Month: March 2023

LAST WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
The House of Representatives did not meet last week and will return in statewide session tomorrow.

An informational presentation on the Clemson University College of Veterinary Medicine was delivered before the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on March 23.

S.314 (Higher Education Permanent Improvement Projects) remains on the Senate calendar for second reading.

S.173, which clarifies language regarding the procedures for promulgating regulations related to Clemson’s plant regulatory services is pending in the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee.

The State Budget Process
The Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to take up the Appropriations and the Capital Reserve Fund bills 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.

2023-24 State Budget Priorities

Clemson E&G
Recurring Requests
Base Appropriations Increase (In State Tuition Mitigation) $12,102,795 (House funded $13,033,600 recurring)
Clemson Emerging Scholars $528,000
College of Veterinary Medicine $2,500,000
Student Experiential Learning $3,500,000

Nonrecurring Requests
IT Network Infrastructure Improvements $15,000,000
Planned Maintenance and Renewal Projects $15,000,000 (House funded $20,000,000 nonrecurring)
Advanced Materials Innovation Complex $25,000,000
College of Veterinary Medicine $30,000,000
NextGen Computing Complex $25,000,000

Clemson PSA
Recurring Requests
Employee Retention & Recruitment $2,313,235 (House funded $2,313,235 recurring)
Statewide Program support $1,901,500 (House funded $1,000,000 nonrecurring)
Problematic Wildlife $954,440 (House funded $954,400 nonrecurring)

Nonrecurring Requests
Poultry Science Research Facility $4,565,00 (House funded $3,000,000 nonrecurring)
Critical PSA Research Infrastructure and Dam Improvements $8,240,000 (House funded $2,120,000 nonrecurring)
PSA Animal Farms Infrastructure $15,466,000

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.

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 House of Representatives is on furlough this week. The House will return in statewide session on Tuesday, March 28.

S.314 (Higher Education Permanent Improvement Projects) remains on the Senate calendar for second reading.

S.173, which clarifies language regarding the procedures for promulgating regulations related to Clemson’s plant regulatory services is pending in the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee.

The State Budget Process
The House of Representatives completed its work on the state budget and the capital reserve fund bill on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. There were no changes adopted for Clemson University so dollar allocations remained unchanged from the House Ways and Means version.

Below is a summary of the items impacting Clemson University:

Clemson E&G
–      $13,033,600 in recurring funding for tuition mitigation
–      $20 million in nonrecurring funding for maintenance, renovation and replacement
–      Not less than $1M in nonrecurring for Rural Health Programming by proviso in the Department of Health and Human Services budget

Clemson PSA
–      $2.3 million in recurring funding for Employee Retention and Recruitment
–      $1 million in nonrecurring funding for Statewide Program Support
–      $954,000 in nonrecurring funding for Problematic Wildlife
–      $3 million in nonrecurring funding for the Poultry Science Research Facility
–      $2.1 million in nonrecurring funding for Critical PSA Infrastructure and Dam Improvements

The House included several items from the Executive Budget of impact to the University:

–      $4.1 million in recurring lottery dollars for students with intellectual disabilities attending college transition programs
–      $10 million in recurring lottery dollars for the continuation of the initiative to address the shortage of instructors in nursing schools
–      $201 million in recurring lottery dollars for LIFE scholarships, $67 million lottery dollars for Palmetto Fellows Scholarships, and $12.5 million lottery dollars for HOPE scholarships
–      $51 million in recurring lottery dollars for tuition assistance at 2-year institutions (CHE and South Carolina Technical College System)
–      $2 million in nonrecurring funding for a new Alzheimer’s disease research project partnership with Greenwood Genetic Center to be named in honor of Governor Carroll Campbell Jr.

$2500 increase for state employees earning $83,000 and under and a 3% increase for state employees earning over $83,000.  The language (in proviso) that allows us flexibility to reward based on merit remains in the bill.

The House’s version of the budget includes an increase in the cost of health insurance and an increase in retirement contributions for state employees and employers.  The employee portion of both will be paid by the state.  The employer portion of both will have to be covered partially by the university.

The budget now goes to the Senate Finance Committee which is scheduled to debate the bill the week of April 4.

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 state legislative and budget priorities for FY 2023-24 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.

NEWS AND FYI
Please follow CU at the Capitol on Twitter. Current news coverage of interest may be found here.

LAST WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
S.314 (Higher Education Permanent Improvement Projects) remains on the Senate calendar for second reading.

S.173, which clarifies language regarding the procedures for promulgating regulations related to Clemson’s plant regulatory services is pending in the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee.

The State Budget Process
The House of Representatives will begin debate the budget and Capital Reserve Fund bills as passed by the House Ways and Means Committee today.

Senate Finance Budget Subcommittees continued holding agency budget hearings.

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 state legislative and budget priorities for FY 2023-24 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.

NEWS AND FYI
4-H students and agents from across the state traveled to Columbia last Tuesday, March 7, for their annual legislative day.

Please follow CU at the Capitol on Twitter. Current news coverage of interest may be found here.

LAST WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
S.314 (Higher Education Permanent Improvement Projects) remains on the Senate calendar for second reading.

S.173, which clarifies language regarding the procedures for promulgating regulations related to Clemson’s plant regulatory services is pending in the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee.

The State Budget Process
Senate Finance Budget Subcommittees continued holding agency budget hearings.

The House of Representatives is scheduled to debate the budget and Capital Reserve Fund bills as passed by the House Ways and Means Committee the week of March 13th.

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 state legislative and budget priorities for FY 2023-24 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.

NEWS AND FYI
Please follow CU at the Capitol on Twitter. Current news coverage of interest may be found here.