THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
The Higher Education Subcommittee of the Senate Education Committee carried over S.542 (State Institutions of Higher Education Enterprise Act), the Senate companion bill to H.4182.
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE) will host the third in a series of town hall meetings on “College Access and Affordability in South Carolina” on Thursday, February 15 at the Lowcountry Graduate Center in North Charleston. CHE’s monthly newsletter, which contains a listing of upcoming town hall meetings, may be found here.
Charleston area Clemson Advocates, we would like for as many of you as possible to plan to attend. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly (bmcinni@clemson.edu).
BUDGET
The 2018-19 State Budget Process
It is expected that the full House Ways and Means Committee will deliberate the budget the week of February 19.
On February 15, President Jim Clements and Dr. George Askew (Vice President for PSA) are scheduled to present Clemson PSA’s budget request before the Natural Resources Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee. Members of the subcommittee include Chairman Nikki Setzler (D-Lexington), Senators Kent Williams (D-Marion), Paul Campbell Clemson ’68 (R-Berkeley), and Tom Corbin Clemson ’87 (R-Greenville).
Also on February 15, President Jim Clements, along with Brett Dalton (Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations) will deliver Clemson’s Education and General (E&G) budget presentation to the Senate Finance Higher Education Subcommittee. Subcommittee members include Chairman Harvey Peeler Clemson ’70 (R-Cherokee), Senators Darrell Jackson (D-Richland), Paul Campbell Clemson ’68 (R-Berkeley), Shane Martin Clemson ’94, ’99 (R-Spartanburg), and John Scott (D-Richland).
From a state budgeting standpoint, Clemson is considered two separate state agencies: a research university that receives an educational and general (E&G) state appropriation for teaching and student support, and a land-grant Public Service and Agriculture (PSA) division that receives a state appropriation to support agriculture, forestry and natural resource Extension, research and regulatory programs.
The university also has auxiliary operations, such as athletics, student housing and dining services, which receive no state funding and must generate all of their own revenue.
Detailed information on Clemson’s 2018 state legislative and budget priorities for FY 2018-19 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.
NEWS AND FYI
Please follow CU at the Capitol on Twitter. Current news articles of interest may be found here.