South Carolina Legislature

House Legislative Oversight Committee


  • 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.

    • PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

  • Submit Public Input
  • Request a notification when meetings are scheduled
  • Providing testimony to the Committee
  • Resources for Complaints and Other Issues of Concern
  • Read a brochure about the Committee
  • How the Committee serves you
  • Legislative Oversight Committee 122nd General Assembly Transparency Report to Citizens
  • Legislative Oversight Committee 121st General Assembly Transparency Report to Citizens

    • AGENCY AND OTHER STUDIES

  • All Agency Information

    • The Excel spreadsheets below include information from all agencies on the seven-year study cycle in a single document to aid in comparing this information across agencies. Each tab in an Excel Spreadsheet includes the information for a different fiscal year. You can view the information, or download and sort the information as desired.

    Agency Strategic Planning Chart
    Missions and Visions (Excel Spreadsheet)
    Goals (Excel Spreadsheet)
    Products, Services, and Customer Segments (Excel Spreadsheet)
    Partners (Excel Spreadsheet)
    Required Reports (Excel Spreadsheet)
    List of Agencies that have Restructuring Recommendations
    Summary of Committee Recommendations and Findings

  • Agencies on Seven-Year Study Cycle

    • Click on an agency's name below to obtain additional information about oversight of the agency. The agencies with asterisks are currently under study. Once a full committee study is issued, it is noted in parenthesis after the agency.

    Accident Fund, State*
    Adjutant General (Full Committee Study issued July 2018)
    Administrative Law Court
    Aeronautics Commission, S.C.(Full Committee Study issued October 2019)
    Aging, Department on*
    Agriculture, Department of (Full Committee Study issued November 2017)
    Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, Department of (Full Committee Study issued March 2020)
    Archives and History, Department of (Full Committee Study issued August 2017)
    Arts Commission, S.C.*
    Attorney General, Office of the*
    Blind, Commission for the (Full Committee Study issued October 2016)
    Commerce, Department of*
    Comptroller General's Office (Full Committee Study issued December 2015)
    Conservation Bank, S.C.
    Consumer Affairs, Department of
    Corrections, Department of*
    Deaf and the Blind, School for the (Full Committee Study issued October 2016)
    Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of (Full Committee Study issued November 2018)
    ETV Commission (Full Committee Study issued November 2018)
    Education, Department of*
    Election Commission, State (Full Committee Study issued December 2017)
    Employment and Workforce, Department of
    Ethics Commission, State*
    Financial Institutions, Board of
    First Steps to School Readiness, S.C. (Full Committee Study issued May 2016)
    Forestry Commission
    Health and Environmental Control, Department of (DHEC)(Full Committee Study issued December 2017)
    Health and Human Services, Department of (DHHS)*
    Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission
    Higher Education, Commission on
    Housing Finance and Development Authority, S.C. State (SC Housing)*
    Human Affairs Commission, S.C. (Full Committee Study issued December 2017)
    Indigent Defense, Commission on (Full Committee Study issued November 2018)
    Insurance, Department of
    Jobs-Economic Development Authority, S.C.*
    John de la Howe School (Full Committee Study Issued July 2018)
    Juvenile Justice, Department of (DJJ) (Full Committee Study issued April 2017)
    Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Department of (LLR) (Full Committee Study issued July 2019)
    Law Enforcement Division, State (SLED)
    Law Enforcement Training Council and Criminal Justice Academy (Full Committee Study issued November 2017)
    Library, State*
    Mental Health, Department of (DMH) (Full Committee Study issued March 2020)
    Minority Affairs, Commission for (Full Committee Study issued July 2018)
    Motor Vehicles, Department of (DMV)(Full Committee Study issued October 2019)
    State Museum
    Natural Resources, Department of (DNR) (Full Committee Study issued July 2018)
    Parks Recreation and Tourism, Department of (Full Committee Study issued November 2018)
    Patients Compensation Fund, S.C.
    Patriots Point Development Authority (Full Committee Study Issued July 2018)
    Probation, Parole and Pardon, Department of*
    Prosecution Coordination, Commission on (Full Committee Study issued November 2018)
    Public Safety, Department of (DPS) (Full Committee Study issued December 2017)
    Retirement System Investment Commission *(Study is on hold)
    Revenue, Department of (DOR)(Full Committee Study issued November 2018)
    Rural Infrastructure Authority (Full Committee Study issued December 2019)
    Sea Grant Consortium, S.C.
    Secretary of State, Office of the*
    Social Services, Department of (DSS) (Full Committee Study issued April 2016)
    Technical and Comprehensive Education, State Board for
    Transportation Infrastructure Bank, S.C. (Full Committee Study issued April 2017)
    Transportation, Department of (DOT) (Full Committee Study issued June 2016)
    Treasurer, S.C. Office of the (Full Committee Study issued August 2017)
    Vocational Rehabilitation Department, S.C.
    Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School(Full Committee Study issued October 2019)
    Workers' Compensation Commission, S.C.

  • Fall 2015 - Feedback from Agencies about the Legislative Oversight Process
  • Summer 2016 - Feedback from Agencies about the Legislative Oversight Process
  • Fall 2016 - Feedback from Agencies about the Legislative Oversight Process
  • 2017 - Feedback from Agencies about the Legislative Oversight Process
  • 2018 - Feedback from Agencies about the Legislative Oversight Process
  • 2017-2018 Agency Study Feedback
    • At the end of calendar years 2017 and 2018, the Committee asked directors of agencies with studies completed during the year to provide feedback about the process. The responses have been used to improve the study process, and are available as guidance for new agencies under study. Selected questions and responses are included in this dashboard as a quick reference for agencies.
  • 2019 - Feedback from Agencies about the Legislative Oversight Process

  • Information from the Office of the Inspector General

  • Other Studies
  • State agencies' relationship with, funding of, and other activities relating to Planned Parenthood facilities and other abortion providers in South Carolina. (Full Committee Study issued April 2016)

    • COMMITTEE INFORMATION

  • Rules
  • Standard Practices
  • Subcommittees
  • Subcommittees - 2016
  • Subcommittees - 2017
  • Subcommittees - 2017 (current as of November 8, 2017)
  • Subcommittees - 2018
  • Subcommittees - 2019
  • Subcommittees - 2020
  • Meeting Minutes
  • 2015 - 2020 Summary - House Legislative Oversight Committee

    • LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION

  • Statutes Relating to Legislative Oversight: S.C. Code of Laws Section 2-2-5 et seq.

  • Act No. 121 of 2014

    • Summaries of Act No. 121 of 2014 from the Legislative Update, published by the Office of Research for the House of Representatives:

    October 6, 2014 Major Issues: Legislative Overview
    October 6, 2014 Major Issues: State Government Restructuring

    SEVEN-YEAR REVIEW SCHEDULE

    S.C. Code of Laws Section 2-2-30(C)(1) provides that a proposed seven-year review schedule must be published in the House Journal on the first day of session each year

  • Tuesday, January 13, 2015, House Journal
  • Tuesday, January 12, 2016, House Journal
  • Tuesday, January 10, 2017, House Journal
  • Tuesday, January 9, 2018, House Journal
  • Tuesday, January 8, 2019, House Journal
  • Tuesday, January 14, 2020, House Journal



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