Title 2, General Assembly

(A) Beginning January 1, 2015, each standing committee shall conduct oversight studies and investigations on all agencies within the standing committee's subject matter jurisdiction at least once every seven years in accordance with a schedule adopted as provided in this chapter.…

(A) The procedure for conducting the oversight studies and investigations is provided in this section. (B)(1) The President of the Senate, upon consulting with the chairmen of the standing committees in the Senate and the Clerk of the Senate, shall determine the agencies for whic…

(A) In addition to the scheduled seven-year oversight studies and investigations, a standing committee of the Senate or House of Representatives may initiate an oversight study and investigation of an agency within its subject matter jurisdiction. The motion calling for the overs…

The General Assembly finds and declares the following to be the public policy of the State of South Carolina: (1) Section 1, Article XII of the State Constitution requires the General Assembly to provide for appropriate agencies to function in the areas of health, welfare, and sa…

When an investigating committee conducts an oversight study and investigation or a legislative investigation is conducted pursuant to Section 2-2-40(B), evidence or information related to the investigation may be acquired by any lawful means, including, but not limited to: (A) se…

(A) An investigating committee's request for a program evaluation report must contain: (1) the agency program or operations that it intends to investigate; (2) the information that must be included in the report; and (3) the date that the report must be submitted to the committee…

All testimony given to the investigating committee must be under oath.

Any witness testifying before the investigating committee may have counsel present to advise him. The witness or his counsel may, during the time of testimony, claim any legal privilege recognized by the laws of this State in response to any question and is entitled to have a rul…

A witness shall be given the benefit of any privilege at law which he may have in court as a party to a civil action.