State Senator Royce West(District 23)

and

Glenn Heights Mayor Leon Tate

Saturday – March 29, 2014 

Curtistene S. McCowan Middle School

DeSoto, Texas

State Budget FY2012-13 - FY2014-15

General Govt. $2.9 billion

HHS$28.4 bil-

lion

Public Education $34.7 bil-

lion

Higher Education$15.1 bil-

lion

The Ju-diciary

$459 mil-lion

Pub. Safety & Crim. Just. $8.4 billion

Natural Resources $1.8 billion

Business & Eco Dev.

$961 million

Gen. Provisions $0

General Govt. $3.2 billion

HHS$30.8 billion

Public Education $37.5 billion

Higher Education $15.7 billion

Pub. Safety &Crim. Just.$8.8 billion

Judiciary $543 million

Natural Resources$1.8 billion

Business & Eco Dev. $1.1 billion

Regulatory $740 million

General Provisions$639 million

Legislature$358 million

FY 2012-13 - $93,792.2 billion FY 2014-15 - $101,419.9 bil-lion

GR/ GR-Dedicated

State Budget FY 2014 – GR/GR - Dedicated

General Govt. $3.2 billion

HHS$30.7 billion

Agencies of Educa-tion

$53.2 billion

Judiciary$543 million

Public Safety & Criminal Justice

$8.8 billion Natural Resources

$1.8 billion

Business & Eco-Development $1.1 billion Regulatory

$740 million

General Provisions$639 million

Legislature$358 million

Total: $ 101,419,900 billion

Chart Title

General Govt.$4.7 billion

HHS$73.9 billion

General Pro-visions

$952 million

Agencies of Education$74 billion

Judiciary$727 million

Public Safety / Criminal Jus-

tice$11.5 billion

Business & Eco Dev.

$25 billion

Regulatory$784 million

Legislature$358 million

Natural Resources$4.7 billion

State BudgetFY2014-15 All Funds

* ALL FUNDS includes $68,706,800,000 in federal funding

Total - $196,951,300,000 billion

 FY14-15 State BudgetHow is Texas Performing?

FY14-15 Budgeted

• $94,609,000,000

FY14-FY15 Adjusted Estimated Expenditures

• $96,310,000,000

FY14-FY15 Estimated Revenues

• $98,885,000,000

FY14-15 General Revenue ending balance – (est.)

• $2,580,000,000*All figures in General Revenue (GR)

 PUBLIC SCHOOL Accountability

HB5 - Aycock

HB5 - Makes comprehensive and institutional changes to the focus and direction of public schools in Texas by reducing emphasis on standardized testing, providing curriculum-based options for college, technical and career education and establishes a new rating system for school districts.

HB5 maintains academic rigor and accountability while lessening emphasis placed on End of Course examinations. The bill also reduces the number of graduation plans offered.

HB5 –

• Reduces the number of state mandated End of Course exams needed to graduate

from 15 to 5.

• Required End of Course exams will cover English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology and

U.S. History.

• Eliminates the requirement that End of Course tests count 15% of the final grade.

 PUBLIC SCHOOL Accountability

HB5 -  Aycock (continued)

• Allows students and parents to tailor studies conducive to their interests and take courses that apply to their career choices. 

• Creates partnerships with colleges and industry on courses consistent with workforce needs and degree preparation.

• Creates an A-F rating system for school districts while retaining current campus system.

• Retains student "Distinguished Performance" criterion that are consistent with standards for Top 10% admission.

• Aligns school curriculum with eligibility for TEXAS Grants and other financial aid programs.

       Public Education

Charter Schools

SB2 -  Patrick

Authorizes the Commissioner of Education work with the State Board of Education (SBOE) to approve the opening of  a new open-enrollment charter school. Gives the Board of Education veto power on new charter school applications. Establishes performance standards and renewal process for charter schools.

 

SB2 also establishes a cap on how many new charter school (districts) may open statewide through 2019.

  PUBLIC SCHOOL Charter Schools

SB2 Patrick (continued)  

SB2 --

• Allows a traditional school district to convert low-performing schools into a district-run charter school. 

• Allows high performing charter schools to open additional campuses under same charter.

• Requires training for TEA staff for charter school oversight and monitoring.

• Directs Commissioner to publish an annual report that compares charter school performance to that of traditional public schools.

