THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE) hosted the fourth in a series of town hall meetings on “College Access and Affordability in South Carolina” Thursday, March 1 at the Hood Center on York Technical College’s campus. CHE’s monthly newsletter, which contains a listing of upcoming town hall meetings, may be found here.
The next CHE Town Hall is scheduled for Thursday, March 15 at 5:30 pm at the Mary C. Canty Recreation Center, 971 Canal Street in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Grand Strand area Advocates, we would like for as many of you to attend as possible. Please respond via return email (bmcinni@clemson.edu) if you plan to attend or if you have questions. We will send a detailed email later this week.
BUDGET
The 2018-19 State Budget Process
The full South Carolina House of Representatives is scheduled to take up the state budget next week.
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 coverage of interest may be found here.