The South Carolina Senate completed its work on the state budget today, Wednesday, May 4.
The Senate’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
- $1.5 million in recurring funding and $500,000 in nonrecurring 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 included a four percent cost of living pay increase for state employees in their version of the budget.
The Senate 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 back to the South Carolina House of Representatives and then to a conference committee which will negotiate the differences in the House and Senate versions.
