South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A184, R81, S467

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Hayes and Peeler
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20224sd05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 9, 2005
Introduced in the House on February 22, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on May 13, 2005
Governor's Action: May 23, 2005, Signed

Summary: Catawba Community Mental Health Center

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/9/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-16
    2/9/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-16
   2/15/2005  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Finance SJ-3
   2/16/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-15
   2/17/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-12
   2/22/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   2/22/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-6
   5/11/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-14
   5/12/2005  House   Read second time HJ-51
   5/12/2005  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-52
   5/13/2005  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-5
   5/18/2005          Ratified R 81
   5/23/2005          Signed By Governor
   5/25/2005          Copies available
   5/25/2005          Effective date 05/23/05
   7/20/2005          Act No. 184

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/9/2005
2/15/2005
5/11/2005


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A184, R81, S467)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT UPON EXECUTION OF AN APPROPRIATE CONTRACT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH IS AUTHORIZED TO TRANSFER A CERTAIN SUM OF MONEY FROM AN ACCOUNT DESIGNATED FOR THE PURCHASE OR CONSTRUCTION OF A CHILD AND ADOLESCENT FACILITY AT THE CATAWBA COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER TO THE FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY CENTER, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO PURCHASE A SUITABLE BUILDING TO SERVE AS A CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY TO BE NAMED THE CATAWBA FAMILY CENTER.

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

Authorization to transfer funds

SECTION    1.    Upon execution of the contract required by this section, the South Carolina Department of Mental Health is authorized to transfer the sum of $199,168.50 from an account designated for the purchase or construction of a child and adolescent facility at the Catawba Community Mental Health Center to the Friends of the Family Center, a nonprofit organization, for the purpose of raising additional funding to purchase, by June 30, 2006, a suitable building to serve as a child and adolescent mental health facility to be named the Catawba Family Center. This transfer is subject to the terms and conditions contained in this section and as specified in a contract to be negotiated and executed between the department and the Friends of the Family Center in regard to the acquisition of the Catawba Family Center. The terms of this contract shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1)    the Catawba Family Center must be operated by the Catawba Mental Health Center and the Department of Mental Health;

(2)    the Friends of the Family Center may not use the funding transferred from the Department of Mental Health for projects or investments other than the acquisition of the Catawba Family Center, and the funds must only be applied to the reasonable sale price of the real property that does not include any pre-closing or settlement costs;

(3)    the real property must be free and clear of any mortgages or similar debts and any other financial encumbrances at the time of and subsequent to closing;

(4)    upon written request from the Department of Mental Health, the Friends of the Family shall provide the Department of Mental Health with an accounting of all funds and permit the Department of Mental Health access to its financial records;

(5)    in the event that the Friends of the Family Center are unable to raise sufficient funds to purchase a suitable building on or before June 30, 2006, the Friends of the Family Center shall transfer the sum of $199,168.50 plus reasonable interest together with any additional funding raised for the purpose of funding the Catawba Family Center to the Department of Mental Health to be used for this purpose, unless the Mental Health Commission approves a motion to allow the Friends of the Family Center to continue holding funds past June 30, 2006, to continue fund raising for the Catawba Family Center;

(6)    the Department of Mental Health upon receipt of these funds pursuant to item (5) shall then deposit these funds into a restricted account. Any interest earned by the account shall remain with the account. The funds in the account may not be used by the Department of Mental Health for any purpose other than funding the Catawba Family Center;

(7)    any real estate purchased with the funds by the Department of Mental Health or Friends of the Family at the conclusion of all transactions must be titled in the name of the State of South Carolina;

(8)    the transaction shall meet all applicable provisions of state law including Budget and Control Board requirements.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 18th day of May, 2005.

Approved the 23rd day of May, 2005.

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