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HOUSE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Department of Natural Resources
LOC Subcommittee: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Subcommittee
LOC Subcommittee Chair: Hon. Edward R. Tallon Sr.
LOC Subcommittee Members: Hon. Robert Q. Williams; Hon. Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson; Hon. Micajah P. Micah Caskey, IV
Agency Website: DNR, Education, SC National Archery in Schools Program, SC Scholastic Clay Target Sports
Agency Head: Robert H. Boyles, Jr.
Study Contact: Shannon Bobertz
Contact Email: bobertzs@dnr.sc.gov
Responses to online surveys posted on this Committee's webpage are provided verbatim as they were received by the Committee. They are not the comments or expression of the House Legislative Oversight Committee, any of its Subcommittees, or the House of Representatives.
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Meetings
Full Legislative Oversight Committee
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Legislative Oversight Committee
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Legislative Oversight Committee
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Legislative Oversight Committee
Full Legislative Oversight Committee
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Legislative Oversight Committee
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Legislative Oversight Committee
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Legislative Oversight Committee
Full Legislative Oversight Committee
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Legislative Oversight Committee
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Legislative Oversight Committee
Full Legislative Oversight Committee
- Reports, Recommendations, and Implementation
- Subcommittee Study
- Full Committee Study (July 13, 2018)
- Agency Reports
- Restructuring and Seven-Year Plan Report (March 11, 2015)
- 2016 Annual Restructuring Report
- 2015-16 Agency Accountability Report
- 2016-17 Agency Accountability Report
- 2017-18 Agency Accountability Report
- 2018-19 Agency Accountability Report
- 2019-20 Agency Accountability Report
- 2021-22 Agency Accountability Report
- 2022-23 Agency Accountability Report
- Program Evaluation Report (August 30, 2017)
- Annual Requests for Information (RFI)
- Public Survey
- Public Input Meeting
- Public Input received via House Legislative Oversight Committee webpage
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (June 6, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - June 14, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - June 14, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (June 15, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - June 16, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - June 16, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (June 19, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (June 20, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (June 22, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - June 23, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - June 23, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (June 25, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - June 29, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - June 29, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (3 - June 29, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (July 9, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - July 10, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - July 10, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (July 11, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (July 12, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - July 13, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - July 13, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (July 14, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - July 15, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - July 15, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (July 18, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - July 19, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - July 19, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - July 20, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2- July 20, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - July 22, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - July 22, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (July 25, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - July 27, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - July 27, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - August 3, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - August 3, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (August 9, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (August 16, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (September 4, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - October 6, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - October 6, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (October 10, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (November 1, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (1 - November 9, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (2 - November 9, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (November 27, 2017)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (February 22, 2018)
