H*4391(Rat #0308, Act #0305 of 2016)  General Bill, By Burns, Yow, Chumley, 
Felder, Loftis, Bradley and Collins
 AN ACT TO CREATE THE "BRAIN TISSUE DONOR STUDY COMMITTEE" TO PROVIDE A PROCESS
 AND PROCEDURE FOR CITIZENS OF THIS STATE TO DONATE THEIR BRAIN TISSUE UPON
 THEIR DEATH FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE STUDY
 COMMITTEE, TO REQUIRE THE STUDY COMMITTEE TO PREPARE A REPORT FOR THE GENERAL
 ASSEMBLY, AND TO INCLUDE A SUNSET PROVISION FOR THE STUDY COMMITTEE. -
 ratified title

   12/03/15  House  Prefiled
   12/03/15  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/12/16  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 52)
   01/12/16  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 52)
   04/14/16  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder,
                     Loftis, Bradley
   04/14/16  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 3)
   04/19/16  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins
   04/20/16  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 238)
   04/20/16  House  Roll call Yeas-104  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 238)
   04/21/16  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 13)
   04/21/16  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   04/21/16  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)
   05/25/16  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 6)
   05/26/16         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/31/16  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 57)
   05/31/16  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 57)
   05/31/16  Senate Roll call Ayes-46  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 57)
   06/01/16  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 38)
   06/01/16  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
                     (House Journal-page 137)
   06/01/16  House  Roll call Yeas-0  Nays-88 (House Journal-page 137)
   06/02/16  Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Alexander, Cleary, Scott
                     (Senate Journal-page 18)
   06/02/16  House  Conference committee appointed Burns, Bradley,
                     King (House Journal-page 62)
   06/15/16  House  Conference report adopted (House Journal-page 166)
   06/15/16  House  Roll call Yeas-91  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 168)
   06/15/16  Senate Conference report received and adopted
                     (Senate Journal-page 140)
   06/15/16  Senate Roll call Ayes-37  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 140)
   06/16/16  House  Ordered enrolled for ratification
   06/17/16         Ratified R 308
   06/22/16         Signed By Governor
   06/27/16         Effective date 06/22/16
   07/14/16         Act No. 305

(A305, R308, H4391)

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "BRAIN TISSUE DONOR STUDY COMMITTEE" TO PROVIDE A PROCESS AND PROCEDURE FOR CITIZENS OF THIS STATE TO DONATE THEIR BRAIN TISSUE UPON THEIR DEATH FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE STUDY COMMITTEE, TO REQUIRE THE STUDY COMMITTEE TO PREPARE A REPORT FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND TO INCLUDE A SUNSET PROVISION FOR THE STUDY COMMITTEE.

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

Brain Tissue Donor Study Committee

SECTION    1.    There is created the Brain Tissue Donor Study Committee charged with providing a process and procedure for citizens of this State to designate that upon his or her death, the person's brain tissue be donated for the purpose of research and education. Membership of the study committee shall be comprised of seven members as follows:

(1)    one researcher from Clemson University

(2)    one researcher from the University of South Carolina

(3)    one researcher from the Medical University of South Carolina

(4)    one representative from the SC Department of Motor Vehicles

(5)    one representative from Donate Life South Carolina

(6)    one representative from LifePoint, Inc.

(7)    one representative from the National Alliance on Mental Illness South Carolina.

Staff from the Senate and the House of Representatives shall assist the study committee. The study committee shall provide a report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2016, at which time the study committee shall dissolve. Members of the study committee shall serve without mileage, per diem, or subsistence.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 17th day of June, 2016.

Approved the 22nd day of June, 2016.