joint resolution to approve Regulation #983 of DHEC relating to Medicaid Nursing Home permits to comply with the Nursing Home Licensing Act of 1987.
ADJOURNED DEBATE:
REGULATION OF PHARMACY (S.378)
To provide for the regulation of a pharmacy located outside this state which ships, mails, or delivers a controlled substance or dangerous drug or device into this state pursuant to a prescription if this service is its primary business.
PENSION INCOME TAX EXCLUSION (H. 3381, H. 3550, S. 116)
To increase the state income tax deduction from $3000 to $6000 by federal civil service and U.S. Uniformed Services retirees and at 65 years to provide deduction of all income received from the qualified pension programs.
FEDERAL PENSION DEDUCTION (S.605)
To allow the deduction from S.C. taxable income of all federal civilian and military pension income received by taxpayers.
ELIMINATION FEDERAL/STATE PENSION BENEFITS (H.3912)
To eliminate all deductions for federal or state retirement or pension benefits of any type.
UNIFORM DEDUCTION (H.3850)
To provide a uniform deduction of five thousand dollars of the pension benefits of federal civilian and military retirees, State Retirement systems and SC Municipalities' and Counties' separate group retirement plans.
RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE BENEFICIARY (H. 3132)
To provide that a retiree under the S.C. Retirement System may nominate more than one beneficiary.
LOTTERY (S.180)
Joint Resolution to amend the Constitution to authorize state lotteries and share $25M of revenue with counties for indigent health care, $20M to local governments on population basis, $15M for elderly & handicapped as General Assembly shall provide, remainder for public education equipment. (To be submitted to voters at next general election.)
FREE HUNTING & FISHING LICENSE 65 & OVER (H.3410)
To memorialize Congress to provide for a person sixty-five years of age or older to obtain a hunting or fishing license or permit without cost.
EJECTMENT OF MOBILE HOMES (H.3098)
To establish procedures for ejectment of mobile homes.
EJECTMENT OF MOBILE HOMES (H.3616)
Relating to ejectment of tenants, so as to provide for the removal and storage of mobile homes and similar property and to provide for responsibility for payment of the costs.
REDEMPTION OF MOBILE HOMES (H.3738)
Relating to the redemption of a mobile home by its owner.
EXECUTION OF PROBATED WILLS (H.3153)
To provide that wills executed prior to the effective date of the S.C. Probate Code must be probated pursuant to the law applicable and to provide exceptions.
INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES (S.611)
To provide for the independent administration of estates under certain conditions.
BOND REQUIREMENT WAIVED: PROBATE CODE (H.3038)
To eliminate the requirement that a will expressly waive the bond requirement for the personal representative named in the will for there to be no bond required.
SALES TAX EXEMPTION OF LIFE-SUSTAINING EQUIPMENT (H.3305)
Exempts oxygen and related equipment prescribed by a licensed physician and necessary to sustain life.
SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR PROSTHETIC DEVICES (H. 3676, S.38)
To delete the requirement that the sales and tax exemption for prosthetic devices apply only to prosthetic devices sold by prescription.
REQUIRE LIABILITY POLICIES WITH REGISTRATION (H.3175)
To require a certificate of insurance be placed on all motor vehicles registered in this state to eliminate need for recoupment fee surcharge.
DISCOUNTED PREMIUM FOR AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE (S.288)
To provide for a discounted premium for automobile insurance policies issued to any person sixty-five years of age or older.
INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT HEARINGS (H.3894)
To provide that all involuntary commitment hearings involving patients at the Crafts-Farrow Hospital must be held on the premises of the hospital.
ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE (H.3545, S.372)
To require insurers offering for sale accident, health, or accident and health insurance which limits access to physicians or hospitals to include the limitation in bold print in the promotional material for the policy and in the policy.
SC HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT OF 1989 (H. 3582)
To enact the SC Highway Safety Act of 1989" to require seat belts with a mandated reduction in insurance rates, to make the use of certain radar detection devices unlawful, to increase most vehicle inspection fees, to require drivers seventy and over to take a motor vehicle road test every two years.
LICENSE RENEWAL (H. 3834)
To provide that if the licensee is seventy or older at the time of the issuance or renewal of his license, it expires every two years rather than every four years, and to provide that a person seventy or older when renewing his driver's license is required to take the road test.
COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY (H. 3800)
To provide for the licensure of administrators, to assist DHEC in licensing and inspection, and to revise the membership of the Committee.
UTILITY SERVICE REQUIREMENT (H. 3890)
To prohibit the interruption of electric or gas heating service by a utility to a residential customer who files for relief in whose household there is a resident sixty-five years of age or older during the months of December, January, and February of any year and to provide for appeals to the Public Service Commission.
RELEASE OF PRIVILEGED INFORMATION (H.3196)
Provides definition of health care professional and instances in which privilege is waived.
SERVICE YEARS FOR RETIREMENT (S. 662)
To change the years of service requirement from thirty to twenty-five years for retirement.
TABLED:
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ($30.000) (H.3096, S.119, S.44)
Increases homestead exemption from $20,000 to $30,000.
ACTUAL OWNERSHIP FOR HOMESTEAD TAX EXEMPTION (H.3366)
To provide that a partial exemption for homestead tax exemption must be based upon percentage of actual ownership instead of on the basis of the number of owners.
PROBATION OF AN ESTATE (H. 3268)
To provide that no bond is required in the probating of an estate when there is a single beneficiary, and under infestation, when there is only one surviving heir.
EXEMPTION OF TRAVEL TRAILERS (H.3032)
Exempts travel trailers from property tax for owners who are 65 years of age or older.
SENIOR CITIZEN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION (H. 3092)
Exempts real and personal property owned by residents 65 years or older from tax increases.
AGENCY 1989-90 SENATE PASSED 1989-90 SENATE PASSED
TOTAL STATE TOTAL STATE
JOINT LEGIS. COMMITTEE ON AGING
(Section 3015)
TOTAL AGENCY APPROPRIATION 83,938 83,938 82,188 82,188
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
FINANCE (Section 38)
CLIC & Home & Community Based
Services 21,651,035 5,822,502 19,449,842 5,311,144
Nursing Home Services 127,528,457 33,981,392 131,968,539 35,176,662
DEPT. OF HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (Section 41)
Total Home Health Services 18,800,512 1,314,290 18,800,512 1,314,290
DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES
(Section 45)
General Assistance - Elderly, Blind
and disabled 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
General Assistance - Resid.
