South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 3320

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Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Henegan
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nl\13778cm19.docx

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Inmates with Dementia

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2018  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 172)
    1/8/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 172)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2018

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL DEVELOP A PLAN TO ADDRESS THE GROWING POPULATION OF INMATES WITH DEMENTIA AND REPORT ITS PLAN TO THE GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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

SECTION    1.    The South Carolina Department of Corrections shall develop a plan to address the growing population of inmates who suffer from dementia. The department shall determine whether it is feasible to implement programs that allow inmates in good standing to be paired with and provide care for inmates that suffer from dementia. Also, the plan shall address whether inmates suffering from dementia can be housed in separate facilities that employ properly trained nurses and certified nursing assistants who are trained to handle inmates suffering from dementia.

SECTION    2.    The department shall report its plan to address these issues contained in SECTION 1, along with a cost analysis to the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1, 2020.

SECTION    3.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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