- Public Input about DNR received via Committee webpage (February 28, 2018)
- Letter from Oversight Committee to DNR (May 19, 2017)
- Email from Agency Director to All Agency Employees (June 12, 2017)
- Statewide Media Release Inviting the Public to Provide Testimony about Four Agencies Under Study (October 2, 2017)
- Letter from DNR to Oversight Subcommittee (October 5, 2017)
- Letter from DNR to Oversight Subcommittee (October 6, 2017)
- Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to DNR (October 11, 2017)
- Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to DNR (October 23, 2017)
- Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to DNR (October 26, 2017)
- Letter from DNR to Oversight Subcommittee (October 26, 2017)
- Letter from DNR to Oversight Subcommittee (October 27, 2017) and exhibits A through N
- Exhibit A - Law Enforcement Division Officer Hiring Procedure (Agency Directive D347)
- Exhibit B - Law Enforcement Division Officer Promotional Plan (Agency Directive D348)
- Exhibit C - Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer Starting Salaries in Other States (2015 Salary Study)
- Exhibit D1 - Law Enforcement Officer Career Path
- Exhibit D2 - Marine Resources Division Pay Plan
- Exhibit D3 - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division Pay Plan
- Exhibit D4 - Boat Titling and Registration Clerks Career Path
- Exhibit E - Bonus amounts, number of employees receiving, and reasons by division (FY2015-16 and 16-17)
- Exhibit F - Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy and Procedures (Policy 705.05)
- Exhibit G - Unfilled positions list
- Exhibit H - Reasons for Turnover
- Exhibit I - Exit Interview Forms
- Exhibit J - Internal Communications Assessment (February 1, 2006)
- Exhibit K - Recurring General Funds Appropriation History FY2000 through FY2018
- Exhibit L - Fines and Fees Information
- Exhibit M - Three to five largest contracts the Marine Resources Division has with outside vendors
- Exhibit N - Analytics from Pocket Ranger vendor
- Letter from DNR to Oversight Subcommittee (November 3, 2017) and exhibits A through E
- Exhibit A - By Laws of the SC Aquatic Plant Management Council
- Exhibit B - Aquatic Plant Management Council Attendance (January 2007 - Current)
- Exhibit C - SC Heritage Trust Fund-Document Stamp Receipts & Investment Earning
- Exhibit D - Soil and Water Conservation Districts-September 2017 Monthly Report Examples
- Exhibit E - Criteria for Eligibility and Classification of SC State Scenic Rivers-October 2017
- Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to DNR (November 13, 2017)
- Letter from DNR to Oversight Subcommittee (November 17, 2017)
- Letter from State Election Commission to Oversight Subcommittee (November 17, 2017)
- Letter from DNR to Oversight Subcommittee (November 22, 2017) and exhibit A
- Exhibit A - Law Enforcement Internal Affairs Procedure (Agency Directive D321)
- Letter from Secretary of State's Office to Oversight Subcommittee (November 22, 2017)
- Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to DNR (December 20, 2017)
- Letter from DNR to Oversight Subcommittee (January 12, 2018)
- Letter from Oversight Committee to DNR (July 31, 2018)
- Letter from DNR to Oversight Subcommittee (September 26, 2019)
- History (last updated by agency on August 30, 2017)
- Governing Body (last updated by agency on August 30, 2017)
- Organization Charts
- Organizational Charts (March 3, 2010 thru June 22, 2017)
- Organizational Chart (June 22, 2017)
- Organizational Chart - Detailed (August 9, 2017)
- Colonel, Major, and Captains during FY 2007 to 2017
- State Human Resources Data
- State HR Dashboard - DNR (September 6, 2017)
- Other information related to employees
- Agency’s Products and Services (August 2017)
- State Water Planning - Members of DNRs Advisory Committee (June 2018)
- Partial dike exemption approval (March 2018)
- Goals
- Revenue and Spending
- Spending/Budgeting to achieve goals (FY2016-17 and 2017-18)
- Annual Summary Spending
- Monthly Detailed Spending
- Spending by Vendor
- Fines and Fees Information
- Recurring General Funds Appropriation History FY2000 through FY2018
- SC Heritage Trust Fund-Document Stamp Receipts & Investment Earning
- Other Funds Survey (FY 2018) - Information on how funds from licenses, fees, permits, and other sources are utilized
- Performance
- State Vehicle Use
- Obtaining a vehicle
- Vehicle procurement, assignment, use, maintenance and repair (Law Enforcement Directive 331)
- Permanent Assignment of State Owned Vehicle (SFM Form 980-R)
- Logs
- Instructions for Monthly Motor Vehicle Log
- Monthly Motor Vehicle Log
- Daily Vehicle Log
- Computation for Reimbursement of Commuting Mileage form
- Travel Request Forms
- Travel Regulations (Board Directive 201)
- In-State Overnight Travel Request form
- Out-of-State Travel Request form
- Outside Work Use
- Outside Working Activity (Consulting, Moonlighting, etc.) (Human Resources Policy 700.04)
- Request for Approval of Outside Employment form
- Collisions/Accidents
- Law Enforcement Vehicle Collision form
- Law Enforcement Collision Review and applicable forms (Law Enforcement Directive 301)
- Investigation of vehicle accident memorandum
- Agency vessel accidents and incidents (Law Enforcement Directive 327)