Care Facilities 5,628,421 5,628,421 5,628,421 5,628,421
S.C. COMMISSION ON AGING
(Section 50)
Special Item - In-Home
Services - Elderly 1,250,000 250,000 1,250,000 250,000
Total Distributions to
Subdivisions 11,168,408 835,807 11,168,408 835,807
McCormick Co. - Intergenerational
Project 10,000 10,000
Part III
Liberty Senior Facility 50,000
Eastover Nutritional Site
Repairs 5,000
Part IV
Statewide Profile of Older
Adults in S.C. 60,000
AID TO SUBDIVISIONS (Section 125)
Total Homestead Exemption
Reimbursements 27,477,700 27,477,700 27,477,700 27,477,700
Growth 2,060,300 2,060,300 2,060,300 2,060,300
Part IV
Increase to $25,000 7,900,000
PRT (Section 66)
Senior Sports Classic 10,000 10,000
Proviso 66.10
The S.C. Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Tourism shall study the economic impact of the Senior Living Industry in South Carolina in cooperation with the Coordinating Council for Economic Development and shall report findings and legislative recommendations to the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging.
HISTORY AND PURPOSE
The South Carolina Commission on Aging is the state government agency designated by the General Assembly to administer the provisions of the Older Americana Act of 1966 and to plan, coordinate, and serve as an advocate for programs and services for the 500,000 plus older South Carolinians. The Act specifically aims at improving the lives of older people in areas of income, health, housing, employment, retirement and community and family-based services.
Funds are distributed to the Commission by the Administration on Aging, Washington, D.C. and by the South Carolina General Assembly. Additional funding is sought through state and federal grants.
The Commission, in turn, finances programs for older South Carolinians and provides them through a comprehensive service delivery system called the "Aging Network." This network consists of 14 regional offices called Area Agencies on Aging which plan, develop and coordinate programs and services for older people in designated areas. Area Agencies on Aging then contract with local aging service provider agencies who provide services to older citizens. There are 57 local aging service providing agencies in South Carolina.
The groundwork for the establishment of the Commission was laid in 1959 when the General Assembly provided for a legislative study committee to analyze the problems and needs of older people in South Carolina and to prepare reports and make recommendations for action.
After seven years of study, the General Assembly created the S.C. Interagency Council on Aging in 1966.
In 1971 the Council was transformed to the South Carolina Commission on Aging to provide the state a more efficient and concentrated effort of coordination, planning and evaluation of programs for older people.
Harry R. Bryan served as the Commission's executive director from the agency's inception in 1966 until his retirement in 1986.
Today, the Commission is led by Ruth Q. Seigler, R.N., M.N., who became executive director in August, 1986. Under Ms. Seigler's leadership a new strategic plan has been initiated through which the following mission statement was developed and adopted by the Commission:
"The South Carolina Commission on Aging's mission is to enhance the quality of life of older South Carolinians. The Commission is the statewide leader for advocating, planning and developing resources to meet the present and future needs of older persons, and for developing and coordinating a comprehensive service delivery system. Further, the Commission promotes education, research and training in the field of gerontology."
PRIORITIES
In 1988-89, the Commission identified a number of priorities that will have significant impact in future years. These included:
1. Statewide Committee to Study the Number and Placement of Area Agencies on Aging (SNAP) - This Committee was appointed to study and analyze how the Aging Network's statewide structure of districts, called Planning and Service Areas (PSA), should be organized. The current configuration includes five Councils of Governments, one United Way, one local branch of Volunteers of America, and five agencies serving the dual role of Area Agency on Aging and local service provider.
After months of study, the committee released its first report in February, 1989 then received public input through a series of statewide public hearings. The committee's final report was released in May, 1989. It is pending approval from the Commission on Aging and the Governor.
2. Quality Assurance - In 1987, the Commission established a Division of Quality Assurance. This division received a $138,000 grant from the Administration on Aging to help improve in-home services to the elderly through the design and implementation of a comprehensive quality assurance system. When implemented, the new system will enable the Commission to make accurate, accountable decisions in allocating limited resources to assure access and quality service is available to the elderly who are the most in need. The Commission established a broad-based committee representing all levels of the network as well as representatives of the legislature and legislative staff to guide and advise on issues surrounding Quality Assurance. It is estimated that by between 1980-2000, the number of elderly in S.C. age 85 and above will rise by an astounding 247%.
3. Performance Based Contracting - The Commission implemented performance based contracting statewide in 1988. This method of awarding funds is directed toward careful allocation of scarce resources and assuring established levels of performance and output. An Advisory Committee is also working to provide advice and input on the implementation of this methodology.
COMMISSION MEMBERS
The Commission is comprised of one member from each congressional district of the State, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and one member of the State at large to be appointed by the Governor.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate each names one legislator to serve on the Commission as ex-officio members.
Chairman: Dr. C.M. Johnson, Spartanburg
(Term expires June 30, 1989)
Vice Chair: Helen D. Brawley, Rock Hill
(Term expires June 30, 1991)
Secretary: David S. Spell, Charleston
(Term expires June 30, 1989)
Treasurer: Elizabeth Gower, Greenville
(Term expires June 30, 1989)
Dr. Susanne Geist Black, Dillon (June 30, 1990)
Erminie Nave, Greenwood (June 30, 1992)
Joseph C. Strickland, Columbia (June 30, 1992)
Ex-Officio Members:
Senator Isadore Lourie
Representative Patrick B. Harris
New Address:
S.C. Commission on Aging
400 Arbor Lake Drive
Suite B-500
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 735-0210
The S.C. Medical Association unveiled its "Personal Care" program in which local aging groups will issue an identification card to low-income elderly making it easier for physicians to know when to waive their regular fees.
"Many doctors won't accept government fees because they believe some of their elderly patients can afford to pay the full costs," said SCMA president Dr. Thomas Rowland, who presented the plan during a news conference in January.
About 900 physicians have signed up for the program, which will continue to be promoted by the SCMA and groups that serve the elderly. SCMA officials estimate 126,000 elderly South Carolinians have an annual income of $8,250, low enough to be eligible for the Personal Care Card.
