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00:00:03>> SPEAKER DAVIDSON,
PRESIDENT FINAN, MEMBERS OF
00:00:11THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR O'CONNOR,
00:00:15CHIEF JUSTICE MOYER AND
MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME COURT,
00:00:18ELECTED OFFICIALS, CABINET
MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND FELLOW
00:00:23CITIZENS.
THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY.
00:00:25IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME I
GIVE ONE OF THESE BIG SPEECHES
00:00:29WE HAVE A BIG SNOWSTORM.
(laughter)
00:00:32PRETTY SOON THE SCHOOL
CHILDREN OF OHIO WILL WANT ME
00:00:35TO GIVE ONE OF THESE EVERY
WEEK SO THEY CAN GET AN EXTRA
00:00:39DAY OFF.
(laughter)
00:00:41YOU KNOW, 23 YEARS AGO I
JOINED THIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
00:00:46AS A MEMBER OF THE PEOPLE'S
HOUSE.
00:00:49I RECALL FONDLY MY COLLEAGUES
WHO BROUGHT THEIR DISTINCT
00:00:53STYLES FROM EVERY CORNER OF
OHIO AND THE LIVELY, SOMETIMES
00:00:58RAUCOUS, DEBATES ON THE ISSUES
OF THAT TIME, MANY OF WHICH I
00:01:03MIGHT ADD ARE STILL VERY MUCH
WITH US TODAY.
00:01:06IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE TO
WORK WITH THE URBAN AND
00:01:10SUBURBAN LEGISLATORS WHO WERE
SOMETIMES OUTWITTED BY THE
00:01:15CORNSTALK BRIGADE.
WE HAD LEGENDARY LEADERS SUCH
00:01:18AS CHUCK KURFESS WHO LED
MAJORITY AND MINORITY
00:01:22CAUCUSES, C.J. McLIN A CIVIL
RIGHTS PIONEER, AND SPEAKER
00:01:26VERN RIFFE, WHO SPOKE RARELY
BUT CARRIED A BIG GAVEL.
00:01:30(laughter)
I FELT THEN THE SWEEP OF
00:01:35HISTORY IN THIS CHAMBER, WHICH
HAS SINCE REGAINED ITS MAJESTY
00:01:40AND BEAUTY UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF SENATOR FINAN
00:01:42AND HAS MAINTAINED ITS DECORUM
AND DIGNITY UNDER THE STEADY
00:01:48HAND OF SPEAKER DAVIDSON.
WE OWE BOTH OF YOU OUR
00:01:53GRATITUDE.
(applause)
00:01:54GOVERNOR JIM RHODES DELIVERED
THE STATE OF THE STATE SPEECH
00:02:07DURING MY FIRST YEAR, AND AS I
RECALL THE SYNTAX WAS
00:02:11FRACTURED, BUT THE MESSAGE WAS
CLEAR: JOBS AND PROGRESS.
00:02:16I WATCHED IT ALL, AS YOU DO
TODAY, FROM A SEAT IN THIS
00:02:22CHAMBER, WONDERING WHAT THE
VIEW LOOKED LIKE FROM THE
00:02:25PLACE WHERE LINCOLN STOOD.
WELL, I'VE GOT TO CONFESS,
00:02:29THE VIEW IS PRETTY GOOD FROM
UP HERE.
00:02:33IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE
AS OHIO'S 67th GOVERNOR AND TO
00:02:38SHARE WITH YOU THE STATE OF
OUR STATE AND OUR PLANS FOR
00:02:41THE COMING YEARS.
LET ME BEGIN BY THANKING EACH
00:02:45OF YOU, AND ESPECIALLY
MINORITY LEADERS JACK FORD AND
00:02:50BEN ESPY, FOR THE BIPARTISAN
HAND OF FRIENDSHIP YOU HAVE
00:02:54EXTENDED DURING THE FIRST DAYS
OF OUR ADMINISTRATION.
00:02:57I PLEDGE TO CONTINUE THE
STRONG PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE
00:03:01FORGED ON BEHALF OF THE
CITIZENS OF OUR STATE.
00:03:05ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF BEING
GOVERNOR IS THE MAIL I RECEIVE
00:03:09FROM SCHOOL CHILDREN AROUND
OHIO.
00:03:11THEY SOMETIMES THANK ME FOR
THINGS I WISH I'D DONE.
00:03:15I'VE GOT TO CONFESS TO ONE OF
MY CORRESPONDENTS, LUIS PEREZ.
