Month: January 2022

THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
H.4831 (Offshore Wind Energy Economic Development Study) was passed favorably as amended by the House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee.

Last week, the Senate began debate on legalizing medical marijuana. Deliberations will continue this week.

BUDGET
The State Budget Process
The House Ways and Means Committee (where the appropriations bill originates) held agency budget subcommittee hearings last week and will continue this process through January.

President Jim Clements and Tony Wagner (Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations) delivered Clemson’s Education and General (E&G) budget presentation to the Ways and Means Higher Education Subcommittee on Wednesday, January 26.

Clemson PSA’s budget hearing took place on Tuesday, January 25.  President Clements, along with Dr. George Askew (Vice President for PSA) presented before the House Ways and Means Economic Development Budget Subcommittee.

House Ways and Means Subcommittees that hear Clemson’s budget requests

Higher Education Subcommittee:
Chairman Gary Simrill (R-York)
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D-Orangeburg)
Representative Kirkman Finlay (R-Richland)
Staff:  AJ Newton

Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee:
Chairman Leon Stavrinakis (D-Charleston)
Representative David Weeks (D-Sumter)
Representative Lee Hewitt (R-Georgetown)
Staff: Teesha Trapp

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.

2022-23 State Budget Priorities

Clemson E&G
Recurring Requests
Base Appropriations Increase (In State Tuition Mitigation)  $12.6 million
Rural Health  $1.3 million

Nonrecurring Requests
IT Network Infrastructure Improvements  $39.7 million
Advanced Materials Innovation Complex  $25 million
Planned Maintenance and Renewal Projects  $17 million

Clemson PSA
Recurring Requests
Rural Health Cooperative Extension & Research  $2.4 million
Laboratory Services Support  $1.5 million
Integrated Agriculture Technology  $1 million

Nonrecurring Requests
Critical PSA Infrastructure  $3.6 million
Edisto Research & Education Center Infrastructure  $8.3 million
Upgrades and Expansion
Poultry Science Research Facility  $4.7 million

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.

THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Governor Henry McMaster delivered his State of the State Address on Wednesday, January 19. The Governor highlighted college transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities like ClemsonLIFE during his remarks. Hunter Hopkins, a current ClemsonLIFE student from Saluda, South Carolina, was present in the gallery for the State of the State and was recognized by the Governor during the address.

As a reminder, the Governor recommended $4,377,100 in lottery dollars for scholarships for these programs in his Executive Budget for 2022-23. This represents an increase of $3,627,100 from last year’s recommendation of $750,000.

The House and Senate completed their work on redistricting last week. The Senate is expected to begin debate on legalizing medical marijuana this week.

BUDGET
The State Budget Process
The House Ways and Means Committee (where the appropriations bill originates) held agency budget subcommittee hearings last week and will continue this process through January.

Clemson E&G’s budget hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, January 26. President Jim Clements, along with Tony Wagner (Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations) will deliver Clemson’s Education and General (E&G) budget presentation to the Ways and Means Higher Education Subcommittee.

Clemson PSA’s budget hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, January 25.  President Clements, along with Dr. George Askew (Vice President for PSA) will be presenting before the House Ways and Means Economic Development Budget Subcommittee.

House Ways and Means Subcommittees that will hear Clemson’s budget requests

Higher Education Subcommittee:
Chairman Gary Simrill (R-York)
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D-Orangeburg)
Representative Kirkman Finlay (R-Richland)
Staff:  AJ Newton

Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee:
Chairman Leon Stavrinakis (D-Charleston)
Representative David Weeks (D-Sumter)
Representative Lee Hewitt (R-Georgetown)
Staff: Teesha Trapp

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.

2022-23 State Budget Priorities

Clemson E&G
Recurring Requests
Base Appropriations Increase (In State Tuition Mitigation)  $12.6 million
Rural Health  $1.3 million

Nonrecurring Requests
IT Network Infrastructure Improvements  $39.7 million
Advanced Materials Innovation Complex  $25 million
Planned Maintenance and Renewal Projects  $17 million

Clemson PSA
Recurring Requests
Rural Health Cooperative Extension & Research  $2.4 million
Laboratory Services Support  $1.5 million
Integrated Agriculture Technology  $1 million

Nonrecurring Requests
Critical PSA Infrastructure  $3.6 million
Edisto Research & Education Center Infrastructure  $8.3 million
Upgrades and Expansion
Poultry Science Research Facility  $4.7 million

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.

THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
The General Assembly did not meet in statewide session today due to inclement weather.

The House and Senate continued the exercise of redrawing district lines for General Assembly and congressional seats. Maps for South Carolina Senate and House of Representatives were finalized in December. On Wednesday, the House passed S.865 sent it to the Senate. The Senate continued work on the congressional redistricting proposals late this week, taking hours of public testimony on Thursday afternoon.

The Senate also began debate on repealing state’s Certificate of Need law, which currently requires state approval before building a new hospital or expanding an existing facility. As a result, several bills, including State Institutions of Higher Education Efficiency Act (S.376) have been carried over.

Governor Henry McMaster will deliver his State of the State Address on Wednesday, January 19 at 7pm. The Governor is expected to highlight college transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities like ClemsonLIFE during his remarks.

BUDGET
The State Budget Process
The House Ways and Means Committee (where the appropriations bill originates) began agency budget subcommittee hearings last week and will continue this process through January.

Institutions presenting before the Higher Education Budget Subcommittee last week included the USC System, the College of Charleston, and the SC Technical College System.

Clemson E&G’s budget hearing, originally scheduled for today, has been rescheduled for January 26. President Jim Clements, along with Tony Wagner (Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations) will deliver Clemson’s Education and General (E&G) budget presentation to the Ways and Means Higher Education Subcommittee.

