ESTABLISHING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY.
OPPORTUNITY. GLIN SIDE TEXAS POLITICS WITH
JASON WHITELY STARTS NOW.
>> GOOD MORNING.
STATE LAW MAKERS ARE PACKING UP
TO HEAD SOUTH FOR 140 DAYS.
TUESDAY AT NOON THE LEGISLATURE
RECONVENES AND THIS ONE WILL
LOOK DIFFERENT.
LOOK DIFFERENT. NO DOUBT THE POLITICS WILL BE
DIFFERENT AS WELL.
OUR GUESTS THIS MORNING TWO
VETERANS STATE SENATORS KELLY
AND REPUBLICAN FROM NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS AND ROYCE WEST
OF DALLAS DEMOCRAT AND JOINING
THE QUESTION IS BUD KENNEDY THE
STAR TELEGRAPH HAPPY NEW YEAR.
>> HAPPY NEW YEAR.
>> READY FOR TUESDAY.
>> READY.
>> READY.
>> READY. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
POLITICS.
POLITICS.
POLITICS. NORTH TEXAS REPLACED TWO
REPUBLICANS STATE SENATORS WITH
TWO DEMOCRATS.
TWO DEMOCRATS. TELL US HOW THAT IMPACTS THE
DYNAMICS IN THE CHAMBER.
KELLY STARTING WITH YOU.
>> YOU KNOW ONE BEEN A DEMOCRAT
SEAT BEFORE THE REPUBLICANS
TOOK IT.
TOOK IT.
TOOK IT. AND SO, REALLY, IN ESSENCE WHAT
YOU END UP WITH IS 31 SENATORS
REPUBLICANS ARE AT 19 AND YOU
KNOW DEMOCRATS ARE AT 12.
SO IT CHANGED BY ONE.
>> IT NARROWS THINGS A TAD.
DON AND DON AND CONNIE AS WELL.
>> AND PICKED UP A SEAT IN SAN
AND TOBO.
AND TOBO.
AND TOBO. SO IT -- SAN AND HE TOEO SO --
SAN AND TOBO.
BUT IT CHANGED -- SAN ANTONIO
SO IT CHANGED BY ONE.
>> I TALKED ABOUT DEMOCRATIC
INFLUENCE AND YOU SAID WAIT.
>> YOU KNOW WE WILL HAVE TO
WAIT LONGER.
WAIT LONGER. AND THAT'S THE REALITY.
BUT I THINK THAT THE, THERE
WILL BE ISSUES WE WILL WORK
TOGETHER ON.
TOGETHER ON. I THINK THAT PUBLIC FINANCE IS
A BIPARTISAN ISSUE WE WILL BE
ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER ON.
>> PROPERTY TACKS IS THE ONE
THAT WILL STING EVERYBODY THIS
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. >>
MONTH. >> THEY GO TOGETHER.
>> THEY DO.
ABSOLUTELY GO TOGETHER.
PROPERTY TAXES, THE -- THE
LEGISLATION DING PASS IN THE
REGULAR SESSION OR SPECIAL
SESSION EITHER.
SESSION EITHER. BOTH CHAMBERS COME TO AN
AGREEMENT.
AGREEMENT. >> I THINK THE GOOD NEWS FOR US
GOING IN AS THAT YOU HAVE THE
GOVERNOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
AND INCOMING SPEAKER WHO WE
ANTICIPATE BEING THE SPEAKER,
ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ALL SAYING
THE SAME THING.
AND I THINK THE CONVERSATIONS
AND ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN
DONE I SAID ON 18 INTERIM
COMMITTEES I SAT ON 12 DURING
THE INTERIM.
THE INTERIM. ONE BEING PROPERTY TAX ROW FORM
AND PROGRESS WAS MADE.
THINK YOU WILL SEE MULTIPLE
PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
PROPERTY TAXES IS AN ISSUE, IN
MY DISTRICT, IT'S AN ISSUE IN
HESS DISTRICT AND BIPARTISAN
ISSUE THAT WE BOTH AGREE NEEDS
TO BE FIXED AND WE HAVE A
HISTORY OF WORKING TOGETHER.
