The House of Representatives completed their work on the state budget last week.
Below is a summary of the items impacting Clemson University:
Clemson E&G
- Adoption of Clemson’s current base budget only. No new recurring or nonrecurring funding.
Clemson PSA
- $700,000 in recurring funding for Agriculture and Natural Resources Programming
- $600,000 in recurring funding for Statewide Extension Programming
The House 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 the health insurance and retirement contribution increases will be paid by the state.
The budget now goes to the Senate Finance Committee.
