| A) |
Protects local community control (no local ISD control trade-offs in exchange with the state for increasing the state’s percentage of funding public education); |
| B) |
Significantly reduces existing homeowner and business school property taxes; |
| C) |
Generates the proper amount of money to both bring educational excellence to our students/classrooms and to fairly pay our teachers (including bringing teacher pay to the national average and a statewide teacher health insurance plan); |
| D) |
Does NOT result in any property intense industry and/or homeowners paying more in taxes for education than they currently pay in school property taxes and does NOT remove current agricultural tax exemptions; and |
| E) |
Is approved in a statewide voter referendum |
Kel strongly opposes Robin Hood property taxation and strongly opposes a state income. His 5 Point Plan for Public School Finance Reform supports the Governor’s call for a special session to avoid the likelihood of state court mandates which could very likely result from pending tax cap lawsuits. Kel will involve a district advisory committee comprised of retiring State Senator Teel Bivins and superintendents from all ISDs across State Senate District 31. Kel’s 5 Point Plan encourages a reform plan which accomplishes the following objectives: