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State Ethics Commission asks to keep current funding, highlights candidate training video and staffing gains
Summary
The State Ethics Commission told the South Carolina Senate Finance Committee subcommittee it is not seeking additional recurring funds, citing new staff, investigators and a candidate training video intended to improve compliance and reduce enforcement workload.
State Ethics Commission Director Dyson told the Senate Finance Committee constitutional subcommittee that the commission is not asking for any additional recurring funds for fiscal year 2026 and asked to be maintained at its current funding level.
The commission has recently hired and trained additional staff and investigators, Director Dyson said, adding the office now has six investigators and two attorneys to handle enforcement of the Ethics Act and noncompliance with filing requirements.
Those staffing increases, the director said, have enabled the agency to speed investigations and to focus resources on individual enforcement matters rather than routine filing oversight. “We don’t have a request for any additional funds this year,” Director Dyson said.
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