THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Last Wednesday, the South Carolina House voted unanimously to pass H.4919, a bill allowing two weeks of early voting and other smaller changes to state election laws.
BUDGET
The State Budget Process
The House of Representatives is scheduled to debate the budget the week of March 14.
Senate Finance Budget Subcommittees have begun holding budget hearings. Clemson PSA’s budget will be before the Natural Resources and Economic Development Subcommittee on March 9 and Clemson’s Education and General (E&G) budget will be presented to the Higher Education Subcommittee on Thursday, March 10.
Senate Finance Budget Subcommittees that will hear Clemson’s budget requests:
Natural Resources and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee:
Senator Nikki Setzler, Chair (D-Lexington)
Senator Kent Williams (D-Marion)
Senator Tom Corbin Clemson ’87 (R-Greenville)
Senator Katrina Shealy (R-Lexington)
Senator Mike Gambrell Clemson ’80 (R-Anderson)
Higher Education Budget Subcommittee:
Senator Ronnie Cromer, Chair (R-Newberry)
Senator Darrell Jackson (D-Richland)
Senator John Scott (D-Richland)
Senator Tom Corbin Clemson ’87 (R-Greenville)
Senator Ross Turner Clemson ’86 (R-Greenville)
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
South Carolina 4-H will celebrate its annual State House day on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
Please follow CU at the Capitol on Twitter. Current news coverage of interest may be found here.