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AMENDED
April 29, 2009
H. 3488
Introduced by Reps. J.E. Smith, Hart, Williams, R.L. Brown, Hutto and Weeks
S. Printed 4/29/09--H.
Read the first time February 10, 2009.
EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:
The Senate and the House of Representatives
The Legislature indicates there will be an additional cost for the proposed bill. The committee will consist of 6 members of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The cost per legislator per one-day meeting is $245 per person, and the total cost will be $1,470 per one-day meeting to be paid from the approved accounts of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Any staffing will also be provided by the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Governor's Office - Office of Veterans' Affairs
A review of this bill by the Office of Veterans' Affairs indicates there will be a minimal impact to the General Fund of the State which can be absorbed within existing resources.
Approved By:
Harry Bell
Office of State Budget
TO ESTABLISH A COMMITTEE TO STUDY CERTAIN ISSUES AFFECTING VETERANS AND PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND DUTIES, THE FILLING OF VACANCIES, COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND STAFFING.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. There is established a Committee to Study Certain Issues Affecting Veterans. The committee is comprised of three members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and three members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House. The members of the committee shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman and shall meet as often and at any locale in the State as the committee considers necessary or expedient for the duration of the committee's existence as provided by this joint resolution. Any vacancy on the committee shall be filled in the manner of original appointment as provided by this section.
SECTION 2. The committee shall study the following:
(A) the advisability and feasibility of constructing an additional state veterans' nursing home in South Carolina;
(B) veterans' access to existing nursing facilities and adult daycare facilities and the availability of these facilities to veterans who may be in need of them;
(C) the ways in which the State should proceed to generate maximum use of state tax revenue for the benefit of veterans;
(D) the projected veteran population in South Carolina during the next twenty years; and
(E) possible improvement projects to existing state nursing facilities for veterans.
When formulating its findings and recommendations, the committee shall consider information and recommendations from the state Office of Veterans Affairs and representatives of the veteran community.
SECTION 3. The committee shall render a written report of its findings and recommendations based upon its study conducted pursuant to Section 2. The report shall be presented to both houses of the General Assembly and to the Governor not later than April 1, 2010. Upon presenting the written report in accordance with the provisions of this section, the committee shall be dissolved and this joint resolution shall expire.
SECTION 4. The committee shall receive clerical and related assistance from the staff of the Senate and the staff of the House of Representatives, as approved and designated by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively. The members of the committee may not receive compensation and are not entitled to receive mileage, subsistence, and per diem authorized by law for members of state boards and committees. /
Renumber sections to conform.
SECTION 5. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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