SC Economic Development Budget Subcommittee January 28, 2026

Legislative Budget Subcommittee (informal hearing) · January 28, 2026

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Historical Society funding request

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Elizabeth Chiu, CEO of the Historical Society, asked the committee for $1,500,000 in state funding spread over 2027–2029 to sustain programs launched during the 250th commemoration. She identified four spending buckets (K–12 education programs, publications, adult programming, and making offerings free to the public) and proposed annual allocations (20% education, 25% publications, 35% programs, remainder for access).

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State budget subcommittee heard presentations from the Historical Society, Department of Agriculture, State Port Authority, SC Housing, JEDA, Santee Cooper and SCRA on agency requests, program results and capital plans; no formal votes were taken.

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