THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
The South Carolina House of Representatives has been on furlough for the past two weeks and will return in statewide session tomorrow.
H.4717 (Farm Aid Bill) was carried over last week and remains on the Senate calendar for second reading.
H.3579 (Transportation Infrastructure) returns to the House of Representatives this week. The House will debate whether or not to concur with the Senate’s amendments, which includes $400 million in recurring revenue. A House ad hoc committee debated the bill last week.
Last week, the Senate confirmed all pending Commission on Higher Education appointments, including the appointments of Chairman Tim Hofferth and Commissioner Devron Edwards and the re-appointments of Commissioners Paul Batson (Clemson ’71), Allison Dean Love and Clemson Trustee Dr. Louis Lynn (Clemson’70, M ’73).
Senator Harvey Peeler (Clemson ’70) (R-Cherokee) stepped down as Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday. Wednesday, the Senate Republican Caucus elected Senator Shane Massey (Clemson ’97) (R-Edgefield) as the new Majority Leader.
The State Budget Process
It is expected that the Senate Finance Committee will begin their work on the state budget tomorrow.
Detailed information on Clemson’s 2016 state legislative and budget priorities for FY 2016-17 may be found at these links:
Clemson Education and General (E&G) Priorities
Clemson Public Service and Agriculture (PSA) Priorities
BILLS OF INTEREST
The Clemson University Governmental Affairs office is monitoring several bills that have potential impact on Clemson. A complete listing of these bills may be found here. Click on the bill number for a description of the legislation, along with the bill’s current status.
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