THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
The South Carolina House of Representatives is on furlough this week.
The House Ways and Means Committee passed H.4182 (Higher Education Efficiency Act) in an 18-0 vote last Wednesday, March 21.
The Senate Higher Education Subcommittee passed S.542 (Higher Education Efficiency Act) in a 5-0 vote last Thursday, March 22. S.542 is the Senate companion bill to H.4182.
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE) will host the next in a series of town hall meetings on “College Access and Affordability in South Carolina” in Spartanburg on Thursday, April 5, 2018. The time and location have not yet been announced.
CHE’s monthly newsletter, which contains a listing of upcoming town hall meetings, may be found here.
BUDGET
The 2018-19 State Budget Process
The Senate Finance Committee began their work on the state budget last week. They will continue budget deliberations this week.
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.