- Reportable Boat Incident and Accident Investigations (Law Enforcement Directive 344)
- Operator Report of Accident and Incident form
- Fleet Safety Program - Appendix B - Driver Corrective Actions
- Accident Review Board - MOU between DNR, SLED, and DPS to review traffic collisions involving employees of the agencies
- Other state vehicle policies
- Vehicle Management Handbook
- Equipment Use and Care (Board Directive 202)
- Use of the Personal Flotation Device (PFD) while on board DNR Vessels and Boating Safety and Training (Board Directive 903)
- Boat Operations and Training Program (Law Enforcement Directive 337)
- Vehicular Pursuit (Board Policy 302.01)
- Transportation of prisoners (Law Enforcement Directive 304)
- Fleet Management Policy Directives
- Motor Vehicle Management Act
- Residency of Law Enforcement Officers
- SC Code of Laws Section 50-3-316. Criteria for hiring enforcement officers
- Board not interfering with where an employee lives (Human Resources Policy 700.07)
- Law Enforcement Division request for transfer procedure and form (Law Enforcement Directive 345)
- Law Enforcement Officer Hiring Procedure (Law Enforcement Directive 347)
- Firearm training and/or qualification
- Training (Law Enforcement Directive 317)
- Deputy Law Enforcement Officer Policy (Board Policy 300.01)
- Use of Force (Board Policy 301.01)
- Issuance of Law Enforcement Commissions to Department Personnel (Board Directive 301)
- Request for Approval of Off Duty or Back-Up Weapon form
- Discipline and Internal Affairs
- Standards of Disciplinary Actions (Human Resources Policy 701.03)
- Oral Reprimand form
- Written Reprimand form
- Notice of Suspension form
- Notice of Suspension Temporary Grant or Time-Limited Employees form
- Notice of Suspension Pending Investigation form
- Internal Affairs (Law Enforcement Directive 321)
- Complaint Procedure (Board Policy 2016.01)
- New procedure the SCDNR Board passed in January 2018 per the Oversight Subcommittees recommendation, which relates to complaint procedures for alleged wrongdoing of Deputy Directors, direct reports to the agency Director, the agency Director, and DNR Board Members and Advisory Board members.
- Drugs
- Hiring/Promotions
- Law Enforcement Officer Hiring Procedure (Law Enforcement Directive 347)
- Law Enforcement Officer Promotional Plan (Law Enforcement Directive 348)
- Law Enforcement Officer Career Path
- Marine Resources Division Pay Plan
- Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division Pay Plan
- Boat Titling and Registration Clerks Career Path
- Applicant Evaluation Form
- Overview
- Reports agency is required to complete (provided by agency on August 30, 2017)
- External reviews performed on agency
- External Reports, Reviews, Audits, and Studies
- Audit of DNR personnel actions by State Human Resources Division (2013 - 2016)
- Audit of DNR’'s Human Resources delegated transactions by SC Budget and Control Board (July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014)
- Civil Rights Desk Audit Review of DNR by U.S. Department of the Interior (2014)
- Audit of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants by the Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior (2013 through 2015)
- Monitoring visit of federal funding by FEMA, Grant Programs Division, Region IV/Grants Business Branch (2015)
- Economic Contribution of Natural Resources to South Carolinas Economy - Full Report (FY13 - December 2016)
- Economic Contribution of Natural Resources to South Carolinas Economy - Quick Facts (FY13 - December 2016)
- Internal Audits
- Internal Audit Process (provided by agency on August 30, 2017)
- Audit of DNR Procurement Card holders by DNR’'s Audit Services (2012)
- Audit of year ending inventory balances by DNR’'s Audit Services (2012)
- Other Internal Reports and Information
- List of Acronyms
- Yearly Accomplishments Publication - 2014
- Yearly Accomplishments Publication - 2015
- Yearly Accomplishments Publication - 2016
- White Paper - Office of Human Resources (FY17)
- White Paper - Office of Support Services (FY17)
- White Paper - Office of Media and Outreach (FY17)
- White Paper - Office of Environmental Programs/Boating Access and Engineering Section (FY17)
- White Paper - Land, Water, and Conservation Division (FY17)
- White Paper - Law Enforcement Division (FY17)
- White Paper - Marine Resources Division (FY17)
- White Paper - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (FY17)
- Map of DNR - Offices and Properties Managed
In 2016 the Oversight Committee worked with the Executive Budget Office to combine the information sought in the Annual Restructuring Report and Annual Accountability Report, into one report.
In 2016 the Oversight Committee worked with the Executive Budget Office to combine the information sought in the Annual Restructuring Report and Annual Accountability Report, into one report. Since that time the Agency Accountability Report also satisfies the agency's requirement for an Annual Restructuring Report.
Public Survey and Public Input
Correspondence
The Oversight Committee notifies the agency it has been selected for study.
Agency Director emails all agency employees to inform them about the House Legislative Oversight Committee study.
DNR personnel provide corrections to testimony from the October 4, 2017 Subcommittee meeting and additional information about, random drug testing.
