>>> FUNDING IS LOCKED UP FOR ALL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12th GRADE SCHOOL.

THEY WORKED ON THE COMMISSION FOR A NEW WAY TO FUND SCHOOLS.

THE BILL THEY HAMMERED OUT IN BOTH HOUSES HAS NOT BEEN SENT TO GOVERNOR ROUNDERS OFFICE BECAUSE HE HAS THREATENED TO VETO IT.

SO, THE BIG QUESTION WILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN ON TIME?

HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT STEP ARE TWO MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

THEY ARE STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILL DAVIS, DEMOCRAT FROM HAZEL CREST APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE.

DAN, A REPUBLICAN FROM HAWTHORNE WOODS.

WELCOME BACK BOTH OF YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> SENATOR IN POLITICS WHEN YOU HAVE A DREAM TEAM IT'S BIPARTISAN, YOU HAVE 90% AGREEMENT.

WHAT'S HOLDING IT UP?

>> SO THERE WAS A NEGOTIATETIVE PROCESS.

THEY CAME IN LAST SUMMER AND WE MET FOR 9 MONTHS.

IT WAS BIPARTISAN.

WE WORKED WITH ALL OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE GOVERNORS OFFICE.

IN FEBRUARY THEY LAID OUT A SERIES OF PRINCIPALS.

THEY DIDN'T COME OUT WITH A BILL.

WE SPENT THE SPRING NEGOTIATING ON A BILL.

A WEEK PRIOR TO THE END OF SESSION THEY DROPPED THEIR OWN BILL AND RAN IT THROUGH THE SENATE AND HOUSE.

THERE IS ACTUALLY MANY ASPECTS TO THE BILL THAT DON'T REFLECT THE BIPARTISAN REPORT THAT CAME OUT.

AS A RESULT THE GOVERNOR SAID THIS IS THE MOST EQUITIBLE WAY.

WE REALLY NEED TO COME BACK AND FINISH WHAT WE STARTED.

>> A GROUP OF US GOT TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW BILL.

THE BILL THAT WAS INITIALLY COMING OUT OF THAT IS 2808 WHICH I FILED IN THE HOUSE.

THAT BILL HAS MUCH OF WHAT THE COMMISSION ASKED FOR.

THIS IS A NEW WAY TO FUND SCHOOL DISTRICTS SO THEY DON'T LOSE MONEY.

IT'S THINGS WE NEVER HAD BEFORE WITH THE SCHOOL FUNDING.

THIS JUST NEEDING THE GOVERNORS SIGNATURE.

>> JUST ABOUT EVERYONE AGREES THE FUNDING FORMULA HAS BEEN HORRIBLE.

FOR YEARS, HORRIBLE.

FOR THIS IT'S AN FAR MORE EQUITIBLE WAY TO GET MONEY TO CHICAGO SCHOOLS BUT DOWN STATE COOLS THAT ARE REALLY STRUGGLING.

IF THIS BILL DOESN'T PASS OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS BILL DOESN'T PASS THE SCHOOLS WON'T OPEN, ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

>> ACCORDING TO THE BUDGET THEY INCLUDED THIS TRIGGER THAT WILL PREVENT MONEY FROM THE SCHOOL BUDGET TO GO OUT ON A EVIDENCE BASED MODEL.

IT'S BASED ON THE EVIDENCE BASED MODEL.

WHERE WE DIFFER IS PUT INTO THE WHOLE HARMLESS.

WHAT IT DOES IS BRINGS IN FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE APARTMENT ZOO THIS FORMULA.

WE WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS THE 851.

>> OTHER SCHOOLS DON'T PAY ATTENTION.

>> HISTORICALLY THEY SAID TENSION IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE FUNDING FORMULA.

THE PROBLEM IS RIGHT NOW UNDER THE BILL $424 MILLION WILL GO TO CHICAGO FIRST BEFORE ANY POOR CHILD ANYWHERE ELSE ACROSS THE STATE GETS ONE RED CENT.

WE HAVE OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE HIGHER POVERTY RATES THAN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO HAS 87% RATE -- >> SOME AREAS WILL GET MORE.

>> UNDER THE REPUBLICAN PLAN THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THIS BAKED IN PORTION INTO THE HARMLESS.

FOR EXAMPLE, UNDER THE BILL THAT'S CURRENTLY PENDING FOR THE GOVERNORS DESK.

UNDER THE REPUBLICAN PLAN THEY GET ALMOST DOUBLE, 15 MILLION.

THEY HAVE 100% POSITIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

WE HAVE KIDS WHO DO BETTER BECAUSE WE FOCUS IN THE FORMULA IN THE WAY IN WHICH THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT ON INSURING THE POOREST KIDS GET MONEY.

>> WHAT THE PROBLEM IS CHICAGO?

>> ABSOLUTELY, THAT'S THE CRUX OF IT.

