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Budget: Senate Finance Committee adopts state budget recommendations

The South Carolina Senate Finance Committee completed its work on the state budget late yesterday afternoon, Thursday, April 21.

The Senate Finance Committee’s version of the budget includes the following specifically for Clemson University and Clemson PSA:

Clemson E&G

  • $5 million in recurring funding for E&G general operating funds
  • $2.4 million in nonrecurring funding for Outdoor Laboratory facilities maintenance
  • $700,000 in nonrecurring funding for maintenance

Clemson PSA

  • $2 million in recurring funding for agriculture and natural resources programming
  • $750,000 in recurring funding for animal industry infectious disease prevention
  • $1.7 million in nonrecurring funding for agriculture and natural resources field facilities
  • $1 million in nonrecurring funding for the T. Ed Garrison Arena Education/Conference Center

The Senate Finance Committee included a four percent cost of living pay increase for state employees in their version of the budget.

The Senate Finance version of the budget includes an increase in the cost of health insurance for state employees which will be paid by the state. The budget also includes a 0.5 percent increase in state employees’ retirement contributions which will not be paid by the state.

The budget now goes to the full Senate for deliberation.