00:03:20LUIS, I REALLY CAN'T TAKE
CREDIT FOR BUILDING TOYS-R-US
00:03:25AND K-MART IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
00:03:28(laughter)
ANOTHER FOURTH GRADER AT
00:03:30DURLING ELEMENTARY IN LORAIN,
DEXTER FIELDS IS HERE WITH US
00:03:35TODAY WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER AND
TWO TEACHERS.
00:03:37DEXTER, THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US.
00:03:39(applause)
DEXTER WROTE ME, "HAVE A NICE
00:03:53TIME AS GOVERNOR," AND ASKED,
DID YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS A
00:03:57BRANCH OF POWER?
WELL, DEXTER, I'M LEARNING.
00:04:02BUT I'M ALSO LEARNING THAT WE
SHARE POWER WITH THE
00:04:05LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL
BRANCHES, WHO ARE PRESENT
00:04:09TODAY IN THIS CHAMBER.
THE CONSTITUTION WORKS BEST
00:04:12WHEN EACH OF US UNDERSTANDS
OUR OWN BRANCH OF POWER AND
00:04:16ITS LIMITATIONS.
DEXTER WENT ON TO SUM UP MY
00:04:20JOB AS GOVERNOR: "YOU HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY," HE WROTE,
00:04:25"AND YOU HAVE TO DO A LOT OF
STUFF."
00:04:28YES, DEXTER, WE CERTAINLY
HAVE A LOT OF STUFF TO DO.
00:04:32IN MY INAUGURAL ADDRESS I
PROMISED TO PRESENT AN
00:04:37OPPORTUNITY AGENDA TO THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE PEOPLE OF
00:04:40OHIO.
TODAY, I WANT TO SET THE
00:04:43CORNERSTONES OF THAT AGENDA,
AN AGENDA THAT WHILE AMBITIOUS
00:04:48WILL STAND FOR THE FOUNDATION
OF THE FUTURE THAT WE WANT TO
00:04:51BUILD FOR OUR STATE, A FUTURE
WITH OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY
00:04:54CHILD TO GET A GOOD EDUCATION
AND A SAFE, SECURE CLASSROOM;
00:04:58OPPORTUNITY FOR OHIOANS TO
OBTAIN GOOD JOBS AT GOOD WAGES
00:05:09WAGES, TO KEEP MORE OF THEIR
HARD-EARNED MONEY, AN
00:05:10OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF THEIR DAILY LIVES.
00:05:12NOTHING WILL PROVIDE GREATER
OPPORTUNITY IN LIFE FOR DEXTER
00:05:14FIELDS AND HIS CLASSMATES THAN
A GOOD EDUCATION.
00:05:17(applause)
THAT'S WHY WE FUNDED SCHOOLS
00:05:29FIRST IN OUR BUDGET.
THE SACRIFICES OF STATE
00:05:32AGENCIES AND THE HARD WORK OF
YOU IN THE LEGISLATURE HAVE
00:05:36ENABLED US TO COMMIT AN
HISTORIC LEVEL OF FINANCIAL
00:05:40RESOURCES TO EDUCATION.
NEARLY 50 CENTS OUT OF EVERY
00:05:43DOLLAR OF NEW STATE SPENDING
IN THIS BUDGET WILL GO TO
00:05:47SCHOOLS.
WE'LL SPEND MORE THAN $13
00:05:50BILLION ON PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE
00:05:53NEXT TWO YEARS.
THAT'S AN ALL-TIME RECORD!
00:05:59(applause)
OUR BUDGET WILL FULLY FUND
00:06:07THE SECOND AND THIRD YEARS OF
THE FOUR-YEAR FACE-IN OF THE
00:06:10NEW SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA
ENACTED IN HOUSE BILL 650 ON A
00:06:16BIPARTISAN BASIS, SPENDING FOR
BASIC AID, SPECIAL EDUCATION,
00:06:20VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, AND
TRANSPORTATION WILL ALL
00:06:23INCREASE MORE RAPIDLY THAN
INFLATION.
00:06:26STATE AID FOR ALL SPECIAL,
VOCATIONAL AND GIFTED STUDENTS
00:06:30WILL BE FUNDED ON A PER-PUPIL
BASIS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
00:06:36DIFFERENCE IN PROPERTY TAX
WEALTH AMONG SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
00:06:39AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THE
CURRENT BUDGET, STATE
00:06:43EDUCATION SPENDING WILL RISE
BY MORE THAN 33% OVER A
00:06:47FOUR-YEAR PERIOD.
THAT'S ALMOST FOUR TIMES THE
00:06:51RATE OF INFLATION!
(applause)
00:06:53JUST AS IMPORTANT AS
OPERATING FUNDS, WE MUST
00:07:03PROVIDE ADEQUATE SCHOOL
BUILDINGS FOR OUR CHILDREN.
00:07:06THIS IS A NEW RESPONSIBILITY
THE STATE HAS ASSUMED DURING
00:07:10THE CURRENT DECADE.
SINCE 1991, THE STATE HAS
00:07:14AUTHORIZED MORE THAN $1.5
BILLION TO HELP SCHOOL
00:07:19DISTRICTS REPLACE AND REPAIR
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
00:07:20AS LONG AS I'M GOVERNOR, I
WILL HONOR MY PLEDGE TO
00:07:25PROPOSE AT LEAST $300 MILLION
PER YEAR IN NEW SPENDING FOR
00:07:29SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
BUT WE CAN AND WE MUST DO
00:07:33MORE.
(applause)
00:07:35BECAUSE OUR ECONOMY IS STRONG
AND OUR SPENDING UNDER
00:07:48CONTROL, OUR SURPLUS THIS YEAR
IS EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST
00:07:52$400 MILLION.
TODAY I INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME
00:07:56IN COMMITTING TO SPEND 100% OF
THE STATE'S SURPLUS FUNDS AT
00:08:01THE END OF THIS BIENNIUM FOR
SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND
00:08:04TECHNOLOGY.
(applause)
00:08:05WHEN COMBINED WITH MONIES
ALREADY APPROVED IN THE
00:08:18CURRENT CAPITAL BUDGET, SCHOOL
BUILDING AND TECHNOLOGY
00:08:21ASSISTANCE WOULD THEN EXCEED
$1 BILLION OVER A TWO-YEAR
00:08:26PERIOD.
BUT MONEY ALONE WILL NOT
00:08:30IMPROVE EDUCATION.
NEW DOLLARS WILL NOT PRODUCE
00:08:34RESULTS UNTIL EVERY SCHOOL IS
LASER-FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE
00:08:39ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL
STUDENTS.
00:08:42TO RAISE ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS
WE MUST CONCENTRATE ON FOUR
00:08:46GOALS.
FIRST, ENSURE THAT EVERY
00:08:48STUDENT LEARNS HOW TO READ.
IN THREE YEARS, STUDENTS NOW
00:08:52IN FIRST GRADE WILL NOT
ADVANCE FROM FOURTH TO FIFTH
00:08:56UNLESS THEY PASS THE READING
PROFICIENCY TEST.
00:08:58AND SINCE FEWER THAN HALF OF
FOURTH GRADERS PASSED THE MOST
00:09:03RECENT TEST, WE ARE FACING AN
ENORMOUS CHALLENGE.
00:09:06I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF
THE OHIO HOUSE FOR UNANIMOUSLY
00:09:10PASSING HOUSE BILL 1, OUR
OhioReads INITIATIVE THAT IS
00:09:15DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THIS
CHALLENGE.
00:09:17MY BUDGET WILL CONTAIN $25
MILLION IN CLASSROOM AND
00:09:22COMMUNITY READING GRANTS TO
ASSIST SCHOOLS IN TRAINING
00:09:26TEACHERS AND INTERVENING EARLY
WITH STUDENTS THROUGH
00:09:29TUTORING, TECHNOLOGY AND EXTRA
TIME ON-TASK.
00:09:32AND WE'RE SEEKING TO RECRUIT
120,000 VOLUNTEER TUTORS TO
00:09:37WORK ONE ON ONE TO IMPROVE
STUDENTS' READING SKILLS.
00:09:40AND I URGE EACH OF YOU TO
JOIN ME AND BECOME A READING
00:09:43TUTOR FOR A CHILD IN NEED.
WE WILL SUPPORT OUR READING
00:09:47CAMPAIGN IN OTHER WAYS, AS
WELL.
00:09:49BY PROVIDING FUNDS TO
ENCOURAGE TEACHERS TO BECOME
00:09:53READING SPECIALISTS.
AND SINCE THE FOUNDATION FOR
00:09:57READING MUST BE BUILT BEFORE
KINDERGARTEN, WE'LL TRAIN OVER
00:10:012,000 HEAD START AND OTHER
PRESCHOOL TEACHERS TO TEACH
00:10:04PREREADING SKILLS TO CHILDREN
BEFORE THEY ENTER SCHOOL.
00:10:08EXCUSE ME.
SECOND, WE MUST HOLD SCHOOLS
00:10:14ACCOUNTABLE FOR RESULTS.
THIS MEANS REWARDING SCHOOLS
00:10:17THAT IMPROVE AND INTERVENING
TO ASSIST SCHOOLS THAT NEED
00:10:20HELP.
IT ALSO MEANS RECONSTITUTING
00:10:23SCHOOLS WHICH ARE NOT GETTING
THE JOB DONE AND PROVIDING NEW
00:10:27OPTIONS FOR PARENTS WHOSE
CHILDREN ARE TRAPPED IN
00:10:30FAILING SCHOOLS.
(applause)
00:10:32OUR BUDGET INCLUDES $10
MILLION PER YEAR IN INCENTIVE
00:10:47GRANTS TO REWARD SCHOOLS THAT
IMPROVE ON PROFICIENCY TEST
00:10:51SCORES, ATTENDANCE AND
GRADUATION RATES.
00:10:53YOU KNOW, WE HEAR TOO MUCH
ABOUT SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT
00:10:57EDUCATING KIDS.
ISN'T IT TIME THAT WE
00:11:00RECOGNIZE SCHOOLS THAT ARE
DOING A GOOD JOB, THAT ARE
00:11:03GETTING BETTER YEAR AFTER
YEAR?
00:11:05IT'S TIME.
(applause)
00:11:07OUR BUDGET INCLUDES $25
MILLION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
00:11:17FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BASED
ON RESULTS FROM DISTRICT
00:11:20REPORT CARDS.
THESE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT
00:11:23SPECIAL INTERVENTION EFFORTS
FOR DISTRICTS ON ACADEMIC
00:11:26WATCH AND ACADEMIC EMERGENCY.
AND TO GIVE MORE CHOICES TO
00:11:31PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN
UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS, I
00:11:34PROPOSE TO EXPAND THE STATE'S
COMMUNITY SCHOOL LAW TO PERMIT
00:11:38CHARTER SCHOOLS TO BE
ESTABLISHED IN ANY DISTRICT ON
00:11:41ACADEMIC EMERGENCY STATUS.
(applause)
00:11:43THIRD, WE MUST SIGNIFICANTLY
EXPAND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
00:11:54FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS AND
00:11:57PRINCIPALS.
AS A FORMER TEACHER WHO HAS
00:12:00VISITED MORE THAN 150 SCHOOLS
ACROSS OHIO, I KNOW THAT GOOD
00:12:05TEACHERS PRODUCE GOOD
STUDENTS.
00:12:07WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF
COURAGEOUS AND TALENTED
00:12:12TEACHER, BUT IF WE ARE TO
IMPROVE EDUCATION FOR ALL OUR
00:12:15CHILDREN, WE MUST CREATE A
TEACHER CORPS THAT IS SECOND
00:12:18TO NONE.
OUR BUDGET PROVIDES FUNDING
00:12:20FOR A GOVERNOR'S TEACHER IN
RESIDENCE AND MORE THAN $80
00:12:24MILLION FOR PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS AND
00:12:27OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS.
IT WILL ALSO CREATE FINANCIAL
00:12:31INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS TO
ENHANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL
00:12:34SKILLS.
WE MUST ASSURE THAT OHIO
00:12:36REMAINS A LEADER IN THE NUMBER
OF NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED
00:12:40TEACHERS.
THE BUDGET PROVIDES FUNDING
00:12:43FOR 400 TEACHERS PER YEAR TO
PURSUE NATIONAL BOARD
00:12:46CERTIFICATION AND INCREASES BY
$2500 THE ANNUAL PAY OF EACH
00:12:52TEACHER WHO BECOMES CERTIFIED.
NOW, WE'VE ALL SEEN DYNAMIC
00:12:57SCHOOLS LED BY DYNAMIC
PRINCIPALS.
00:12:59AND TO HELP MORE PRINCIPALS
LEAD THEIR SCHOOLS TOWARDS
00:13:04ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, WE WILL
FUND A NEW PRINCIPAL'S
00:13:08LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.
FOURTH, OUR SCHOOLS MUST BE
00:13:11SAFE AND DRUG-FREE.
STUDENTS CAN'T LEARN AND
00:13:16TEACHERS CAN'T TEACH IF
VIOLENCE AND DISRUPTION RULES
00:13:19THE CLASSROOM.
I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF
00:13:22THE SENATE FOR THEIR PROMPT
ACTION ON SENATE BILL 1 THAT
00:13:26WILL CREATE SCHOOL SAFETY
ZONES AND INCREASE PENALTIES
00:13:29FOR THOSE WHO COMMIT CRIMES ON
OR NEAR SCHOOL PROPERTY.
00:13:33TO KEEP SCHOOLS DRUG-FREE,
OUR BUDGET WILL PROVIDE FUNDS
00:13:37TO HELP DISTRICTS HIRE
FULL-TIME SUBSTANCE ABUSE
00:13:42COORDINATORS FOR DRUG-ABUSE
PREVENTION AND EDUCATION.
00:13:45FINALLY, WE'VE SET ASIDE $20
MILLION IN EACH BUDGET YEAR
00:13:50FOR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS IN
URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL
00:13:53DISTRICTS.