>> AND THE REALITY IS THIS, I
THINK AND ALL OF US KNOW THAT
THE GREATEST PORTION OF THE
PROPERTY TAXES IS GOING TO BE
SCHOOL TAX.
SCHOOL TAX. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> 53%.
>> 53%.
>> 53%. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THE
STATE IS WILLING TO PUT MORE
GENERAL REVENUE STATE FUNDING
INTO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO BUY
DOWN, IF YOU WILL, THE PROPERTY
TAX RATES.
TAX RATES. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE
BEGIN TO LOOK AT THE 2.5%
ISSUE.
ISSUE.
ISSUE. CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES,
CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, THEY DON'T WANT US
INVOLVED IN THAT.
THEY WANT TO KEEP AT A LOCAL
ISSUE.
ISSUE.
ISSUE. HERE'S THE QUESTION, MOST OF US
UNDERSTAND APPRECIATE OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS.
RESPONDERS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT A INORDINATE
AMOUNT OF DOLLARS SPENT LOCALLY
IN CITIES, A SIZE OF DALLAS IS
PROBABLY 60, 65%.
DO WE ALLOW THAT D -- DO WE DO
A CAR RIDE IN TERMS OF THE 2.5%
CAP AS WEE RELATES TO MONIES
NECESSARY IN ORDER TO FUND THAT
AND SO CITIES DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THAT 60, 65% SO
THERE ARE WAYS TO TAKE A LOOK.
>> KELLY YOU SUPPORT BUYING
DOWN SPEND MORGUE MONEY ON
STEAD STATE EDUCATION BUYING
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. >>
DOWN. >> I THINK WHAT WE CLEARLY HAVE
SEEN IS PEOPLE CAN'T HANDLE THE
GROWING ESCALATION OF THE
PROPERTY TAXES.
PROPERTY TAXES. IT'S GROWING AT A MUCH HIGHER
RATE THAN POPULATION INFLATION,
AND WHAT'S HAPPENED IS WE
BALANCE THAT OUT SEVERAL YEARS
AGO AND THE STATES PORTION WAS
50%.
50%.
50%. WHAT
50%. WHAT HAPPENED IS LOCAL PROPERTY
APPRAISALS HAVE GROWN NEARLY
TWICE THE RATE OF INFLATION
WHILE GOVERNMENT SPENDING AT
THE STATE LEVEL MAINTAINED
INFLATION AND POPULATION LEVEL.
SO YOU ARE HAVING LOCAL
PROPERTY TAX GROWTH AT TWICE
THE RATE OF THE STATE SPENDING
WHICH GETS YOU FROM A 50-50
POSITION WHICH WE WERE IN BACK
WHEN I WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD,
TO NOW IT'S A 60-40 BECAUSE
FRANKLY, THE STATE AND I DON'T
THINK MY VOTERS WANT ME TO KEEP
UP, WITH SPENDING AT THE LEVEL
THAT THEY ARE APPRAISED VALUES
ARE GOING UP AND PROPERTY TAXS
ARE GOING UP.
SO YOU GOT TO HOLD DOWN THE
LOCAL REVENUE GROWTH.
SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP THE STATE
PORTION EQUAL AND THEN YOU COME
IN WITH ADDITIONAL DOLLARS AT
STATE LEVEL.
STATE LEVEL. >> THE GOVERNOR HAD A TWINKLE
LAST WEEK ABOUT DOING AWAY WITH
THE ROBINHOOD SYSTEM.
THE BAD OLD ROBINHOOD.
>> RECAPTURE.
>> RECAPTURE. >> RECAPTURE SYSTEM.
IS DOING AWHICH WITH ROBINHOOD
DOES THAT MEAN GOING AWAY WITH
EQUITY.
EQUITY.