Individuals interested in applying for a Personal Care Card should contact their local Council on Aging office or seek assistance from other groups serving the elderly. Ms. Melanie McLendon, Director of Communications for the S.C. Medical Association, can be reached for further information at P.O. Box 11188, 3210 Fernandina Road, Columbia, SC 29211. Telephone: 798-6207.
Applicants will be asked to state that their income is not more than $8,250 for a one-peraon household and $11,100 for a two-person household. No proof is required "because we are not a bureaucracy. We are trying to provide a social service," according to Rowland.
Homeowners who are 62 years or older, and who live in homes with little or no mortgage debt, are eligible to participate in the Home Equity Conversion Insurance Demonstration Program authorized by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987.
The State Housing Authority has been approved for insurance on 50 reverse mortgage loans. Permanent regulations have not yet been issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The Hospital and Health Law Committee of the South Carolina Bar was recently awarded a grant from the Legal Awareness of Older Americans program of the American Bar Association. The grant will be used to gather input from numerous interested groups, agencies and individuals before the Hospital and Health Law Committee drafts legislation for a Health Care Power of Attorney and a Family Consent Act.
Under current South Carolina law it is unclear whether an agent under a general durable power of attorney can consent to medical treatment. As long as there remains a question, physicians may be reluctant to act solely on the consent of the patient's agent under a general power of attorney. Enactment of a Health Care Power of Attorney would clarify the law.
South Carolina also has a statute that allows parents to consent to treatment on behalf of a minor child; in similar manner, a Family Consent Statute would authorize an adult child or spouse to consent to medical treatment on behalf of an incompetent parent or spouse.
The Legislative Subcommittee of the Hospital and Health Law Committee, chaired by Professor Elizabeth G. Patterson, Assoc. Prof. of Law at USC, will compile the information and begin drafting legislation in July of 1989.
The Center for Developmental Disabilities at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine has funded an elderly assistance line through the Brookdale Foundation.
The statewide, computerized information and referral system is a clearinghouse of information on services available to persons over 55 in South Carolina. Details on services offered by state and other public agencies, regional and local offices on aging, private organizations and many other service providers are maintained, with frequent updates, to ensure that the most current and accurate information is available.
The toll-free number is 1-800-922-1107 and 777-5732 in Columbia.
The status of legislation introduced by the Committee and other selected legislation related to aging interests is summarized periodically during the session. This publication entitled "Legislative Update" is very popular among legislators, the aging network organizations and interested individuals. Copies are distributed upon request.
The Committee also distributes a pamphlet that gives a brief history of the Committee and includes a list of the members and aging organizations.
This year the S.C. Federation of Older Americans, the S.C. Gerontological Society, the S.C. Retired Educators, the American Association of Retired Persons, the S.C. Commission on Aging, the S.C. National Association of Social Workers, the Veterans Administration, the American Legion, the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, the S.C. Retired Officers' Association, the Council on Elder Affairs and the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging sponsored Seniors' Legislative Day with the Legislature on March 8, 1989. The Committee staff assisted in the planning of the day long event held at Capstone Conference Center.
The morning format included a keynote speech on legislative advocacy by Horace Deets, Executive Director, AARP, in Washington, D.C., followed by four concurrent workshops entitled a) "Case Management: Myths & Realities. b) "Legislative Issues Facing Today's Elderly" c) "Long Term Care: Assuring the Quality of In-Home Care Services" d) "South Carolina Retirement Communities".
During the luncheon sponsors of the event presented Representative Dill Blackwell with a plaque in recognition and appreciation for his outstanding legislative advocacy on behalf of older South Carolinians as the "1989 Legislator of the Year."
Ollie Johnson, on behalf of the Senior Coalition, presented the position paper that had been previously mailed to the legislative members. The pamphlet entitled "Long Term Care Services for Older South Carolinians: Tax Contributing Citizens Rather than Tax Burdens" urged support of the recommendations for providing long term care vices in South Carolina.
Following the luncheon address, participants had a choice of observing the General Assembly, touring the State House, attending a financial planning workshop or an update on the Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act of 1988. The day concluded with a reception for the legislators at the Top of Carolina restaurant at Capstone.
The Career Planning and Placement Office of Agnes Scott College placed Mary Matthews and Betsy Johnson as legislative interns for the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging for the week of January 16-20, 1989. During their week as interns, Ms. Matthews and Ms. Johnson observed the House and Senate in session and attended various committee meetings to enhance their understanding of the legislative process. They also learned how to utilize the legislative computer system to locate bills by title, sponger, or subject matter. To assist the Committee on Aging, the interns conducted preliminary research and inquiries into two policy issues in order to learn more about the considerations involved in making policy decisions.
Ms. Johnson examined the issue of an adult child's responsibility to provide care for an indigent parent. California passed legislation requiring "children of any person in need who is unable to maintain himself by work, to maintain such person to the extent of his ability." Ms. Johnson concluded that the law was reasonable but problems may occur in enforcement and deciding what constitutes "care".
Ms. Matthews studied the impact of the Budget and for a 2% merit program to be financed by a reduction in medical insurance benefits and increased insurance premiums. She concluded that this policy would be counterproductive for current employees and especially harmful for state retirees. Retirees would have lower benefits and higher premiums without the advantage of a raise. Ms. Matthews felt that alternative means to finance a merit program should be considered.
Members of the Committee and/or staff worked co-operatively throughout the year with the Standing Committees of the House and Senate, the Joint Health Care Planning and Oversight Committee, the Commission on Aging, Tax Commission, Comptroller General's Office, Health and Human Services Finance Commission, Department of Consumer Affairs, State Retirement System, Department of Social Services, Department of Health and Environmental Control, and Department of Mental Health.
Chairman Patrick B. Harris represents the Committee on the Long Term Care Council, the Health Care Planning and Oversight Committee and the Human Services Integration Project. Chairman Harris and Senator Isadore Lourie serve as ex officio members of the S.C. Commission on Aging. Rep. Dave Waldrop is the Committee representative on the Interagency Council on Hunger and Nutrition.
