THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA The State Budget Process Last week, the House Ways and Means Proviso Subcommittee reviewed all provisos in the budget. The full Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to debate the state budget this week.
On Wednesday, February 18, President Jim Clements and Dr. George Askew will present Clemson PSA's legislative and budget priorities at a hearing before the Senate Finance Budget Subcommittee on Natural Resources.
Detailed information on Clemson's 2015 state legislative and budget priorities for FY 2015-16 may be found at these links:
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. Click on the bill number for a description of the legislation, along with the bill's current status.
CLEMSON ON CAPITOL HILL Senators Release Task Force Report on Streamlining Higher Education Regulations
Four members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee announced the release of a report they had commissioned which calls for streamlining the Department of Education's regulation of colleges and universities and offers recommendations for doing so. Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN)-who was joined in convening the group by Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Michael Bennet (D-CO)-announced that the committee would hold a hearing on the report February 24. Legislation to Exempt Student Workers from ACA Employer Mandate Reintroduced
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) has reintroduced his legislation, the Student Worker Exemption Act, H.R. 210, to exempt full-time students working 30 or more hours a week for a university from the Affordable Care Act employer mandate.
FYI According to a study released last week, the South Carolina agribusiness industry accounted for $41.7 billion in economic impact and remains the state's top industry. The study was commissioned by Clemson PSA, the Palmetto Agribusiness Council, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture and South Carolina Farm Bureau.
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