(applause)
00:13:55THESE SCHOOLS WILL PROVIDE
NEEDED DISCIPLINE FOR SOME
00:14:06STUDENTS, AND WILL IMPROVE THE
CLASSROOM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
00:14:09THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
WE SIMPLY CANNOT PERMIT A
00:14:12HANDFUL OF DISRUPTIVE STUDENTS
TO INTERFERE WITH THE
00:14:15EDUCATION OF ALL OTHERS.
(applause)
00:14:19BEFORE LEAVING THE SUBJECT OF
EDUCATION, LET ME STATE FIRMLY
00:14:29MY BELIEF THAT EVERY CHILD CAN
LEARN NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE
00:14:33OR WHERE THEY LIVE.
AND TO BACK UP THAT BELIEF, I
00:14:37WANT TO INTRODUCE A REMARKABLE
TEACHER WHO IS GETTING
00:14:41REMARKABLE RESULTS.
CHERYL ZENKO TEACHES IN AN
00:14:45INNER-CITY SCHOOL IN
CLEVELAND, WHERE ALMOST ALL
00:14:47STUDENTS COME FROM FAMILIES
LIVING AT OR BELOW POVERTY
00:14:51LEVEL.
MOST STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL
00:14:53ARE FAILING PROFICIENCY TESTS
AT ALL GRADE LEVELS.
00:14:56BUT LAST YEAR IN ROOM 222
EACH ONE OF CHERYL'S STUDENTS
00:15:02PASSED ALL FIVE PARTS OF THE
FOURTH GRADE PROFICIENCY TEST.
00:15:07(applause)
(applause)
00:15:31CHERYL IS A CERTIFIED READING
SPECIALIST, AND ALSO A
00:15:48NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED
TEACHER.
00:15:50SHE EXPECTS AND DEMANDS
EXCELLENCE.
00:15:53SHE BELIEVES IN TEACHER
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SHE
00:15:56SUPPORTS EARLY INTERVENTION
FOR NONREADING STUDENTS.
00:15:59CHERYL DEPLOYED A CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT PLAN BASED ON
00:16:04ASSERTIVE DISCIPLINE, AND
TAUGHT HER STUDENTS TO DEVELOP
00:16:06A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY BY
CREATING A PROGRAM CALLED "THE
00:16:10SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY
EFFECTIVE KIDS."
00:16:13SHE ALSO IMPLEMENTED HER OWN
TUTORING PROGRAM, ASKING ALL
00:16:17STUDENTS TO COME TO SCHOOL AN
HOUR EARLY FROM JANUARY
00:16:20THROUGH MARCH.
IT WAS VOLUNTARY, BUT THE KID
00:16:24KIDS CAME.
CHERYL, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING
00:16:27US WHAT WE MUST DO IN EVERY
CLASSROOM IN OHIO, AND MORE
00:16:30IMPORTANTLY, THAT IT CAN BE
DONE!
00:16:33THANK YOU.
(applause)
00:16:35IF WE ARE TO HELP OHIOANS
SUCCEED IN THE NEXT CENTURY,
00:16:53THEN WE MUST MAKE SURE OUR
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IS UP
00:16:56TO THE TASK.
AS GLOBAL COMPETITION
00:17:00INTENSIFIES, AS NEW
TECHNOLOGIESS EMERGE DAY AFTER
00:17:04DAY, ADVANCED EDUCATION MUST
BE AVAILABLE TO EVERY OHIOAN.
00:17:08OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WE
WILL MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION
00:17:11MORE ACCESSIBLE TO OHIO
STUDENTS BY MAKING IT MORE
00:17:15AFFORDABLE FOR OHIO'S
FAMILIES.
00:17:17TOTAL FUNDING WILL RISE
NEARLY TWICE THE RATE OF
00:17:21INFLATION.
WE'LL INCREASE AND EXPAND
00:17:24ELIGIBILITY FOR OHIO
INSTRUCTIONAL GRANTS.
00:17:26AND FOR THE FIRST TIME,
STUDENTS CHOOSING TO ATTEND
00:17:30COLLEGE YEAR-ROUND CAN RECEIVE
A GRANT FOR A FOURTH QUARTER
00:17:34OR A THIRD SEMESTER.
IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE
00:17:37STUDENTS TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND
WORKERS TO GO BACK AND IMPROVE
00:17:40THEIR SKILLS, OUR BUDGET
PROVIDES A $2500 TAX DEDUCTION
00:17:44IN EACH OF THE FIRST TWO YEARS
OF COLLEGE.