Clemson PSA’s budget hearing has been rescheduled for Tuesday, January 25.  President Clements, along with Dr. George Askew (Vice President for PSA) will be presenting before the House Ways and Means Economic Development Budget Subcommittee.

House Ways and Means Subcommittees that will hear Clemson’s budget requests

Higher Education Subcommittee:
Chairman Gary Simrill (R-York)
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D-Orangeburg)
Representative Kirkman Finlay (R-Richland)
Staff:  AJ Newton

Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee:
Chairman Leon Stavrinakis (D-Charleston)
Representative David Weeks (D-Sumter)
Representative Lee Hewitt (R-Georgetown)
Staff: Teesha Trapp

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.

2022-23 State Budget Priorities

Clemson E&G
Recurring Requests
Base Appropriations Increase (In State Tuition Mitigation)  $12.6 million
Rural Health  $1.3 million

Nonrecurring Requests
IT Network Infrastructure Improvements  $39.7 million
Advanced Materials Innovation Complex  $25 million
Planned Maintenance and Renewal Projects  $17 million

Clemson PSA
Recurring Requests
Rural Health Cooperative Extension & Research  $2.4 million
Laboratory Services Support  $1.5 million
Integrated Agriculture Technology  $1 million

Nonrecurring Requests
Critical PSA Infrastructure  $3.6 million
Edisto Research & Education Center Infrastructure  $8.3 million
Upgrades and Expansion
Poultry Science Research Facility  $4.7 million

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.

THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
The second session of the 124th General Assembly will convene in Columbia tomorrow.

This is the second year of a two-year session which means those bills introduced in 2021 retain their places on the calendar and in committee and are carried over to this year. Each legislative session is held from the second Tuesday in January until the second Thursday in May.

The House pre-filed legislation on November 10th and 17th.

Following the passing of Senator Hugh Leatherman in November 2021, Senator Harvey Peeler (R-Cherokee) Clemson ’70 resigned from the role of Senate President and assumed the chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee. The Senate elected Senator Thomas Alexander (R-Oconee) Clemson ’78 as its next President.

BUDGET
Executive Budget
Earlier this afternoon, Governor Henry McMaster released his Executive Budget proposal for 2022-23. Below are items in the Governor’s budget as they relate to Clemson University and higher education:

For Clemson E&G and Clemson PSA:
–      Allocates $20.1 million in recurring funds for tuition mitigation at SC’s public colleges and universities if each institution agrees to no in-state tuition or mandatory fee increase for the 2022-23 academic year
o      Clemson E&G: $2,836,003 in recurring funding; the funds are based on a 2.7% Higher Education Price Index and allocated based on the number of in-state students at each public institution
–      The FY 2022-23 Executive Budget dedicates the entirety of the Capital Reserve Fund, $183.6 million, to capital improvement projects at South Carolina’s institutions of higher education for the second year in a row
o      Clemson E&G: $19,335,094 nonrecurring funding will be distributed on a pro-rata basis, based on in-state student enrollment for deferred maintenance and *IT/technology projects only – not new construction projects. The addition of IT and technology projects is new this year.
–      No base increase to Clemson PSA’s budget

For Higher Education:
–      $232,953,938 in lottery dollars for LIFE scholarships, $71,474,067 in lottery dollars for Palmetto Fellows scholarships, and $10,694,895 in lottery dollars for HOPE scholarships
–      $60,000,000 in lottery dollars for need-based grants at CHE
–      $20,000,000 in lottery dollars for tuition grants at the Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission
–      $4,377,100 in lottery dollars for scholarships for students with intellectual disabilities attending College Transition Programs. This represents an increase of $3,627,100 from last year’s recommendation of $750,000 (ClemsonLIFE was cited as an example)
–      $20,000,000 in lottery dollars to address the shortage of instructors in nursing schools

The State Budget Process
Budget submissions for Clemson Education and General (E&G) and Clemson PSA were submitted to the Executive Budget Office earlier this fall. Official budget requests are in priority order below.

2022-23 State Budget Priorities

Clemson E&G
Recurring Requests
Base Appropriations Increase (In State Tuition Mitigation)  $12.6 million
Rural Health  $1.3 million

Nonrecurring Requests
IT Network Infrastructure Improvements  $39.7 million
Advanced Materials Innovation Complex  $25 million
Planned Maintenance and Renewal Projects  $17 million

Clemson PSA
Recurring Requests
Rural Health Cooperative Extension & Research  $2.4 million
Laboratory Services Support  $1.5 million
Integrated Agriculture Technology  $1 million

Nonrecurring Requests
Critical PSA Infrastructure  $3.6 million
Edisto Research & Education Center Infrastructure  $8.3 million
Upgrades and Expansion
Poultry Science Research Facility  $4.7 million

The House Ways and Means Committee (where the appropriations bill originates) will begin agency budget subcommittee hearings this week and will continue this process through January.

President Jim Clements, along with Tony Wagner (Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations) will deliver Clemson’s Education and General (E&G) budget presentation to the Ways and Means Higher Education Subcommittee on Tuesday, January 18.

Clemson PSA’s budget hearing is also scheduled for Tuesday, January 18 before the Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee.  President Clements, along with Dr. George Askew (Vice President for PSA) will be presenting before the Subcommittee.

House Ways and Means Subcommittees that will hear Clemson’s budget requests

Higher Education Subcommittee:
Chairman Gary Simrill (R-York)
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D-Orangeburg)
Representative Kirkman Finlay (R-Richland)
Staff:  AJ Newton

Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee:
Chairman Leon Stavrinakis (D-Charleston)
Representative David Weeks (D-Sumter)
Representative Lee Hewitt (R-Georgetown)
Staff: Teesha Trapp

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.

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.

FYI
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