SC H3314

Legislative Description

Provide That The Standing Committees Of The General Assembly Have A Duty To Review And Study The Operations Of The State Agencies Within The Committee's Jurisdiction, To Establish Committee Oversight Jurisdiction, To Provide For The Process By Which A Committee May Initiate An Oversight Study Or Investigation, To Provide For The Manner In Which An Investigating Committee May Acquire Evidence Or Information Related To The Study Or Investigation, To Provide For Program Evaluation Reports, The Manner In Which They Are Requested, And The Contents Of The Reports, To Provide That All Testimony Given To An Investigating Committee Must Be Given Under Oath, To Provide That Witnesses Testifying In Front Of An Investigating Committee May Be Represented By Counsel, And To Provide That Witnesses Are Given The Benefit Of Any Privilege Which The Witness Could Have Claimed In Court As A Party To A Civil Action.

Last Action

Committee Referrals