THEY PAY PENSIONS FOR EVERYONE ELSE EXCEPT THE SCHOOLS.

PART OF IT IS BLOCK GRANT MUCH.

WE DO PUT THAT IN AND IN ADDITION WE MAKE PAYMENTS FOR THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS JUST LIKE ALL OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

NONE OF THIS PUTS CHICAGO AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE.

THEY WILL BE IN TIER ONE AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN TIER ONE.

THOSE ARE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OVERALL THAT WILL RECEIVE MONEY BEFORE THE OTHER DISTRICTS.

>> WE JUST HEARD FROM PARIS AND AMANDA.

THE REORGANIZE OF THE GOVERNORS OFFICE PUTTING NOW AS IT CHIEF OF STAFF AHEAD OF THE ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE.

THIS WAS A DECLARATION OF WAR.

IS THIS WAR AND IS THE WAR GOING TO BE ABOUT EDUCATION FUNDING.

>> I THINK THE WAR STARTED WITH, I THINK THE GOVERNOR AND MAYOR EMANUAL BEFORE THIS CAME ALONG.

THE RUST OF US ARE COLLATERAL DAMAGE.

WE AGREED THE FORMULA NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.

WE AGREE AN EVIDENCE BASED MODEL IS A WAY TO CHANGE THE FORMULA.

WE PASSED A BILL AND WAITING FOR THE GOVERNOR TO FIND IT TO MAKE ALL OF THE NECESSARY CHANGES SO ALL CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE MORE MONEY.

>> SENATOR?

>> THE PROBLEM IS THIS TAKES CHICAGO'S PENSION AND BAKES IT INTO AN EDUCATION FORMULA.

WE WILL LOOK AT THIS ON THE OUTSIDE.

IT SHOULDN'T BE A PART OF THE FORMULA ITSELF.

WHY PRIORITIZE THE TEACHER PENSIONS ABOVE GETTING MONEY IN THE CLASSROOM.

THAT'S TAKING THE PENSIONS AND PUTTING IT INTO THE FORMULA IN THE WAY THE BILL DOES.

IT PRIORITIZES TEACHERS OVER KIDS.

>> YOU HEAR THEM SAYING YOU HAVE TO OPEN MY SCHOOLS AND THE BILL HAS TO BEEN SIGNED.

>> I HEAR FROM SUPERINTENDENTS ALL OVER.

I HAVE SUPERINTENDENTS THAT SPOKE TO ME AND THEY DON'T LIKE THE BILL PENDING FOR THE GOVERNOR.

THIS IS THE WAY THEY PRIORITIZE CHICAGO IN PARTICULAR WAYS THAT IT DOES FOR NO OTHER DISTRICT IN THE STATE.

>> THIS IS WHAT'S CONFUSING.

ALL OTHER DISTRICTS GET THEIR PENSIONS PAID FOR BY THE STATE BUT CHICAGO DOESN'T.

>> NOT IN THE FORMULA.

THE TENSION SHOULD NOT BE HANDLED.

>> ISN'T THERE A WAY REASONABLE PEOPLE IN THE LEGISLATURE COULD WORK THIS OUT SO PART-TIME TONIGHT HAVE ANXIETY ATTACK.

>> THEY SUPPORT WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

THE ORGANIZE AND ALL OF THE EDUCATION ORGANIZE SUPPORT SP ONE IN IT'S CURRENT FORM.

WE ARE MOVING IN THE DIRECTION.

>> ARE THERE ANY NEGOTIATIONS OR URGENT NEGOTIATIONS TO GET THIS DONE.

>> WE HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS.

CONSIDER FOCUSING ON SP 1 AND ADDED OTHER ITEMS TO THE AREA.

THERE THERE NEGOTIATIONS ON YOUR INDEPENDENT?

>> WE WILL SIT AND NEGOTIATION AT ANY TIME.

>> YOU HAVE TO CUT THE CHECKS IN AUGUST?

>> I UNDERSTAND.

THE ISSUE IS CAN WE COME TOGETHER ON AN AGREEMENT.

AFTER THE LAST BUDGET BATTLE WAS I'M READY TO SIT-DOWN AT ANY POINT AND TIME.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY POSSIBLE.

WE'LL CONTINUE TALKING.

SENATE BILL ONE DOES BE THE HAVE TO BE THERE.

>> YOU HAVE TO SEE IF YOU CAN OVER RIDE THE DETAILS.

>> WE SHOULD BE DOING THE TALKING RIGHT NOW.

THEY SAY HEY, LET'S COME SIT-DOWN AND TALK TO ABOUT THE CONSIDERATION.

>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE GOVERNOR ABOUT THIS?

>> WE JUST GOT OUT THE BUDGET.

WE SPOKE ABOUT THE OFFICE TODAY.

WE ARE WILLING TO WORK THIS THROUGH.

>> LET WORK THIS OUT AND YOU MAY BE BACK IN SESSION NEXT YEAR.