| Yesterday, July 7, the South Carolina Senate finalized action on Governor Haley's budget vetoes related to Clemson University and Clemson PSA. The House finished their work on the vetoes yesterday, Monday, July 6.
The votes were as follows:
Clemson E&G Veto 6 (CU-ICAR, Deep Orange) OVERRIDDEN BY THE HOUSE: 102-16 *OVERRIDDEN BY THE SENATE: 29-8 Veto 7 (Greenwood Genetic Center) OVERRIDDEN BY THE HOUSE: 86-27 *OVERRIDDEN BY THE SENATE: 29-8
Veto 8 (Greenwood Genetic Center) OVERRIDDEN BY THE HOUSE: 86-26 *OVERRIDDEN BY THE SENATE: 29-8 *On a motion by Senator John Courson (R-Richland) and with the unanimous consent of the Senate, the vote whereby Veto 6 was overridden was applied to Vetoes 7 and 8.
Veto 24 (Higher Education Energy Efficiency Repairs and Related Maintenance) OVERRIDDEN BY THE HOUSE: 82-32 OVERRIDDEN BY THE SENATE: 30-7
Clemson PSA Veto 9 (Agribusiness & Emerging Farmers) OVERRIDDEN BY THE HOUSE: 101-14 *OVERRIDDEN BY THE SENATE: 30-7
Veto 10 (Fruit & Vegetable Production) OVERRIDDEN BY THE HOUSE: 98-15 *OVERRIDDEN BY THE SENATE: 30-7
Veto 11 (Fruit & Vegetable Production) OVERRIDDEN BY THE HOUSE: 91-22 *OVERRIDDEN BY THE SENATE: 30-7
Veto 12 (Agribusiness & Emerging Farmers, Fruit & Vegetable Production) OVERRIDDEN BY THE HOUSE: 104-9 *OVERRIDDEN BY THE SENATE: 30-7
Veto 13 (Agribusiness & Emerging Farmers, Fruit & Vegetable Production, 4-H) OVERRIDDEN BY THE HOUSE: 105-12 *OVERRIDDEN BY THE SENATE: 30-7
*On a motion by Senator Nikki Setzler (D-Lexington) and with the unanimous consent of the Senate, the vote whereby Veto 9 was overridden was applied to Vetoes 10-13.
As a recap, the state budget for FY2015-16 contains the following for Clemson University: Clemson E&G • $1.5 million in recurring funding for Clemson’s partnership with the Greenwood Genetic Center • $750,000 in recurring funding for the Deep Orange project at CU-ICAR • $5 million in nonrecurring funding for the Business & Behavioral Sciences Building
Clemson PSA • $500,000 in recurring funding for Agribusiness and Emerging Farmers • $500,000 in recurring funding for Vegetable and Fruit Production • $500,000 in recurring funding for 4-H Youth Leadership Programs • $1.5 million in nonrecurring funding for Ag & Natural Resources Field Facilities Also included in the budget is a provision for the state to cover an increase in the cost of health insurance for state employees. The budget also includes an $800 bonus for each permanent, full-time state employee who earns less than $100,000 a year.
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