The South Carolina House of Representatives completed its work on the State budget today, Wednesday, March 12.
The House adopted the recommendations of the House Ways and Means Committee’s version of the budget as it relates to Clemson University. Specifically, it includes the following:
Clemson E&G
- $1 million in nonrecurring funding for student career opportunity programs (on-campus internships)
Clemson PSA
- $3 million in nonrecurring funding for agriculture and natural resources research equipment
In addition, the House included a 1.5 percent cost of living pay increase for state employees and funded an increase in the cost of health insurance for state employees. Under this plan, state employees would see a small co-pay increase.
The budget now goes to the Senate, where it will be referred to the Senate Finance Committee for deliberation.