Keller Barron, Director of Research serves on the Statewide Committee to Study the Number and Placement of Area Agencies, Agenda Committee and Continuum of Care subcommittee of the Long Term Care Council, Health Care Consent Law Reform Project, S.C. Bar, Advisory Board of the S.C. Gerontology Center, and the S.C. Mental Health Department Task Force on Services to the Elderly.
Sherri Craft, Research Assistant, served on the Seniors' Legislative Day Planning Committee.
Committee members and/or staff regularly attend sessions of the following organizations interested in aging: American Association of Retired Persons, S.C. Federation of Older Americans, the S.C. Gerontological Society, Advisory Council on Elder Affairs and S.C. Retirement Communities Associations.
The Committee has assisted the Young Lawyers Division of the S.C. Bar, Legal Services to the Elderly Committee in the development of a South Carolina Nursing Home Contracts Manual.
Regular contact is maintained with committees and agencies of other states as well as with the Senate Special Committee on Aging and the House Select Committee on Aging of the U.S. Congress, on which Third District Congressman Butler Derrick and Second District Congressman Floyd Spencer serve.
Public presentations are made frequently by the Committee and staff to large and small community and church groups, conferences, workshops, and continuing education programs for hospitals and nursing homes.
Information about numerous aging issues and legislative action are distributed upon request to members and staff of the S.C. Legislature and other state legislatures, state agency personnel, national and state organizations and interested citizens.
The following publications are available from the Committee office and distributed upon request:
1. Annual Reports 1970-1988.
2. "Declaration of a Desire for a Natural Death"
Form and Act, Effective March 6, 1986.
Revised 1988.
3. Joint Legislative Committee on Aging,
pamphlet (includes aging organizations), revised 1989.
4. Elderly Advocates' Legislative Handbook, 1989
5. Summary of Aging Legislation Enacted Through 1989.
6. Rights of Older Adults, 1988.
7. Directory of Continuing Care and Retirement
Communities in S.C., 1989.
8. S.C. Senior Citizens Handbook. A Guide to Laws
and Programs Affecting Senior Citizens, S.C. Bar, 1989.
9. South Carolina Mature Lifestyles, S.C.
Retirement Association, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1988
10. A Study of Alzheimer's Disease in S.C., December 1986.
11. "Homestead Tax Exemption Program," 1988.
American Association of Retired Persons
Dr. John O. Gerald, State Director
4602 Hedrick St.
N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 272-7361
Joint Legislative Committee (AARP)
Ken White
676 Lakepoint
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 881-3947
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association. Inc.
Jean Hutson, President
511 Old Chapin Road
Lexington, SC 29072 734-1727
Center for the Study of Aging
Medical University of S.C.
Dr. Allen Smith, Director
171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425 792-2083
Community Long Term Care
Brenda Hyleman, Director
Health and Human Services Finance Commission
1801 Main St.
Columbia, S.C. 29202-8208 253-6172
Council on Elder Affairs
Nellie Claire Brown, Chairperson
904 Myrtle Drive
Rock Hill, SC 29730 327-3388
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
Mr. G.S. Kester, Jr.
2932 Kennedy St.
Columbia, SC 29205 799-2249
S.C. Adult Day Care Association
Carrie Sinkler-Parker, President
1535 Confederate Ave.
P.O. Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-9988 734-5730
S.C. Association of Council on Aging Directors
Mary Gail Douglas
Fairfield County Council on Aging
210 E. Washington Street
Winnsboro, SC 29180 635-3015
S.C. Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aging
Joann N. Young, President
Presbyterian Home of South Carolina
Hwy. 56 North
Clinton, SC 29325 833-5190
S.C. Commission on Aging
Dr. C.M. Johnson, Chairman
Ruth Q. Seigler, Exec. Director
400 Arbor Lake Drive, Suite B-500
Columbia, SC 29223 735-0210
S.C. Federation of Older Americans
Dr. Obert Kempson, President
111 S. Edisto Ave.
Columbia, SC 29205 799-1535
SCFOA Office
101 Carolina Circle
West Columbia, S.C. 29169 796-9672
Legislative Forum (SCFOA)
Rev. Carl May, Chairman
6506 Satchel Ford Road
Columbia, S.C. 29206 782-7312
S.C. Gerontological Society
Sam Waldrep, President
Health and Human Services Finance Commission
1801 Main St.
Columbia, S.C. 29202-8206 253-6142
S.C. Gerontology Center
Dr. Ernest Furchtgott, Director
Barnwell College
University of S.C.
Columbia, SC 29208 777-4221
S.C. Hospital Association
Margaret Wickenberg, Elderly Liaison
101 Medical Circle
P.O. Box 6009
West Columbia, SC 29171-6009 796-3080
S.C. Medical Association
Barbara Whittaker
Assoc. Executive Vice President
P.O. Box 11188
3325 Medical Park Road
Columbia, SC 29211 798-6207
S.C. Retired Educators Association
Dr. Agnes H. Wilson, President
421 Zimalcrest Dr.
Columbia, SC 29210 772-6653
S.C. Retirement Communities Association
L. Richard Nixon, President
Patrick Mason, Executive Director
4201 Blossom St.
Columbia, SC 29205 782-7466
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES:
Select Committee on Aging
U.S. House of Representatives
Edward R. Roybal, Chairman
300 New Jersey Ave., S.E., Room 712
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 226-3375
Special Committee on Aging
U.S. Senate
Sen. David Pryor, Chairman
G-41 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-5364
INFORMATION ASSISTANCE LINES:
S.C. Bill Status - Legislative Information
Toll Free: 1-800-922-1539
Columbia: 734-2060
S.C. Handicapped Services
Information System:
Elderly Assistance Line
USC-Center for Developmental Disabilities
Columbia, SC 29208 777-5732
Toll free 1-800-922-1107
Law Line
Toll Free: 1-800-521-9788
Columbia: 771-0011
S.C. Program Assistance Line (S.C. PAL)
Toll free: 1-800-922-2221
Columbia: 734-2050
(R.420, H.3247)(Code 2-51-10)
An Act to create a Permanent Committee to conduct continuing Studies of Public and Private Services, Programs and Facilities for the Aging.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Findings
Section 1. The General Assembly finds that the Committee to Study Public and Private Services, Programs and Facilities for the Aging, originally created H.1286 of 1969 and continued by concurrent resolution through 1977, fulfills a necessary and continuing legislative need and that the functions of the committee can be more properly fulfilled by a permanent committee.
