EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Prosecuting Attorneys Qualification Commission (hereinafter “PAQC” or “Commission”) issued our first annual report in December 2024, for the 2024 calendar year. The PAQC had only been operational for a few months. This report covers a full calendar year of operations. Since the issuing of the 2024 Annual Report, the PAQC has seen an increase in caseload, secured permanent office space, hired another investigator, returned approximately one quarter of FY2025 appropriations to the State’s General Fund, and has been moved from the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council (PAC) to the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) for the purposes of appropriations (funding) and administrative attachment. The main challenges we currently face are the lack of investigative authority (primarily subpoena power) and our current confidentiality conditions.