The State Inspector General may: (1) initiate, supervise, and coordinate investigations authorized by this chapter; (2) recommend policies and carry out other activities designed to deter, detect, and eradicate fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, violations of state or federal law, and wrongdoing in state government; (3) receive complaints alleging a violation of a statute or rule relating to the purchase of goods or services by a current or former employee, state officer, special state appointee, or person who has a business relationship with an agency; (4) receive complaints from any individual, including those employed by any agency, alleging fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, violations of state or federal law, and wrongdoing in an agency; (5) adopt rules and regulations for administering the Office of the State Inspector General; (6) offer every employee, state officer, special state appointee, and person who has a business relationship with an agency training in the Rules of Conduct pursuant to Article 7, Chapter 13, Title 8 of the South Carolina Code of Laws; (7) provide advice to an agency on developing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures to prevent or reduce the risk of fraudulent or wrongful acts within the agency; (8) recommend legislation to the Governor and General Assembly to strengthen public integrity laws; and (9) annually submit a report to the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives detailing the State Inspector General's activities. Effect of Amendment 2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 3, in (9), substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate".
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