Committee Created
Section 2. There is created a permanent committee to conduct continuing studies of public and private services, programs and facilities for the aging in South Carolina and report its findings and recommendations annually to the General Assembly.
Three members shall be appointed from the Senate by the President thereof, three members shall be appointed from the House of Representatives by the Speaker and three members shall be appointed by the Governor. Terms of legislative members shall be coterminous with their terms as members of the General Assembly and terms of members appointed by the governor shall be coterminous, with the term of the appointing Governor.
Members of the committee shall receive mileage, per diem and subsistence as provided by law for members of boards, committees and commissions.
Expenses of the committee shall be provided by an annual appropriation in the general appropriation act.
The Legislative Council shall provide such legal services as the committee may require in the performance of its duties.
Time Effective
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 14th day of February, 1978
1959-60 Rep. Martha Fitzgerald, Chairman
Sen. Wilbur G. Grant
Sen. John D. Long
Rep. E. Forte Wolfe
Dr. Wil Lou Gray
Mr. O.T. Wallace
Miss Nell Watson
1960-61 Rep. Martha Fitzgerald, Chairman
Sen. Wilbur G. Grant
Sen. John D. Long
Rep. T. Ed Garrison
Dr. Wil Lou Gray
Mr. O.T. Wallace
Miss Nell Watson
1962 Sen. Wilbur G. Grant
Sen. John D. Long
Rep. E. Windell McCrackin
Rep. T. Ed Garrison
Dr. Wil Lou Gray
Mr. O.T. Wallace
Miss Nell Watson
1963-68 Inactive
1969-71 Sen. Richard W. Riley, Chairman
Rep. Isadore Lourie, Vice-Chairman
Rep. James E. Moore, Secretary
Sen. J. Kenneth Rentiers
Sen. Hyman Rubin
Rep. Patrick B. Harris
Mr. Harry R. Bryan
Rev. I. DeQuincey Newman
Mr. R. Carl Woodle
1972 Sen. Richard W. Riley, Chairman
Rep. Isadore Lourie, Vice-Chairman
Rep. James E. Moore, Secretary
Sen. J. Kenneth Rentiers
Sen. Hyman Rubin
Rep. Patrick B. Harris
Father William Pentis
Rev. I. DeQuincey Newman
Mr. James Richmond Driggs
1973-74 Sen. Richard W. Riley, Chairman
Rep. James E. Moore, Vice-Chairman
Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Secretary
Sen. Hyman Rubin
Sen. Edward Saleeby
Rep. Giles P. Cleveland
Father William Pentis
Rev. I. DeQuincey Newman
Mrs. B.J. Blackwell
1975 Sen. Richard W. Riley, Chairman
Rep. James E. Moore, Vice-Chairman
Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Secretary
Sen. Hyman Rubin
Sen. Edward Saleeby
Rep. Eugene S. Blease
Father William Pentis
Rev. I. DeQuincey Newman
Ms. Dorothy M. Blackwell
1976 Sen. Richard W. Riley, Chairman
Rep. James E. Moore, Vice-Chairman
Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Secretary
Sen. Hyman Rubin
Sen. Edward E. Saleeby
Rep. Eugene S. Blease
Rev. James E. Alewine
Mr. George E. Carlton
Mrs. June B. Furman
1977 Sen. Hyman Rubin, Chairman
Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Vice Chairman
Sen. T. Dewey Wise
Sen. John H. Waller, Jr.
Rep. Eugene S. Blease
Rep. Parker Evatt
Mr. George E. Carlton, Secretary
Rev. James E. Alewine
Mrs. June B. Furman
1978 Sen. Hyman Rubin, Chairman
Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Vice-Chairman
Sen. T. Dewey Wise
Sen. John H. Waller, Jr.
Rep. Eugene S. Blease
Rep. Parker Evatt
Rev. James E. Alewine
Mrs. June B. Furman
Dr. C. Julian Parrish
1979 Sen. Hyman Rubin, Chairman
Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Vice-Chairman
Sen. T. Dewey Wise
Sen. John H. Waller, Jr.
Rep. Hudson L. Barksdale
Rep. Parker Evatt
Rev. James E. Alewine
Mrs. June B. Furman
Dr. C. Julian Parrish
1980 Sen. Hyman Rubin, Chairman
Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Vice-Chairman
Sen. William W. Doar, Jr.
Sen. John H. Waller, Jr.
Rep. Hudson L. Barksdale
Rep. Parker Evatt
Rev. M.L. Meadors, Jr.
Dr. C. Julian Parrish
Mrs. Gloria H. Trowell
1981-82 Sen. Hyman Rubin, Chairman
Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Vice-Chairman
Sen. William W. Doar, Jr.
Sen. Peden B. McLeod
Rep. Hudson L. Barksdale
Rep. Parker Evatt
Rev. M. L. Meadors, Jr.
Dr. C. Julian Parrish
Mrs. Gloria H. Sholin
1983-1984 Sen. Hyman Rubin, Chairman
Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Vice Chairman
Sen. William W. Doar, Jr.
Sen. Peden B. McLeod
Rep. Dill Blackwell
Rep. Dave C. Waldrop, Jr.
Dr. J. Carlisle Holler
Dr. C. Julian Parrish
Mrs. Gloria H. Sholin
1984-86 Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Chairman
Rep. Dave C. Waldrop, Vice Chairman
Rep. Dill Blackwell
Sen. William W. Doar, Jr.
Sen. Peden B. McLeod
Sen. Isadore Lourie
Dr. J. Carlisle Holler
Dr. C. Julian Parrish, Secretary
Mrs. Gloria H. Sholin
1987 Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Chairman
Rep. Dave C. Waldrop, Vice-Chairman
Rep. Dill Blackwell
Sen. William W. Doar, Jr.