00:17:46THIS DEDUCTION WILL BENEFIT
AN ESTIMATED 300,000 STUDENTS
00:17:51AND THEIR FAMILIES.
AND TO KEEP OHIO'S TWO-YEAR
00:17:55CAMPUSES AFFORDABLE, WE'LL
MORE THAN DOUBLE ACCESS GRANTS
00:17:58TO ALLOW THEM TO HOLD TUITION
INCREASES BELOW 3% AND AT MANY
00:18:04SCHOOLS, EVEN BELOW 2%.
NOW, EDUCATION AND JOB
00:18:10TRAINING GO HAND IN HAND, OR
IN THIS DAY AND AGE, KEYBOARD
00:18:15TO KEYBOARD.
AS OUR ECONOMY OF THE 21st
00:18:18CENTURY BECOMES MORE HIGH TECH
AND RE-CREATES ITSELF BEFORE
00:18:23OUR VERY EYES, SO TOO MUST
STATE GOVERNMENT RE-CREATE THE
00:18:27WAY WE APPROACH WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING.
00:18:30THE FACT IS, FINDING SKILLED,
WELL-TRAINED WORKERS IS THE
00:18:36NUMBER ONE ECONOMIC CHALLENGE
OF OUR TIME.
00:18:38IF WE FAIL TO MEET THIS
CHALLENGE, THE GOOD JOBS WILL
00:18:41NOT STAY IN OHIO.
AND IF THE GOOD JOBS LEAVE,
00:18:45OUR CHILDREN AND OUR
GRANDCHILDREN WILL NOT BE FAR
00:18:49BEHIND.
BY MERGING THE DEPARTMENTS OF
00:18:51HUMAN SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES, WE WILL CREATE A
00:18:56SEAMLESS SERVICE DELIVERY
SYSTEM, DEDICATED TO STATEWIDE
00:19:00WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
THE NEW DEPARTMENT OF JOB AND
00:19:03FAMILY SERVICES WILL CREATE
ONE-STOP-SHOPS TO PROVIDE
00:19:07LOCAL JOB TRAINING, ENHANCING
OUR ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS
00:19:11OF WORKERS SEEKING JOBS AND
EMPLOYERS SEEKING QUALIFIED
00:19:15EMPLOYEES.
ONE SUCH WORKER I WANT YOU TO
00:19:18MEET IS KIMBERLY BROWN.
WHEN KIMBERLY APPLIED FOR JOB
00:19:22TRAINING IN DAYTON, SHE WAS A
SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE,
00:19:26RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
SHE HAD LOW MATH SKILLS AND
00:19:29LACKED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
AFTER ENROLLING, SHE WORKED
00:19:32HARD TO IMPROVE HER SKILLS AND
EARNED HER GED.
00:19:37KIMBERLY COMPLETED HER
TRAINING AT MIAMI VALLEY
00:19:40CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER.
SHE NOW WORKS AS A NURSE AND
00:19:43EARNS $17 AN HOUR.
KIMBERLY, YOUR COURAGE
00:19:48CHANGED YOUR LIFE, YOUR SKILLS
AND JOB TRAINING GAVE YOU THE
00:19:52CHANCE, AND YOUR COMMITMENT
BROUGHT THE SUCCESS THAT YOU
00:19:56AND YOUR CHILDREN NOW ENJOY.
YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION AND A
00:20:00WONDERFUL ROLE MODEL.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
00:20:02(applause)
WE NEED MORE STUDENTS
00:20:25PREPARING FOR TECHNOLOGY-BASED
CAREERS IN HEALTH,
00:20:29MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING,
COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING, AND
00:20:34INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
ONLY 8,000 STUDENTS ARE NOW
00:20:37ENROLLED IN TECH-PREP
PROGRAMS, CHR DESIGNED JOINTLY
00:20:40BY HIGH SCHOOLS, TWO-YEAR
COLLEGES AND EMPLOYERS TO
00:20:44PROVIDE RIGOROUS ACADEMIC AND
JOB-SPECIFIC TRAINING.
00:20:47THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
LET'S SET A GOAL TODAY OF
00:20:52HAVING 35,000 STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN TECH-PREP IN FOUR
00:20:55YEARS.
OUR BUDGET CONTAINS INCENTIVE
00:20:59FUNDS TO HELP MEET THIS
AMBITIOUS GOAL.
00:21:01AND, FINALLY, TO HELP OHIO
EMPLOYERS PREPARE THEIR
00:21:06WORKERS FOR THE NEW ECONOMY, I
AM PROPOSING DRAMATIC
00:21:09INCREASES IN MONEY USED FOR
EMPLOYEE TRAINING.
