 THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA H.3309 (South Carolina Energy Security Act) passed the House on Wednesday. This legislation seeks to aid the state in meeting future energy needs by simplifying building power plants by limiting government restrictions on new projects. THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS The House Ways and Means Committee (where the appropriations bill originates) concluded agency budget subcommittee hearings last week. The full Ways and Means Committee will begin budget deliberations at 10:00 this morning. The Senate Finance Committee has begun agency budget subcommittee hearings. Dr. Matt Holt, Dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences (CAFLS) presented Clemson PSA’s budget requests to the Senate Finance Natural Resources and Economic Budget Subcommittee on Thursday, February 13. Senate Finance Budget Subcommittees that hear Clemson’s budget requests: Higher Education Subcommittee: Chairman Ronnie Cromer (R-Newberry) Senator Darrell Jackson (D-Richland) Senator Tom Corbin Clemson ’87 (R-Greenville) Senator Ross Turner Clemson ’86 (R-Greenville) Senator Tom Young (R-Aiken) Natural Resources and Economic Development Subcommittee: Chairman Tom Davis (R-Beaufort) Senator Kent Williams (D-Marion) Senator Tom Corbin Clemson ’87 (R-Greenville) Senator Mike Gambrell Clemson ’80 (R-Abbeville) Senator Stephen Goldfinch (R-Georgetown) 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 2025-26: Education & General – Recurring Tuition Mitigation – $23.1M Student Experiential Learning – $4.5M Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism (CISC) – $4M Clemson Energy Center – $4M Cybersecurity Research Compliance – $3M Education & General – Nonrecurring NextGen Computing Complex – $40M Center for Human Genetics – $20M Science Lab Building – $35M Public Service Activities – Recurring Food Safety and Nutrition Agents – Operational & Programmatic Support – $1.5M Regulatory, Cooperative Extension, and Experiment Station Operational & Programmatic Support - $760K Critical Vehicles & Equipment – $1M Public Service Activities – Nonrecurring PSA Planned Maintenance & Critical Infrastructure – $7.36M Baruch Institute Research Support Facility – $9.9M BILLS OF INTEREST The Clemson University Governmental Affairs office is monitoring several bills that have a potential impact on Clemson. A complete listing of these bills may be found here: VIEW BILLS. NEWS & FYI Please follow ClemsonGovAff on Twitter. |