Sen. Peden B. McLeod
Sen. Isadore Lourie
Mrs. Gloria H. Sholin
Mr. Thomas D. Stilwell
Mr. Joseph C. Strickland
1988 Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Chairman
Rep. Dave C Waldrop, Vice-Chairman
Rep. Dill Blackwell
Sen. Peden B. McLeod
Sen. Isadore Lourie
Sen. Nell W. Smith
Mrs. Gloria H. Sholin
Mr. Thomas D. Stilwell
Mr. Robert C. Wasson
1989 Rep. Patrick B. Harris, Chairman
Rep. Dave C. Waldrop, Vice-Chairman
Rep. Dill Blackwell
Sen. Peden B. McLeod
Sen. Isadore Lourie
Sen. Nell W. Smith
Mrs. Gloria H. Sholin
Mr. Thomas D. Stilwell
Mr. Robert C. Wasson
COPIES OF THIS REPORT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:
Keller H. Barron, Director of Research
Sherri L. Craft, Research Assistant
Joint Legislative Study Committee on Aging
212 Blatt Building, PO Box 11867
Columbia, South Carolina 29211
Telephone: (803)734-2995
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
ABBEVILLE 3100 3430 3530 3570 3620 3950
AIKEN 12350 14920 17200 18720 19580 21500
ALLENDALE 1550 1780 1840 1960 2060 2240
ANDERSON 17090 20090 22170 23920 25880 28880
BAMBERG 2230 2370 2390 2410 2340 2320
BARNWELL 2320 2550 2700 2790 2850 3170
BEAUFORT 8250 12000 16630 21250 26030 32530
BERKELEY 6600 8910 11110 14030 17550 24540
CALHOUN 1520 1580 1600 1550 1540 1640
CHARLESTON 26500 32140 36250 39290 41610 45920
CHEROKEE 4870 5780 6320 6790 7260 7970
CHESTER 4240 4890 5210 5280 5210 5230
CHESTERFIELD 4810 5620 6210 6660 7190 8040
CLARENDON 3520 4080 4500 4840 5340 6150
COLLETON 4060 4520 4830 5130 5470 6080
DARLINGTON 6920 7980 8650 9130 9530 10390
DILLON 3440 3930 4190 4290 4530 5030
DORCHESTER 5280 7400 9800 13170 18430 26450
EDGEFIELD 2050 2340 2570 2770 2950 3370
FAIRFIELD 2790 3220 3550 3770 3940 4150
FLORENCE 11240 13000 14180 15050 15950 17630
GEORGETOWN 4920 6180 7060 7680 8320 9700
GREENVILLE 32630 37870 41590 44210 46320 50980
GREENWOOD 7410 8220 8810 9140 9330 10040
HAMPTON 2460 2820 3010 3100 3210 3440
HORRY 14180 20650 27960 36540 46260 60510
JASPER 1680 1740 1770 1840 1960 2140
KERSHAW 4610 5500 6280 6870 7540 8700
LANCASTER 6100 7060 7790 8330 9000 10110
LAURENS 7120 8130 8750 9090 9290 9830
LEE 2050 2180 2170 2170 2130 2310
LEXINGTON 12390 15270 17340 19480 21920 26640
MCCORMICK 940 1020 1080 1120 1130 1230
MARION 4040 4500 4690 4700 4750 4960
MARLBORO 3670 4070 4260 4330 4390 4800
NEWBERRY 4870 5240 5270 5100 4980 5310
OCONEE 6220 6990 7630 8680 9760 11110
ORANGEBURG 9510 10650 11240 11610 12060 13100
PICKENS 8340 9490 10090 10770 11510 12590
RICHLAND 23840 27620 29990 31330 32300 35010
SALUDA 2300 2570 2760 2870 2930 3160
SPARTANBURG 24390 27330 29100 30390 31890 34780
SUMTER 7970 9280 40290 11320 12330 13430
UNION 4190 4750 5110 5270 5440 5600
WILLIAMSBURG 4250 4670 4790 4790 4760 5100
YORK 11150 13200 14850 16400 18100 20990
THE STATE 345900 409500 456700 503500 550400 632700
STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD
DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL SERVICES 5/86
[---------------------65 & OVER ----------------------]
COUNTY TOTAL TOTAL % TOTAL TOTAL %
REGISTERED VOTED VOTED REGISTERED VOTED VOTED
ABBEVILLE 10,156 7,420 73.06 2,411 1,809 75.03
AIKEN 52,604 40,254 76.52 9,858 7,869 79.82
ALLENDALE 5,205 3,242 62.28 1,163 796 68.44
ADNDERSON 53,809 41,115 76.40 11,122 8,692 78.15
BAMBERG 7,586 5,400 71.18 1,658 1,225 73.88
BARNWELL 9,917 7,450 75.12 1,932 1,507 78.00
BEAUFORT 35,966 26,588 73.92 8,446 7,173 84.92
BERKELEY 40,149 28,185 70.20 5,134 3,903 76.02
CALHOUN 6,551 4,897 74.75 1,333 1,037 77.79
CHARLESTON 128,865 88,168 68.41 22,155 17,167 77.48
CHEROKEE 18,981 12,907 67.99 3,967 2,851 71.86
CHESTER 12,635 8,708 68.91 2,920 2,183 74.76
CHESTERFILED 14,566 9,870 67.76 3,214 2,555 70.16
CLARENDON 14,182 9,587 67.59 2,951 2,154 72.99
COLLETON 15,444 10,059 65.13 3,208 2,285 71.22
DARLINGTON 26,694 17,878 66.97 5,113 3,693 72.22
DILLON 12,795 7,148 55.86 2,392 1,556 65.05
DORCHESTER 33,612 22,910 68.16 4,832 3,545 73.36
EDGEFIELD 9,817 7,184 73.17 1,784 1,417 79.42
FAIRFIELD 10,267 6,982 67.12 2,049 1,466 71.54
FLORENCE 50,672 34,928 68.92 8,692 6,385 73.45
GEORGETOWN 20,636 14,540 70.45 4,535 3,505 77.28
GREENVILLE 130,549 100,842 77.24 23,481 18,894 80.46
GREENWOOD 24,290 16,732 68.88 5,140 3,755 73.05
HAMPTON 9,895 6,652 67.22 1,851 1,332 71.96
HORRY 57,134 41,033 71.81 12,528 9,854 78.65
JASPER 8,624 5,241 60.77 1,575 1,113 70.66
KERSHAW 19,089 14,495 75.93 3,609 2,915 80.77
LANCASTER 20,907 15,402 73.66 4,466 3,421 76.60
LAURENS 21,806 15,926 73.03 4,987 3,831 76.81
LEE 9,925 6,517 65.66 1,896 1,359 71.67
LEXINGTON 71,083 56,212 79.07 9,523 7,667 80.51
MCCORMICK 3,967 2,933 73.93 831 655 78.82
