Bill 3018

                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3018
Ratification Number:            63
Act Number:                     195
Primary Sponsor:                P. Harris
Type of Legislation:            JR
Subject:                        Alzheimer's Victims Blue
                                Ribbon Task Force
Companion Bill Number:          113
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19930318
Computer Document Number:       436/12668.AC
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19930422
Introduced Date:                19930112
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19930422
Last History Type:              Act No. 195
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   P. Harris
                                Waldrop
                                Neilson
                                Allison
                                Baxley
                                Cromer
                                Gamble
                                J. Harris
                                Harrison
                                Haskins
                                Inabinett
                                Jaskwhich
                                Littlejohn
                                Martin
                                Mattos
                                Phillips
                                Rhoad
                                Rudnick
                                Shissias
                                Stille
                                Vaughn
                                Walker
                                Waites
                                Wells
                                Whipper
                                J. Wilder
                                Wilkes
                                Marchbanks
                                Snow
Type of Legislation:            Joint
                                Resolution

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
3018   ------  19930422      Act No. 195
3018   ------  19930422      Signed by Governor
3018   ------  19930420      Ratified R 63
3018   Senate  19930318      Read third time, enrolled for
                             ratification
3018   Senate  19930317      Read second time
3018   Senate  19930311      Committee Report: Favorable     13
3018   Senate  19930216      Introduced, read first time,    13
                             referred to Committee
3018   House   19930212      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
3018   House   19930211      Read second time, unanimous
                             consent for third reading on
                             Friday, February 12, 1993
3018   House   19930210      Committee Report: Favorable     27
3018   House   19930112      Introduced, read first time,    27
                             referred to Committee

(A195, R63, H3018)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DIRECT THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON AGING TO FORM A BLUE RIBBON TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE PLANNING, COORDINATION, AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO ALZHEIMER'S VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO RECOMMEND AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE TO HAVE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE FUNCTIONS, AND TO REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE.

Whereas, currently in South Carolina there are approximately fifty thousand persons with Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders, and this number is estimated to increase by several thousand new cases annually; and

Whereas, there are many more thousands of caregivers and family members affected by Alzheimer's Disease and scores of public and private facilities, agencies, and organizations that provide various services ranging from day care to medical care to these victims and their families; and

Whereas, in view of the growing incidence of these illnesses, the array of services provided and agencies involved, it is reasonable to conclude that gaps in services may exist, as well as duplication of services in some instances; and

Whereas, a study to ascertain whether it would be beneficial to the State and to the Alzheimer's victims and their families for a single entity or another organizational configuration to be given the primary responsibility for planning and coordinating the delivery of these services. Now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Task force to be formed

SECTION 1. The Joint Legislative Committee on Aging shall form a Blue Ribbon Task Force to study the planning, coordination, and delivery of services for Alzheimer's victims and their families. This task force shall study the network of agencies and organizations, public and private, delivering these services and determine what organizational model would be most effective and efficient in planning, coordinating, and delivering these services, with special attention to specifically identifying an entity, whether it is a single agency, existing or new, or another organizational configuration, which should assume primary responsibility for carrying out these functions and identifying funding needs and resources.

Members of the task force shall serve on a voluntary basis and are not entitled to mileage, per diem, subsistence, or any other form of compensation.

The task force shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging by January 1, 1994.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 22nd day of April, 1993.