00:21:12INDUSTRIAL TRAINING GRANTS
WILL BE INCREASED BY MORE THAN
00:21:1640% OVER THE BIENNIUM, AND
WE'LL MORE THAN TRIPLE FUNDS
00:21:20AVAILABLE AT TWO-YEAR COLLEGES
TO HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES
00:21:24BECOME MORE PRODUCTIVE BY
UPGRADING THE KNOWLEDGE AND
00:21:27SKILLS OF THEIR WORKERS.
BUT EVEN IF OUR WORKERS ARE
00:21:32TRAINED, OHIO RUNS THE RISK OF
BEING LEFT BEHIND IF WE ARE
00:21:35NOT COMPETITIVE IN THE GLOBAL
MARKETPLACE.
00:21:38TO IMPROVE OUR ABILITY, TO
ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE GOOD
00:21:43JOBS OF THE 21st CENTURY, WE
MUST TAKE SEVERAL STEPS.
00:21:47FIRST, OHIO NEEDS A
COMPETITIVE MARKET FOR
00:21:51ELECTRICITY.
THIS IS A DIFFICULT ISSUE,
00:21:54AND I APPLAUD THE WORK THAT
MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE
00:21:57TO DATE.
BUT TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
00:21:59MOST OF OUR NEIGHBOR STATES
HAVE ACTED AND IMPROVED THEIR
00:22:04ABILITY TO COMPETE FOR OUR
JOBS.
00:22:06I KNOW WE CAN ENBILITY
LEGISLATION TO BENEFIT BOTH
00:22:11BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS WITHOUT HARMING
00:22:14SCHOOLS.
LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND LET'S
00:22:17GET IT DONE NOW.
(applause)
00:22:20SECOND, WE MUST RENEW OUR TAX
CREDIT FOR MACHINERY AND
00:22:34EQUIPMENT AND EXTEND OUR
ENTERPRISE ZONE LAW. IN THE
00:22:38CONSTANT COMPETITION FOR JOBS,
OHIO CANNOT AFFORD TO
00:22:42UNILATERALLY DISARM.
WITHOUT A STRONG INCENTIVE
00:22:45PROGRAM, WE WOULD NOT HAVE
KEPT THE JEEP PLANT IN TOLEDO,
00:22:49INTERNATIONAL PAPER IN
CLERMONT COUNTY OR ARISTECH
00:22:52CHEMICAL IN SCIOTO COUNTY.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR
00:22:56INCENTIVE PROGRAM IS CRITICAL
TO KEEPING GM IN LORDSTOWN.
00:22:59THIS THE STATE'S TOP JOB
RETENTION PRIORITY, AND WE
00:23:04MUST DO EVERYTHING NECESSARY
TO KEEP LORDSTOWN UP AND
00:23:09RUNNING.
(applause)
00:23:11NEXT, LET'S BUILD ON OHIO'S
IMPRESSIVE NETWORK OF
00:23:22TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES.
WE ARE EARMARKING $5 MILLION
00:23:25FOR TECHNOLOGY ACTION GRANTS
TO SUPPORT R&D PROJECTS, AND
00:23:29$2 MILLION FOR A NEW EDISON
CENTER FOR INFORMATION
00:23:34TECHNOLOGY.
FOURTH, WE MUST BE SMARTER IN
00:23:37MANAGING GROWTH IN EVERY
CORNER OF OHIO.
00:23:40OHIO IS A HEARTLAND STATE
FILLED WITH DIVERSE
00:23:44COMMUNITIES.
AND AS WE SEEK TO BALANCE THE
00:23:47SPREAD OF METROPOLITAN CENTERS
WITH THE PRESERVATION OF
00:23:51PRECIOUS FARMLAND, WE MUST
ALSO WORK TO REBUILD THE URBAN
00:23:55CORES OF OUR MOTHER CITIES.
THAT'S WHY WE'LL PROVIDE $10
00:23:59MILLION PER YEAR IN URBAN
REDEVELOPMENT LOANS TO CLEAN
00:24:02UP AND REUSE BROWNFIELDS AND
OTHER URBAN SITES.
00:24:07AND I'VE ASKED OUR
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, LEE
00:24:10JOHNSON, TO HELP LEAD A NEWLY
CREATED URBAN REVITALIZATION
00:24:15TASK FORCE, COMPOSED OF MAYORS
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
00:24:18EXPERTS.
THIS GROUP WILL DEVELOP AN
00:24:21ACTION AGENDA FOR REBUILDING
OUR URBAN CORES.
00:24:24THEY'LL REPORT BACK TO ME IN
ONE YEAR, AND WE'LL SUBMIT
00:24:27LEGISLATION TO YOU SHORTLY
THEREAFTER.
