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Legislative Oversight Committee

Message from Chairman

Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson

District 58, Horry County

As Chair of the Legislative Oversight Committee and on behalf of my fellow members, I would like to welcome you to the committee’s webpage.

The Legislative Oversight Committee, created in December 2014, is a vehicle for oversight used by the House of Representatives. The Committee’s specific task is to conduct legislative oversight studies and investigations of state agencies at least once every seven years to ensure state laws and programs are being carried out in accordance with the intent of the General Assembly and to determine whether those programs should continue in their current form.

Public input is the cornerstone of the oversight process. Share your concerns with the Committee online, by email, over the phone, or in person and help the Legislative Oversight Committee improve state government for all South Carolinians.

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Committee Vision

For South Carolina agencies to become, and continuously remain, the most effective state agencies in the country through processes which eliminate waste and efficiently deploy resources thereby creating greater confidence in state government.

Committee Mission

Determine if agency laws and programs are being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent of the General Assembly and whether they should be continued, curtailed or eliminated. Inform the public about state agencies.

Study Information (Click on agency name or issue to open webpage with information from the Committee's study)	Current Status of Study	Executive Summary of Study Report	Complete Study Report or Video/Dashboard (Click link for report)
Accident Fund, State	Completed in 2022		2022.06 - Study Video/Dashboard
Adjutant General	Completed in 2018	^	2018.07 - Study Report
Administrative Law Court	Not yet studied
Aeronautics Commission, S.C.	Completed in 2019	2019.10 - Executive Summary	2019.10 - Study Report
Aging, Department on	Completed in 2023		2023.12 - Study Video/Dashboard
Agriculture, Department of	Completed in 2017	^	2017.11 - Study Report
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, Department of	Completed in 2020	2020.03 - Executive Summary	2020.03 - Study Report
Archives and History, Department of	Completed in 2017	^	2017.08 - Study Report
Arts Commission, S.C.	Completed in 2022	2022.04 - Executive Summary	2021.12 - Study Video/Dashboard
Attorney General, Office of the	Completed in 2022	2022.10 - Executive Summary	2022.10 - Study Report
Blind, Commission for the	Completed in 2016	^	2016.10 - Study Report
Commerce, Department of	Completed in 2022	2022.10 - Executive Summary	2022.10 - Study Video/Dashboard
Comptroller General's Office	Completed in 2015	^	2015.12 - Study Report
Conservation Bank, S.C.	Not yet studied
Consumer Affairs, Department of	Completed in 2024	2024.9 - Executive Summary	2024.9 - Study Video/Dashboard
Corrections, Department of	Completed in 2020	2020.10 - Executive Summary	2020.10 - Study Video/Dashboard
Deaf and the Blind, School for the	Completed in 2016	^	2016.10 - Study Report
Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of	Completed in 2018	^	2018.11 - Study Report
ETV Commission	Completed in 2018	^	2018.11 - Study Report
Education, Department of	Not yet studied
Election Commission, State 2017 study of entire agency 2021 study of process for maintaining the accuracy of voter rolls with regards to qualified electors, including, but not limited to, removing deceased people from the state's active voter registration list (Ad Hoc Committee)	Completed in 2017	^	2017.12 - Study Report
Employment and Workforce, Department of	Not yet studied
Ethics Commission, State	Completed in 2022
Financial Institutions, Board of	Not yet studied
First Steps to School Readiness, S.C.	Completed in 2016	^	2016.05 - Study Report
Forestry Commission	Under Study
Health and Environmental Control, Department of (DHEC)	Completed in 2017		2017.12 - Study Report
Health and Human Services, Department of (DHHS)	Completed in 2022	2022.04 - Executive Summary	2021.12 - Study Video/Dashboard
Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission	Under Study
Higher Education, Commission on	Under Study	^
Housing Finance and Development Authority, S.C. State (SC Housing)	Completed in 2020	2020.10 - Executive Summary	2020.10 - Study Report
Human Affairs Commission, S.C.	Completed in 2017	^	2017.12 - Study Report
Indigent Defense, Commission on	Completed in 2018	^	2018.11 - Study Report
Insurance, Department of	Not yet studied
Jobs-Economic Development Authority, S.C.	Completed in 2023	Executive Summary	2023.12 - Study Video/Dashboard
John de la Howe School	Completed in 2018	^	2018.07 - Study Report
Juvenile Justice, Department of (DJJ) 2017 study of entire agency 2021 study of LAC Follow up Audit of DJJ	Completed in 2017	^	2017.04 - Study Report
Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Department of (LLR)	Completed in 2019	^	2019.07 - Study Report
Law Enforcement Division, State (SLED)	Under Study
Law Enforcement Training Council and Criminal Justice Academy	Completed in 2017	^	2017.11 - Study Report
Library, State	Completed in 2022	2022.10 - Executive Summary	2022.10 - Study Report
Mental Health, Department of (DMH)	Completed in 2020	2020.03 - Executive Summary	2020.03 - Study Report
Minority Affairs, Commission for	Completed in 2018	^	2018.07 - Study Report
Motor Vehicles, Department of (DMV)	Completed in 2019	2019.10 - Executive Summary	2019.10 - Study Report
Museum, State	Not yet studied
Natural Resources, Department of (DNR)	Completed in 2018	^	2018.07 - Study Report
Parks Recreation and Tourism, Department of	Completed in 2018	^	2018.11 - Study Report
Patriots Point Development Authority	Completed in 2018	^	2018.07 - Study Report
Probation, Parole and Pardon, Department of	Completeled in 2022	2022.04 - Executive Summary
Prosecution Coordination, Commission on	Completed in 2018	^	2018.11 - Study Report
Public Safety, Department of (DPS)	Completed in 2017	^	2017.12 - Study Report
Retirement System Investment Commission	Not yet studied
Revenue, Department of (DOR)	Completed in 2018	^	2018.11 - Study Report
Rural Infrastructure Authority	Completed in 2019	2019.12 - Executive Summary	2019.12 - Study Report
Sea Grant Consortium, S.C.	Not yet studied
Secretary of State, Office of the	Completed in 2020	2020.10 - Executive Summary	2020.10 - Study Video/Dashboard
Social Services, Department of (DSS)	Completed in 2016	^	2016.04 - Study Report
Technical and Comprehensive Education, State Board for	Not yet studied
Transportation Infrastructure Bank, S.C.	Completed in 2017	^	2017.04 - Study Report
Transportation, Department of (DOT)	Completed in 2016	^	2016.06 - Study Report
Treasurer, S.C. Office of the	Completed in 2017	^	2017.08 - Study Report
Vocational Rehabilitation Department, S.C.	Not yet studied
Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School	Completed in 2019	^	2019.10 - Study Report
Workers' Compensation Commission, S.C.	Completed in 2024	2024.09 -Executive Summary	2024.9 - Study Video/Dashboard
Issue Study: State agencies' relationship with, funding of, and other activities relating to Planned Parenthood facilities and other abortion providers in S.C.	Completed in 2016	*	2016.04 -
Issue Study: DHEC's Receipt and Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine Study	Completed in 2021
Issue Study: Insurance Fraud	Completed in 2024

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