Good morning. I hope you all had a good weekend. I hope the fathers out there enjoyed their special day. It was great seeing many of you at the SC Engineering Conference and Trade Show.
The House and Senate Budget Conference Committee finally came to an agreement on Friday, June 9, 2022. After some fierce debate and questions about how much money would be allocated to Clemson’s new veterinary school, they came to a consensus and passed it out. During the debate, the proviso that would allow Professional Engineers to take a course and then be able to do soil classifications for septic tank installations was pulled out for a Rule 24 violation. I’m sure this will not be the last we hear of this issue, but I hope the Home Builders Association of South Carolina looks for a long-term fix that SCSPE, the Soil Classifiers, SCDHEC, and SCDLLR can all agree on.