HOUSE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Commission on Prosecution Coordination

Reports, Recommendations, and Implementation


Subcommittee Study
Full Committee Study
Agency Reports
Seven-Year Plan Reports
Restructuring and Seven-Year Plan Report (March 31, 2015)
Annual Restructuring Reports and Accountability Reports
2016 Annual Restructuring Report
2015-16 Agency 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.
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
Program Evaluation Report Guidelines and Templates (January 23, 2018)
Program Evaluation Report Extension Request and Response (February 20, 2018)
Program Evaluation Report (April 6, 2018)
PER charts, including the Comprehensive Strategic Finances Chart - Excel
Annual Requests for Information (RFI)
2019 Completed RFI (November 3, 2019)
2020 Completed RFI (December 4, 2020)

Public Survey and Public Input


Public Survey
Press Release Announcing Public Survey (January 23, 2018)
Survey Results (January 23 – March 1, 2018)
Public Input Meeting
Statewide Media Release Inviting the Public to Provide Testimony about Six Agencies Under Study (February 9, 2018)
Statewide Media Release Inviting the Public to Provide Testimony about Three Agencies Under Study (April 3, 2018)
Public Input received via House Legislative Oversight Committee webpage
June 22, 2020

Correspondence


Letter from Oversight Committee to Prosecution Coordination (January 12, 2018)
The Oversight Committee notifies the agency it has been selected for study.
Letter from Oversight Committee to Prosecution Coordination (June 22, 2018)
The Subcommittee sends this letter after its June 18, 2018 Subcommittee meeting. The letter requests additional information about the following topics: (1) steps in prosecution process; (2) uniformity, court docket, and backlog; (3) finances; and (4) data.
Letter from Prosecution Coordination to Oversight Committee(July 16, 2018)
The agency provides a response to the Subcommittee’s June 22, 2018 letter which seeks additional information about the following topics: (1) steps in prosecution process; (2) uniformity, court docket, and backlog; (3) finances; and (4) data.
Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to Prosecution Coordination (August 1, 2018)
The Subcommittee sends this letter after its July 24, 2018 Subcommittee meeting. The letter requests additional information about the following topics: (1) case management orders; (2) warrant approval; (3) investigative grand juries; (4) general data; (5) evidence data; (6) case status data; (7) diversion programs; (8) definition of “case” and backlog; and (9) terminology.
Letter from Prosecution Coordination to Subcommittee with attachments (August 15, 2018)
The agency provides a response to the Subcommittee’s August 1, 2018 letter which seeks additional information about the following topics: (1) case management orders; (2) warrant approval; (3) investigative grand juries; (4) general data; (5) evidence data; (6) case status data; (7) diversion programs; (8) definition of “case” and backlog; and (9) terminology.
Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to Prosecution Coordination (August 27, 2018)
The Subcommittee sends this letter after its August 20, 2018 meeting. The letter requests additional information about the following topics: (1) statistics and costs; (2) evidence data; (3) distribution of information; (4) legal education, training, and assistance; (5) domestic violence and driving under the influence; (6) diversion programs; (7) essential resources; (8) agency recommendations for law changes; and (9) responsibilities of circuit solicitors.
Letter from Oversight Subcommittee to interested parties (August 27, 2018)
The Subcommittee sends this letter after its August 20, 2018 meeting, during which the following topics were discussed: immunity for solicitors to provide law enforcement advice; county investigative grand juries; and evidence databases. The same letter was sent to the following entities:
S.C. Law Enforcement Training Council (LETC);
S.C. Sheriffs’ Association (SCSA);
S.C. Police Chiefs’ Association (SCPCA) and S.C. Law Enforcement Officers’ Association (SCLEOA);
S.C. Association of Counties; (SCAC) and
Municipal Association of S.C. (MASC)
Letter from Prosecution Coordination to Oversight Subcommittee (Sept. 13, 2018)
The agency provides a response to the Subcommittee’s August 27, 2018 letter which seeks additional information about the following topics: (1) statistics and costs; (2) evidence data; (3) distribution of information; (4) legal education, training, and assistance; (5) domestic violence and driving under the influence; (6) diversion programs; (7) essential resources; (8) agency recommendations for law changes; and (9) responsibilities of circuit solicitors.
Letter from Sheriff's Association to Oversight Subcommittee (Sept. 17, 2018)
The Sheriff’s Association provides a response to the Subcommittee’s August 27, 2018 letter. NOTE: The letter, signed by the Association Executive Director, states the following: “Please understand, however, that our Association has not had a Business Meeting since we received your letter. Therefore, the responses below reflect my opinion or the opinion of select Sheriffs on my Board of Directors and/or Legislative Committee. We will discuss these issues in greater detail with our full membership at the next regularly scheduled Business Meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2018. Naturally, our official position as an Association may differ from the position stated below once all of our members have had an opportunity to provide input at our Business Meeting.”
Letter from Prosecution Coordination to Oversight Subcommittee (September 18, 2018)
Agency provides corrections/clarifications to statements made during the June 18, 2018 Subcommittee meeting.

