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Bill 1010

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1010
Ratification Number:              344
Act Number:                       377
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020213
Primary Sponsor:                  Fair
All Sponsors:                     Fair, Glover, Verdin, Ryberg, Giese, 
                                  Anderson, Alexander, Pinckney, Branton, Short, 
                                  Thomas, Martin, Ford, Patterson and Gregory
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\10728htc02.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020514
Date of Last Amendment:           20020508
Governor's Action:                U  Became law without signature of 
                                  Governor
Date of Governor's Action:        20020529
Subject:                          Task Force on Corrections established


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20021017  Act No. A377
------  20020529  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  20020522  Ratified R344
House   20020514  Concurred in Senate amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
Senate  20020508  House amendments amended,
                  returned to House with amendment
House   20020502  Read third time, returned with
                  amendment
House   20020501  Amended, read second time
House   20020430  Debate adjourned until
                  Wednesday, 20020501
House   20020424  Committee report: Favorable with       27 H3M
                  amendment
House   20020313  Introduced, read first time,           27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20020312  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20020307  Amended, read second time, 
                  ordered to third reading 
                  with notice of general amendments
Senate  20020307  Committee amendment adopted
Senate  20020306  Committee report: Favorable with       03 SCP
                  amendment
Senate  20020213  Introduced, read first time,           03 SCP
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on March 6, 2002 - Word format
Revised on March 7, 2002 - Word format
Revised on April 24, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 1, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 8, 2002 - Word format

(A377, R344, S1010)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE TASK FORCE ON CORRECTIONS AND PROVIDE ITS MEMBERSHIP AND DUTIES AND TO PROVIDE FOR IT TO MAKE A REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE MARCH 1, 2003, AFTER WHICH THE TASK FORCE TERMINATES.

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

Task Force on Corrections established; objectives; report

SECTION 1. (A) There is established the Task Force on Corrections. The task force shall identify and study methods to:

(1) promote fair and effective criminal and juvenile justice systems;

(2) provide for monitoring of correctional facilities and programs; and

(3) develop and maintain cooperative relationships with organizations, both public and private, involved in the fields of corrections, probation, parole, and related issues.

(B) The committee consists of nineteen members as follows:

(1) the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Corrections and Penology, ex officio, who shall serve as chairman;

(2) a Senator appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

(3) the Chairman of the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee;

(4) a House member appointed by the Speaker of the House;

(5) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, ex officio;

(6) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, ex officio;

(7) the Director of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, ex officio;

(8) four members appointed by the Governor, one each to represent the inmate/family advocacy, victim advocacy, health care provider, and social service provider communities;

(9) four members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one each to represent the legal, religious, business, and health care provider communities;

(10) four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one each from the business, religious, legal, and social service provider communities.

Members shall serve without compensation and are not entitled to receive mileage, per diem, and subsistence. A vacancy of an appointed member must be filled in the manner of original appointment. The task force shall meet as often as necessary and for its work employ the services of the staff of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, Sentencing Guidelines Commission, and the Senate Committee on Corrections and Penology, as the task force determines appropriate, and House staff as may be assigned by the Speaker of the House.

(C) The task force shall prepare a report with recommendations which must be submitted to the General Assembly before March 1, 2003. The task force terminates on the date it files its report or March 1, 2003, whichever occurs first.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 22nd day of May, 2002.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/29/02.

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