EQUITY. >> I THINK THAT HAS TO BE ON
THE TABLE BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE
LIKE DALLAS, HOUSTON, DOWN IN
THE RECAPTURED SYSTEMS
RECOGNIZE COMPLEXITY OF THE
EDUCATIONAL ISSUES THEY HAVE,
THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH EVERY
CAPTURE SYSTEM.
CAPTURE SYSTEM. THAT HAS TO BE ON THE TABLE.
AND DOES EVERYONE NEED TO BE
OUT OF THAT SYSTEM?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I KNOW IT WAS PART OF THE
DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD WITH THE
COMMISSION.
COMMISSION. AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT
ISSUE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WE
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S A
PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE
ADDRESSED.
ADDRESSED. >> KELLY, WILL WE COME OUT OF
THIS WITH A SYSTEM WHERE ALL
THE KIDS HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT
OF MONEY?
OF MONEY?
OF MONEY? >> WELL, RIGHT NOW YOU DON'T
HAVE ALL THE KIDS WITH THE SAME
AMOUNT OF MONEY.
>> ADJUSTED AMOUNT.
>> WILL WE HAVE EQUITY.
YES THE COURTS REQUIRED TO US
HAVE EQUITY.
HAVE EQUITY. SO IT HAS TO BE AN EQUITABLE
SYSTEM BUT THE ROBINHOOD
RECAPTURE PROGRAM HAS BEEN A
DISASTER AND NOBODY ANTICIPATED
GROWING AT THE RATE IT IS
GROWING TODAY.
GROWING TODAY. AND FRANKLY, IT'S BECAUSE OUR
URBAN AREAS ARE SO EXPENSIVE TO
LIVE IN TODAY.
FAMILIES CAN'T LIVE IN THERE SO
THE PROPERTY VALUES ARE HIGH.
NUMBER OF STUDENTS IS LOW AND
YOU HAVE THIS HUGE RECAPTURE
THAT'S IMPACTING HOUSTON,
DALLAS, AUSTIN.
DALLAS, AUSTIN. AND IT JUST DOESN'T WORK
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. AND SO DO HE HAVE TO BE
EQUITABLE YES.
EQUITABLE YES. DO WE HAVE TO FIND A NEW
SYSTEM?
SYSTEM?
SYSTEM? ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. >> IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS
DAN PATRICK IN THE CAMPAIGN
WANTS TO GIVE EVERY TEACHER'S
$10,000 RAISE DO YOU HAVE THAT
MONEY.
MONEY.
MONEY. >>
MONEY. >> IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING
TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE GET THE
MONEY.
MONEY.
MONEY. THE GOVERNOR AND HE AGREE, IF
WE FIND WHERE WE CAN GET
TEACHERS SOME TEACHERS OVER 6
FIGURES I WOULD BE IN LINE WITH
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. WE
THAT. WE HAVE TO REDO THE WAY WE ARE
DOING THINGS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT
GETTING THE RESULTS THAT WE
NEED.
NEED.
NEED. THAT'S NOT A DEMOCRAT OR
REPUBLICAN ISSUE BUT WE HAVE TO
LOOK AT THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE
ACTUALLY WORK.
ACTUALLY WORK. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT PEOPLE IN
THE AREAS THATTING ARE AFFECTED
TO GET IDEAS FROM AND GIVE
THOSE IDEAS AN OPPORTUNITY
ALSO.
ALSO.
ALSO. >>
ALSO. >> LOOK AT DALLAS COUNTY AND
WHAT DISD IS DOING WHEN IT
COMES TO TEACHER AND.
>> BASED PROGRAM.
>> IT ALLOWS TEACHERS TO MAKE
THE MONEY TEACHERS DESERVE TO
MAKE.
MAKE.
MAKE. A
MAKE. A CAREER LADDER WHERE YOU ARE
PLAYING ON YEARS OF SERVICE
DOESN'T WORK.
DOESN'T WORK. >> GENERAL WE ARE OUT OF TIME A
LOT TO TALK ABOUT BUT JUST
BEGINNING DOWN THERE IN AUSTIN.
>> 140 DAYS OVER ALREADY.
>> 142 OUT RIGHT NOW.
THANKS SO