MARION 14,910 10,083 67.62 2,955 2,200 74.45
MARLBORO 13,464 7,104 52.76 2,598 1,673 64.39
NEWBERRY 14,830 10,688 72.07 3,875 2,820 72.77
OCONEE 22,199 15,946 71.83 4,733 3,612 76.31
ORANGEBURG 43,707 30,522 69.83 8,106 6,307 77.80
PICKENS 32,727 24,965 76.28 5,777 4,514 78.13
RICHLAND 125,015 89,660 71.71 19,166 15,149 79.04
SALUDA 7,256 5,292 72.93 1,634 1,257 76.92
SPARTANBURG 87,652 65,507 74.73 16,934 13,118 77.46
SUMTER 37,178 24,988 67.21 6,474 4,966 76.70
UNION 14,238 10,675 74.97 3,391 2,657 78.35
WILLIAMSBURG 19,694 13,897 70.56 3,807 2,940 77.22
YORK 45,903 35,204 76.69 8,532 6,760 79.23
STATE TOTALS 1,447,151 1,041,846 71.99 268,738 207,242 77.11
NUMBER AMOUNT
ABBEVILLE 2,730 239,681.60
AIKEN 9,002 925,933.41
ALLENDALE 1,167 131,861.62
ADNDERSON 13,171 1,311,752.41
BAMBERG 1,595 139,655.82
BARNWELL 1,854 136,149.51
BEAUFORT 5,7165 13,871.98
BERKELEY 3,818 323,604.21
CALHOUN 1,072 98,692.26
CHARLESTON 18,373 2,179,719.33
CHEROKEE 4,042 362,249.87
CHESTER 3,338 382,072.54
CHESTERFILED 3,331 252,558.83
CLARENDON 2,023 198,373.34
COLLETON 2,857 323,908.10
DARLINGTON 4,618 401,957.88
DILLON 2,105 177,273.05
DORCHESTER 3,233 340,903.85
EDGEFIELD 1,332 129,604.73
FAIRFIELD 1,642 210,604.12
FLORENCE 8,209 702,185.39
GEORGETOWN 3,546 355,177.95
GREENVILLE 22,533 2,501,084.89
GREENWOOD 6,263 570,148.78
HAMPTON 1,983 227,766.27
HORRY 9,645 738,159.00
JASPER 1,047 132,959.10
KERSHAW 3,542 331,934.10
LANCASTER 4,157 496,892.25
LAURENS 5,363 459,012.62
LEE 1,610 147,477.27
LEXINGTON 9,234 1,102,574.26
MCCORMICK 699 59,614.68
MARION 2,671 266,667.33
MARLBORO 2,596 211,890.99
NEWBERRY 4,266 406,689.07
OCONEE 4,798 382,371.99
ORANGEBURG 6,239 643,314.40
PICKENS 7,836 779,686.37
RICHLAND 16,825 2,064,980.82
SALUDA 1,521 127,002.48
SPARTANBURG 19,131 2,649,799.31
SUMTER 5,500 565,150.64
UNION 3,633 349,816.89
WILLIAMSBURG 2,124 202,922.56
YORK 9,386 853,514.33
TOTAL 251,286 26,108,627.02
[APPENDIX F is omitted from the web page version of this journal.]
/s/ Rep. Dave C. Waldrop /s/ Rep. Dill Blackwell
/s/ Senator Isadore Lourie /s/ Senator Peden McLeod
/s/ Senator Nell W. Smith /s/ Mrs. Gloria H. Sholin
/s/ Mr. Thomas D. Stilwell /s/ Mr. Robert C. Wasson
On motion of Rep. BLACKWELL, the report was ordered printed in the Journal of Friday, May 26.
The following Bills and Joint Resolutions were taken up, read the third time, and ordered sent to the Senate.
H. 4106 -- Reps. Townsend, Kay, Cooper, Tucker, T.C. Alexander, Chamblee and P. Harris: A BILL TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF ANDERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS NUMBERS 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 5 MAY IMPOSE OR INCREASE MATERIAL FEES FOR STUDENTS IN AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT AS DETERMINED BY THE RESPECTIVE BOARDS BEGINNING WITH THE 1989-90 SCHOOL YEAR.
H. 4107 -- Rep. Baker: A BILL TO AMEND ACT 67 OF 1965, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SOUTH GREENVILLE AREA FIRE DISTRICT IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, SO AS TO RAISE THE DEBT LIMIT OF THE FIRE DISTRICT.
H. 4023 -- Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RELATING TO PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 1083, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
H. 4024 -- Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, RELATING TO GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE COORDINATION OF BENEFITS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 1072, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
H. 4025 -- Rep. Taylor: A BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO RESTORE THE CHARTER OF VERNA ENTERPRISES, INC., IN RICHLAND COUNTY.
H. 3712 -- Reps. Rhoad, Sheheen, Cork, Carnell, Felder, Whipper, T. Rogers, Smith, M.D. Burriss, Rama, Simpson, Farr, White, Stoddard, Fant, Mattos, Holt, G. Bailey, Manly, Fair, Blackwell, Corbett, Elliott, McKay, McLeod, McCain, K. Bailey, Hendricks, Wilder, McElveen, Foster, Washington, Mappus, Phillips, Littlejohn, Bennett, J.C. Johnson, J. Bailey, Baker, Snow, Bruce, Waldrop, D. Williams, Ferguson, Davenport, McLellan, J. Harris, Baxley, Quinn, Clyborne, Hearn, Jaskwhich, Keegan, Tucker, Barfield, Boan, Cole, Wells, L. Martin, Lanford, Altman, Lockemy, Waites and D. Martin: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OPEN SEASON FOR ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE STATEWIDE OPEN SEASON FROM SEPTEMBER FIRST TO JANUARY FIRST.
H. 3981 -- Reps. J. Rogers and Hodges: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR EXAMINATION OF PHYSICIANS, SO AS TO SET STANDARDS FOR FLEX AND SPEX EXAMINATIONS.