DNR personnel provide corrections to testimony from the October 4, 2017 Subcommittee meeting, and additional information about, the South Carolina Wildlife magazine.
The Subcommittee sent this letter after its October 4 and October 9, 2017 Subcommittee meetings. The letter requests additional information about the following topics: (1) hiring; (2) salaries and bonuses; (3) drug testing; (4) turnover; (5) employee morale/satisfaction; (6) outside surveys; (7) finances and fees; (8) credit card fees; (9) lease agreements; (10) contracts; (11) rescues/emergencies; (12) litter; (13) pocket ranger mobile application; (14) wildlife magazine; (15) horseshoe crabs; (16) loggerhead turtle nests; (17) Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Advisory Committee; (18) e-ticketing; (19) agency's law change recommendation; and (20) record retention/archive.
The Subcommittee sent this letter after its October 17, 2017 Subcommittee meeting. The letter requests additional information about the following topics: (1) aquatic plant management council; (2) heritage trust; (3) soil and water conservation district; (4) flood insurance policy surcharge; and (5) scenic rivers.
The Subcommittee sent this letter after its October 23, 2017 Subcommittee meeting. The letter requests additional information about the following topics: (1) fish kill; (2) fish hatcheries; (3) wildlife managed areas; (4) call-in programs; (5) dike repair and maintenance; (6) permits; (7) information technology; and (8) agency law recommendation.
DNR personnel provide corrections to testimony from the October 23, 2017 Subcommittee meeting.
DNR provides responses to the Oversight Subcommittee's October 11, 2017 letter which included follow-up questions from the Subcommittee meetings on October 4, 2017 (Overview, Office of Media and Outreach, Office of Support Services, etc.), and October 9, 2017 (Marine Resources Division).
DNR provides responses to the Oversight Subcommittee's October 23, 2017 letter which included follow-up questions from the Subcommittee meeting on October 17, 2017 (Land, Water, and Conservation Division).
The Subcommittee sent this letter after its November 6, 2017 Subcommittee meeting. The letter requests additional information about the following topics related to the Office of Environmental Programs: (1) deliverables; and (2) Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC). The letter also requests information about the following topics related to the Law Enforcement Division: (1) employees; (2) equipment; (3) boater education; (4) deliverables; (5) performance; (6) finances; (7) emergencies/natural disasters; (8) internal affairs; and (9) agency recommendations from the Program Evaluation Report.
DNR provides responses to the Oversight Subcommittee's October 26, 2017 letter which included follow-up questions from the Subcommittee meeting on October 23, 2017 (Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries).
The State Election Commission provides input on DNR recommendations for law changes which may impact the State Election Commission.
DNR provides responses to the Oversight Subcommittee's November 13, 2017 letter which included follow-up questions from the Subcommittee meeting on November 6, 2017 (Law Enforcement Division).
The Secretary of State's Office provides input on DNR recommendations for law changes which may impact the Secretary of State's Office.
The Subcommittee sent this letter which requests additional information about the following topics: (1) firearms; (2) residency; (3) state vehicles; (4) discipline; (5) internal affairs; (6) hiring and promotions; and (7) lawsuits.
DNR provides responses to the Oversight Subcommittee's December 20, 2017 letter.
The Committee sent this letter, which discusses government transparency, as a follow up to the June 26, 2018, full Committee meeting in which the study of the agency was approved.
DNR provides results of a recent employee climate survey, pursuant to Recommendation #7 in the Full Committee Study of DNR, issued July 13, 2018.
History and Organization of Agency
The documents below are provided by the Division of State Human Resources based on information the agency inputs into the South Carolina Enterprise Information System (SCEIS). The aggregated data about agency employees includes, but is not limited to, (1) Number of authorized, filled and vacant positions; (2) Education level; (3) Race by Generation; (4) Gender by Generation; (5) Number of full time equivalent employees by funding source; (6) Number of Service and TERI employees at the agency; (7) Number of employees eligible to retire in five years; (8) Number of Trial and Probationary employees by generation; (9) Average salary by payband; (10) Number of certified public manager graduates at the agency; etc.
Products and Services of Agency
Goals, Spending, and Performance of Agency
Partners of Agency
Agency Policies
The agency provided the policies and forms below at the Committees request. The policies are grouped by topic, but may not include all agency policies applicable to each topic or policies or forms produced outside the agency that may apply to all state agencies.
Other Reports, Reviews, and Audits
Laws and Regulations related to the Agency