Public EducationPublic School Finance

Under the February 2012 ruling issued by State District Court Judge John Dietz - Texas system of finance for public schools inadequately funds the programs the state requires to properly educate it's students and inequitably funds school districts. Dietz also ruled that school districts no longer have meaningful discretion in setting the property tax rates used to fund schools at the local level.

The National Education Agency also  reported in its annual comparison, that Texas has fallen to 49th among 50 states in per pupil spending.

Judge Dietz ordered a second hearing in the new school finance trial that took place in January 2014.  Judge Dietz’s ruling is expected in May 2014. The case is expected to be appealed and be heard by the Texas Supreme Court.

Public Education FundingDeSoto ISD/Red Oak ISD

DeSoto FY10 FY12 FY14$59,475,317 $56,388,194 $63,422,874 

FY11 FY13 FY15$60,471,208 $57,961,046 $76,864,366

Red Oak FY10 FY12 FY14$37,970,488 $37,489,278 $42,814,894 

FY11 FY13 FY15$39,637,790 $39,421,459 $45,003,929

  Higher EducationCommitting to Texas’ Future

 

                                                                  FY2012-13   FY2014-15                

 

4-year colleges and universities       $5.95 billion     $6.3 billion

Medical schools               $2.64 billion   $2.68 billion

Community colleges *                 $1.75 billion     $1.78 billion

The Dallas County Community College District was appropriated $175 million for FY14-15.

* Community colleges are only partly funded by the state. They are also supported locally by counties. 

 Higher Education Committing to Texas’ Future

 

                                                                               FY2012-13                FY2014-15    

UT Southwestern Medical     $278.3 million          $302.2 million

UNT-Dallas                     $30.4 million            $30.2 million

UNT-School of Law             $2.94 million            $2.94 million

Centers for Teacher Education    $3.4 million              $3.94 million

    

Health & Human ServicesThe Affordable Care Act and Texas

Published reports say unanimously that Texas has the highest rate of uninsured of any state in the U.S. at 23 percent - about 1 in 4 of the state's nearly 26 million residents. Information released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that there are 4.9 million eligible uninsured people who live in Texas.

HHSC defines eligible uninsured as nonelderly U.S. citizens and others lawfully present in Texas.

• According to Census data, the majority of uninsured Texans are poor, native-born American citizens.

• Nearly two-thirds of those uninsured - about 2.9 million - are employed but work part-time, or at low- or minimum wage jobs where health insurance is not offered.

    

Health & Human ServicesThe Affordable Care Act and Texas

Thursday, the federal government announced that nationally, more than 6 million people have enrolled for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to the 2011 Census, there are 41.3 million eligible uninsured persons nationwide.

As of March 1, 295,025 Texans had enrolled for coverage through the ACA. More than 1 in 10 uninsured, 12 percent of the eligible uninsured nationwide live in Texas.

• The Dallas and Houston metropolitan areas have the highest numbers of uninsured residents, both at 1.1 million.

• Half of the eligible uninsured in Texas are Latino. Whites account for 32 percent of the insured. African Americans make up 13 percent of the uninsured.

    

Health & Human ServicesThe Affordable Care Act and Texas

Fourteen (14) states operate healthcare exchange marketplaces. Texas is one of 36 states where the healthcare exchange is run fully or is partly supported by the federal government.

Texas has chosen not to opt-in to the Medicaid expansion. Currently, 26 states have opted-in on Medicaid expansion.

States that do not participate in Medicaid expansion will likely see higher uncompensated care costs because the number of uninsured is expected to decrease due to eligibility changes consistent with the ACA. The Act also reduces over time, the Disproportionate Share Hospital payments.

Health & Human Services Medicaid Delivery

SB7 - Nelson

SB7- will redesign the way in which Medicaid services are provided for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who are in need of both acute-care and long term services. The bill would expand Medicaid's STAR PLUS managed care program and implement additional reforms to the Medicaid system.

Additional provisions of SB7:

• Creates a process to transition Medicaid eligible, IDD diagnosed adults and children into a managed care system.

• Prohibits Medicaid managed care organizations from implementing provider rate reductions unless they are approved by the Health and Human Services

Commission (HHSC) or are based on changes to the Medicaid fee schedule.

• Improves quality-based performance measures and incentive payments for acute and long- term care providers and authorizes wellness programs for Medicaid

recipients for more than 11,000 intellectually and developmentally disabled adults.