H. 3811 -- Reps. Blackwell and Wilkins: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-15-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COUNCIL, SO AS TO PERMIT DESIGNEES OF EX OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO SERVE IN PLACE OF THE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS; TO AMEND SECTION 2-15-50, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "STATE AGENCY" AND "AUDIT", SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "AUDIT" TO AMEND SECTION 2-15-60, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE AUDIT COUNCIL, SO AS TO REVISE THESE DUTIES INCLUDING REVISION OF WHEN THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 2-15-100, RELATING TO THE PRIORITY OF REQUESTS TO THE AUDIT COUNCIL, SO AS TO REVISE THIS PRIORITY.
H. 3789 - Reps. J. Bailey, Rama and M.D. Burriss: A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 44, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 99 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO TRAIN AND CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS TO ADMINISTER EPINEPHRINE IN TREATING PERSONS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS FOR INSECT STINGS AND TO ESTABLISH PROGRAMS AND PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS CHAPTER.
H. 3760 - Reps. P. Harris, Mattos, J. Harris and Carnell: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 44-17-410, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EMERGENCY ADMISSION TO MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT SHALL DETERMINE IF THERE IS PROBABLE CAUSE TO CONTINUE EMERGENCY DETENTION OF A PATIENT.
H. 3724 -- Reps. Wilkins, McElveen and Huff: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 43-5-590, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN APPROVED CHILD SUPPORT PLAN, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUBSTITUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT WHEN THERE IS AN ASSIGNMENT OF THE RIGHTS TO SUPPORT.
H. 3672 -- Reps. T. Rogers and M.D. Burriss: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 39-29-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CORNMEAL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ITS PROVISIONS APPLY TO CORN GRITS.
H. 3314 -- Reps. Rama, G. Bailey, Littlejohn, Hearn, Mappus, J. Bailey and Hallman: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-11-295 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT VIOLATIONS OF ORDINANCES OR REGULATIONS OF SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS RELATING TO GARBAGE OR TRASH COLLECTION ARE UNLAWFUL AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS.
H. 3399 -- Rep. McTeer: A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-1-1140 AND 9-11-50, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CREDITED SERVICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND TO THE PROVISIONS ALLOWING MERCHANT MARINE SEAMEN AND CIVIL SERVICE CREW MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH CREDIT FOR CERTAIN SERVICE BETWEEN 1941 AND 1945, SO AS TO EXTEND THE EXPIRATION OF THAT PERIOD OF SERVICE TO 1947.
The following Bills were read the third time, passed and, having received three readings in both Houses, it was ordered that the title of each be changed to that of an Act, and that they be enrolled for ratification.
S. 794 -- Senator Hayes: A BILL TO AMEND ACT 292 OF 1987, RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZED TAX MILLAGE FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES IN YORK COUNTY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED MILLAGE BY TWO MILLS.
S. 671 - Senator Hayes: A BILL TO AMEND ACT 271 OF 1981, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ROCK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3, SO AS TO DELETE PROVISIONS WHICH STIPULATE WHEN ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TAKE OFFICE, WHAT PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE ELECTIONS IS REQUIRED, AND THE DATES BY WHICH A CANDIDATE MUST FILE NOTICE OF HIS CANDIDACY.
S. 415 -- Senators Wilson, Lourie, Giese, Setzler and Rose: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 5-7-155, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO POLICE JURISDICTION OVER STREETS AND HIGHWAYS IN MUNICIPALITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY STREET OR HIGHWAY SERVING AS A BOUNDARY BETWEEN TWO MUNICIPALITIES IS UNDER THE POLICE JURISDICTION OF BOTH MUNICIPALITIES REGARDLESS OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE STREET OR HIGHWAY IS LOCATED.
S. 524 - Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 41-13-25, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFENSES OF ENGAGING IN OPPRESSIVE CHILD LABOR PRACTICES AND EMPLOYING A CHILD IN VIOLATION OF A CHILD LABOR REGULATION, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS SETTING FORTH CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR THE OFFENSES AND PROVIDE FOR A WARNING AND FINE FOR AN EMPLOYER'S VIOLATION OF A CHILD LABOR REGULATION, DETERMINATION OF THE FINDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT, AND THE FINE'S RECOVERY AND DEPOSIT.
S. 457 - Senator Peeler: A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 40-33-10, AS AMENDED, 40-33-510, 40-33-930, 40-33-935, AS AMENDED, 40-33-940, AS AMENDED, AND 40-33-950, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE BOARD OF NURSING, SO AS TO DEFINE PRACTICE OF NURSING AND NURSING DIAGNOSIS, TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF REGISTERED NURSES, TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR DISCIPLINE OF LICENSEES, TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF CHAPTER 40 OR REGULATION OF THE STATE BOARD OF NURSING IS GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE, TO PROVIDE THAT A LAPSED LICENSE MAY NOT BE REINSTATED WITHOUT THE PERSON DEMONSTRATING NURSING COMPETENCE, TO PRESCRIBE RENEWAL QUALIFICATIONS, AND PROVIDE GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF REINSTATEMENT OR DENIAL OF A LICENSE; AND TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTIONS 40-33-931 AND 40-33-941 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR DISCIPLINE OF LICENSEES, TO PROVIDE FOR REINSTATEMENT OF LAPSED LICENSES, AND TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO PRACTICE NURSING WHEN A LICENSE HAS LAPSED.
The following Bill was taken up, read the second time, and ordered to a third reading:
H. 4112 - Rep. Sheheen: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-340, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOTING PRECINCTS IN KERSHAW COUNTY, SO AS TO REDEFINE AND RENAME THE PRECINCTS, PROVIDE THAT THE LINES DEFINING THE PRECINCTS ARE AS SHOWN ON THE OFFICIAL MAP PREPARED BY AND FILED WITH THE DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL SERVICES OF THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE KERSHAW COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE KERSHAW COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, TO ESTABLISH POLLING PLACES FOR THE PRECINCTS.
The following Bill was taken up, read the third time, and ordered returned to the Senate with amendments.
S. 503 -- Senators Land, Moore, Lourie, McLeod, Lindsay, Thomas, Bryan, Mitchell, Patterson, Pope and Hayes: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 28 TO TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE EXPRESS WARRANTIES.
At 12:00 Noon the House in accordance with the motion of Rep. WILKINS adjourned to meet in Statewide Session at 1:00 P.M. Monday, May 29.
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