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HOUSE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Human Affairs Commission
LOC Subcommittee: Economic Development, Transportation, and Natural Resources Subcommittee
LOC Subcommittee Chair: Hon. William M. "Bill" Hixon
LOC Subcommittee Members: Hon. Mandy Powers Norrell; Hon. Marvin R. Pendarvis; Hon. Lee Hewitt
Agency Website: Human Affairs Commission
Agency Head: Raymond Buxton II
Study Contact: Raymond Buxton II
Contact Email: rbuxton@schac.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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Oversight Committee
- Full and Subcommittee Study Reports
- Agency Reports
- Restructuring and Seven-Year Plan Report
- 2016 Annual Restructuring Report
- 2017 - ARR Guidelines (June 20, 2016)
- 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
- 2020-21 Agency Accountability Report
- 2021-22 Agency Accountability Report
- 2022-23 Agency Accountability Report
- Program Evaluation Report Extension Request (March 28, 2017)
- Agency PER (April 13, 2017)
- Annual Requests for Information (RFI)
- 2018 Guidelines (July 13, 2018)
- 2018 Completed RFI (October 16, 2018)
- Public Survey & Public Input via LOC webpage
- Press Release announcing Public Survey (February 16, 2017)
- Results from the 2017 Survey of the Department of Disabilties and Special Needs; State Election Commission; Human Affairs Commission; and John de la Howe School (February 9, 2017 - March 13, 2017)
- Public Input about Human Affairs Commission received via Committee webpage (March 14, 2017)
- Public Input about Human Affairs Commission received via Committee webpage (April 27, 2017)
- Public input about Human Affairs Commission received via Committee webpage (May 5, 2017)
- Public input about Human Affairs Commission received via Committee webpage (June 21, 2017)
- Public Input about Human Affairs Commission received via Committee webpage (October 19, 2017)
- Public Input about Human Affairs Commission received via Committee webpage (October 24, 2017)
- Correspondence
- Letter from Oversight Committee to the Human Affairs Commission (January 17, 2017)
- Rep. Newton’s recusal from study of the agency letter to Rep. Funderburk (February 15, 2016)
- Statewide Media Release Inviting the Public to Provide Testimony About Six Agencies Under Study (February 16, 2017)
- Letter from Human Affairs Commission to Oversight Subcommittee (June 1, 2017)
- Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to Human Affairs Commission (June 27, 2017)
- Letter from Human Affairs Commission to Oversight Subcommittee (July 7, 2017)
- Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to Human Affairs Commission (July 12, 2017)
- Letter from Human Affairs Commission to Oversight Subcommittee (July 31, 2017)
- Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to Human Affairs Commission (October 2, 2017)
- Letter from Human Affairs Commission to Oversight Subcommittee (October 13, 2017)
- Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to Human Affairs Commission (October 18, 2017)
- Letter from Human Affairs Commission to Oversight Subcommittee (October 20, 2017)
- State Human Resources Data
- State HR Dashboard - Human Affairs Commission (February 7, 2017)
- State HR Dashboard - Human Affairs Commission (September 6, 2017)
- Organization Charts
- Other Information about Structure/Employees
- Agency Presentation to Subcommittee on Mandate, Mission, and Vision, Laws Enforced, Organizational Structure, Major Program Areas, Employment Discrimination, Investigation process, Mediation, Housing Discrimination, Training, and Community Relations (June 22, 2017)
- Agency Presentation to Subcommittee entitled “How the Agency Resources its Crucial Mission” (September 18, 2017)
- Strategic Budgeting - Details (2015-16 / 2016-17)(PDF)
Completion of the 2015-16 Accountability Report, by the deadline stated in the report, fulfills the requirement to complete a Restructuring Report this year for the House Legislative Oversight Committee. The House Legislative Oversight Committee has worked with the South Carolina Department of Administration to integrate and combine many aspects of the Annual Restructuring Report into the Annual Accountability 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.
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.
Agencies that have completed a Program Evaluation Report may be asked to complete this document to ensure the information about the agency on this website remains current.
The Oversight Committee notifies the agency it has been selected for study.
The Subcommittee sent this letter as a follow up to the June 22, 2017, meeting with the agency. The letter requests additional information from the agency on the following topics: discrimination complaints; interaction with the federal government and finances.
The Human Affairs Commission provides responses to the Oversight Subcommittee’s June 27, 2017 letter.
The Subcommittee sent this letter as a follow up to the July 10, 2017, meeting with the agency.
The agency sent this as a follow up to the July 10, 2017, meeting. The letter provides additional on the following: (1) discrimination complaints - EEOC and FEPA Receipts in SC and Housing Cases by County; (2) average length of tenure for agency staff; (3) mediation - cases referred for mediation; mediations scheduled; and cases resolved by mediation; (4) requirements, if any, to exhaust an administrative remedy; and (5) additional law recommendations.
The Subcommittee sent this letter as a follow up to its September 18, 2017, meeting. The letter requests additional information on: employees (tenure, separations, and bonuses); investigators (cost and process of training); 90(e) allegations; and records management.
The Human Affairs Commission provides responses to the Oversight Subcommittee’s October 2, 2017, letter.
The Subcommittee sent this letter as a follow-up to its October 17, 2017, meeting. The letter requests additional information on: agency law recommendation #5 (mandatory mediation for state agencies and employees); and agency law recommendation #10 (clarification of types of relief for public accommodation discrimination).
The Human Affairs Commission provided this response to the Oversight Subcommittee’s October 18, 2017, letter.
Structure/Employees
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.
Mission, Goals & Strategic Plan
Finances & Performance
Other Materials