Health & Human Services Child Safety

HB1741 Naishtat/West

Requires licensed day-care centers to install electronic safety alarms in all vehicles owned or leased by the centers that are designed to seat eight or more people and used to transport children in their care.  

• Applies to all vehicles purchased or leased on or after December 31, 2013.

• Requires that the alarms be properly maintained. 

State Water PlanFunding the State Water Plan

The 2012 State Water Plan outlines a strategy for meeting Texas' water demand up to year 2060.

Two bills passed last session, HB 4 and SJR 1, are the solution to the state's water challenge. Together, they create two funds to help finance the State Water Plan:

• State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT)• State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIRFT)

These bills will also fund the State Water Plan with $2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund.

State Water Plan Funding the State Water Plan

SJR 1 (passed in November 2013 Election) - constitutional amendment to create and finance the two water funds (SWIFT and SWIRFT) envisioned by the Legislature.

Texas’ Challenges:

Explosive population growth • Projected to increase 82% by 2060

Shrinking water supply• Projected to decrease 10% by 2060

       

TransportationNew money for roads!

HB1 - Pickett (3rd Called Session)

HB1 - allows money collected from oil and gas taxes that are historically deposited directly into the Economic Stabilization Fund (Rainy Day Fund), to be used for building transportation projects. Establishes that the Rainy Day Fund must not fall below a certain amount, at which time, no additional funds for transportation may be transferred.

• Includes that a 10-member committee of legislators will decide each biennium, the amount of money that must remain in the Rainy Day Fund.

 • Also orders TxDOT to identify $100 million in savings and to use those funds to pay

down bond debts that cannot be derived from funds designated for transportation projects.

Requires passage of a Constitutional Amendment by voters in November 2014.

TransportationStill more miles to go…

 

SB1730 - Nichols  SB1730 reauthorizes the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to enter into pubic private partnerships, also known as Comprehensive Development Agreements (CDAs) to design, develop, finance, build, maintain or operate transportation projects.   SB1730 authorizes TxDOT to enter into CDAs on several North Texas projects that include:  Southern Gateway   -   I-35E/US Hwy 67 - Dallas County Loop 9     -    I-20/US Hwy 67 - Dallas, Ellis CountiesState Hwy. 183   -  SH121/I-35E - Dallas, Tarrant Counties Loop 12     -    SH183/I-35E - Dallas CountyState Hwy. 114   -    SH121/SH183 - Dallas County

JurisprudenceTicketing Juveniles

SB393  West

SB393 follows the recommendations of the Texas Judicial Council to amend current state laws that result in students receiving misdemeanor citations for school Code of Conduct-related infractions such as disruption of class, disruption of transportation, or dress code violations or truancy that are not actual violations of criminal law.

In Texas, these fine-only misdemeanor cases are directed to municipal and justice of the peace (JP) courts that normally decide minor criminal and civil cases committed by adults and do not have the protections afforded juveniles under Family Code law.

JurisprudenceTicketing Juveniles

SB393 West (cont'd)

• Requires school administrators to refer students to a juvenile case manager system to address school related-violations first - before resorting to filing a complaint with the courts.

• Prohibits the issuance of tickets for school-related, fine-only misdemeanor violations that are not traffic offenses.

• Creates a system of "graduated sanctions" as steps that must be performed by school officials and exhausted before a school discipline complaint would be filed in municipal or JP courts.

Example: warning letter to parent/guardian with explanation of school

violation, offer of student behavior contract, referral to counseling.

• Establishes procedures to evaluate whether or not a child/student cited for an offense suffers from a mental illness or mental disability

JurisprudenceTicketing Juveniles

SB393  West (cont'd)

Expands use of "first offender" programs to address certain juvenile offenses prior to the filing of a criminal charge.

Prohibits tickets from being issued by school police to children age 10 and under for fine-only school offenses.

Allows violations to be satisfied through completion of community service or tutoring programs.

Provides the courts the authority to waive payment of fines or other costs if determined that such sanctions would cause undue financial hardship.

JurisprudenceTicketing Juveniles

SB394  West

Would make the records of an offense for which a child/student received for a fine-only misdemeanor offense that is not a traffic offense confidential after the youth charged has completed the requirements of a case where the disposition was deferred and the charges were dismissed upon completion.

State law already makes confidential the records of a fine-only misdemeanor offense that is not a traffic offense in a case where there is a conviction.

Sources

• Texas Legislative Budget Board• Texas Legislative Council• Texas Health and Human Services Commission• US Department of Health and Human Services