History and Organization of Agency


History
Governing Body
Organization Charts
Organizational charts (2007-2008 through 2017-2018)
Organizational unit details (as of April 2018) - PDF
Organizational unit details (as of April 2018) - Excel
State Human Resources Data
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.
State HR Dashboard (April 2018)

Services and Products of Agency


List of Products and Services
Service and product details
Products and services (as of April 2018) - PDF
Products and services (as of April 2018) - Excel
Training Materials
“Getting, Storing, Retaining, and Releasing Evidence: Legal and Practical Considerations” training notebook (July 2017)
“Ethics for Government Attorneys” training notebook (January 2017)
2018 S.C. Solicitor's Association Prosecution Bootcamp agenda
2017 S.C. Solicitor's Association Annual Conference agenda
Prosecution Commission training schedule (July 2012 - June 2018)
Legal Updates
Summary of 2017 Act No. 95
Summary of 2015 Act No. 22
Analysis of S.C. Code Ann. 56-5-2953
Domestic Violence Crimes Chart
Data Analysis
Driving Under the Influence
FY 2016-17 DUI - Magistrate Court Report to Legislature
FY 2016-17 DUI - General Sessions Report to Legislature
Domestic Violence
FY 2016-17 Domestic Violence - General Sessions report to Legislature
FY 2016-17 Domestic Violence - Magistrate Court report to Legislature
Case Management
Cloud Based Evidence System - Survey response from law enforcement agencies
Case management orders utilized by different counties
Caseload Equalization Study
Case Definition - Number of cases (if defined as an event) v. warrants, utilizing case management system in York and Union counties
Caseload Analysis - Number of cases (if defined as warrants) taken in and disposed of each fiscal year 2012-13 through 2016-17
Data from Court Administration
Data the agency uses
Data Court Administration tracks
Diversion Programs
Diversion programs offered by the Circuit Solicitors’ Offices
Eligibility for program - Pre-Trial Intervention
Eligibility for program - Alcohol Education
Eligibility for program - Traffic Education
Cost and recidivism rates for drug courts and other diversion programs
Report on Statewide Diversion Programs (FY 2016-17)
Non-Profit Corporations created and used by offices of Solicitor
Non-Profit Corporations created and used by offices of Solicitor
Courts and Cases
Overview
Types of courts, cases heard, and who represents prosecution and defense
Types of violations and the different courts in which they can be addressed
Seeking Justice - Actions required in cases and entity responsible for each action
Criminal Justice System Flow Chart
Court Dockets
North Carolina docketing statute (N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 7A-49.4)
Docket bill for South Carolina proposed by SCCPC
Investigative Grand Jury and Gang Statutes (ideas discussed by SCCPC)
Explanation, prior bills, statutes from other states
Warrant Approval Process (ideas discussed by SCCPC)
Explanation and statutes from another state

Goals, Spending, and Performance of Agency


Goals
Strategic plan details
Goals and resources utilized on each (2016-17 and 2017-18) - PDF
Goals and resources utilized on each (2016-17 and 2017-18) - Excel
Revenue and Spending
Funding sources and amounts spent from each (2016-17 and 2017-18) - Excel
Solicitor Offices funding from state budget for fiscal year 2015-16 through 2018-19, by circuit
Revenue and expense summary by judicial circuit and county
The Prosecution Coordination Commission and Commission on Indigent Defense are required, starting in 2016-17, to provide detailed expenditure reports and associated revenue streams from the previous year for each individual circuit. Revenue streams are to include, but not be limited to, state funds, local funds, federal funds, and also nongovernmental sources of funds. (See Proviso 117.110, General Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2016-17 and Proviso 117.109, General Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2017-18).
FY16-17 Solicitor Office Revenue and Expenditure Report, by county (Revised June 8, 2018) - PDF
FY15-16 Solicitor Office Revenue and Expenditure Report, by county (Revised June 8, 2018) - PDF
Revenue and Expenditures for Solicitor and Circuit Public Defender Offices compiled by Oversight Staff - Excel
Average amount spent by the state, per indigent defendant
Annual Summary Spending
Monthly Detail Spending
Spending By Vendor
Performance
Performance (2012-13 through 2017-18) - PDF
Performance (2012-13 through 2017-18) - Excel

Partners of Agency


Partners (as of September 2017)

Other Reports, Reviews, and Audits


External Reports, Reviews, Audits, and Studies
External reviews of the agency in 2016-17
External reports the agency completes (current as of April 2018)
Reports required by Budget Provisos
FY16-17 Solicitor Office Revenue and Expenditure Report, by county
FY15-16 Solicitor Office Revenue and Expenditure Report, by county
Internal Audits
Internal audit process of agency
Other Internal Reports and Information
Glossary of Terms
Caseload Equalization Study (Funding request fiscal year 2016-2017)

Laws and Regulations related to the Agency


Laws and regulations (as of April 2018) - PDF
Laws and regulations (as of April 2018) - Excel