THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Governor Henry McMaster will deliver his State of the State address on Wednesday, January 24 at 7pm in the House chamber.
THE STATE BUDGET
The House Ways and Means Committee (where the appropriations bill originates) continued to conduct agency budget subcommittee hearings last week and will continue this process through January.
President Jim Clements, along with Tony Wagner (Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations) delivered Clemson’s Education and General (E&G) budget presentation before the Ways and Means Higher Education Subcommittee on Wednesday, January 17.
Clemson PSA’s budget hearing was also held Wednesday, January 17 before the Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee. President Clements, along with Dr. Greg Yarrow (Interim Dean, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences) presented before the Subcommittee.
House Ways and Means Subcommittees that will hear Clemson’s budget requests:
Higher Education Subcommittee
Chairman Nathan Ballentine (R-Lexington)
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D-Orangeburg)
Representative Bill Taylor (R-Aiken)
Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Chairman Leon Stavrinakis (D-Charleston)
Representative David Weeks (D-Sumter)
Representative Max Hyde (R-Spartanburg)
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.
Clemson’s state legislative and budget priorities for FY 2024-25:
Education & General – Recurring
– In-State Tuition Mitigation – $21,000,000
– Student Experiential Learning – $4,500,000
– Center for Human Genetics – $4,000,000
Education & General – Nonrecurring
– College of Veterinary Medicine – $175,000,000
– E&G Planned Maintenance and Renewal Projects – $29,000,000
– NextGen Computing Complex – $25,000,000
– Student Health Facility – $23,000,000
Public Service Activities – Recurring
– Poultry Science Research Facility Support – $525,000
– PSA Statewide Operational and Programmatic Support – $3,600,000
– Problematic Wildlife Management — $1,725,000
– Small Fruit Research and Extension – $525,000
Public Service Activities – Nonrecurring
– PSA Planned Maintenance – $12,170,000
– Baruch Institute Research Support Building – $9,000,000
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
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