00:24:30I'VE JUST SHARED WITH YOU OUR
PLANS FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION,
00:24:36TRAINING OUR WORKFORCE, AND
BUILDING A BETTER CLIMATE FOR
00:24:40NEW JOBS.
LET ME NOW TURN TO ISSUES
00:24:43THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT THE
QUALITY OF OUR LIVES.
00:24:46NO ISSUE THREATENS OHIO'S
FAMILIES MORE THAN SUBSTANCE
00:24:51ABUSE.
YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY HOW PROUD
00:24:53I AM THAT MY WIFE, HOPE,
OHIO'S FIRST LADY, WILL HELP
00:24:58LEAD OUR CRUSADE AGAINST DRUG
AND ALCOHOL ABUSE.
00:25:00HOPE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE
AND YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR YOUR
00:25:06LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO
POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
00:25:09(applause)
SADLY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS
00:25:34OFTEN THE GREATEST OBSTACLE TO
HAPPY, PRODUCTIVE LIVES.
00:25:37WHILE PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE
IN OHIO, MUCH REMAINS TO BE
00:25:41DONE.
THE DEVASTATION OF ALCOHOL
00:25:43AND OTHER DRUGS TOO OFTEN
RESULTS IN VIOLENCE,
00:25:47ILLITERACY, TEEN PREGNANCY,
AND CRIME.
00:25:50I'VE ALREADY NOTED OUR
COMMITMENT TO HELP SCHOOLS
00:25:54HIRE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
COORDINATORS.
00:25:56IN ADDITION, WE'RE PROVIDING
$500,000 FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
00:26:01LOCAL DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY
COALITIONS, INVOLVING
00:26:04BUSINESSES, CIVIC GROUPS AND
THE FAITH COMMUNITY.
00:26:07AND WE'RE ADDING $1.5 MILLION
FOR TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES TO
00:26:12STREET CRIME TO REFER
OFFENDERS TO COMMUNITY-BASED
00:26:18DRUG-ABUSE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.
(applause)
00:26:20THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE WILL ALSO CREATE MORE DRUG
00:26:28COURTS TO HELP NONVIOLENT
OFFENDERS BREAK THE PATTERN OF
00:26:32REPEAT CRIMINAL CONDUCT.
WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO COMBAT
00:26:40DRUG-ABUSE AND KEEP OUR
STREETS SAFER WILL MAKE A
00:26:42DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF ALL
OHIOANS, ESPECIALLY OUR SENIOR
00:26:45CITIZENS.
OUR SENIOR POPULATION IS THE
00:26:48FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT OF OUR
SOCIETY.
00:26:50WE KNOW THAT MOST SENIORS WHO
FACE THE PROBLEM OF FAILING
00:26:54HEALTH WANT TO REMAIN
INDEPENDENT AND IN THEIR OWN
00:26:58HOMES.
THEREFORE, WE WILL INCREASE
00:27:00FUNDING FOR "PASSPORT",
ALLOWING MORE THAN 24,000
00:27:04OLDER OHIOANS TO RECEIVE HOME
CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN
00:27:07THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
WE'LL ALSO EXPAND THE
00:27:11HOMESTEAD EK SEM SHUN BY
RAISING THE INCOME CAP BY 10%
00:27:15AND INDEXING IT TO THE COST OF
INFLATION.
00:27:17AND LET'S RECOGNIZE THE
SACRIFICES MADE BY FAMILY
00:27:22MEMBERS WHO ARE CARING FOR
ELDERLY RELATIVES, ESPECIALLY
00:27:25THOSE WHO ARE AFFLICTED WITH
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
00:27:29SAM MORRIS IS ONE SUCH FAMILY
MEMBER.
00:27:32HIS WIFE, JANE, WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH ALZHEIMER'S 20 YEARS AGO.
00:27:35FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS, SAM
LOOKED AFTER HER IN THEIR
00:27:40WORTHINGTON HOME.
HE TOOK JANE ON TRIPS AND OUT
00:27:43TO EAT, AND KEPT THEIR LIVES
AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE, FOR AS
00:27:47LONG AS POSSIBLE.
AS JANE'S CONDITION WORSENED,
00:27:51SAM BROUGHT HER TO WILLOW
BROOK CHRISTIAN NURSING HOME,
00:27:54WHERE HE NOW SPENDS PART OF
EVERY DAY COMBING HER HAIR AND
00:27:58CARING FOR HER.
WHAT I'M DOING FOR JANE, SAM
00:28:02SAYS, IS WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE
FOR ANY PERSON IN HER
00:28:07CONDITION, TO PROVIDE
COMPASSIONATE, LOVING CARE AT
00:28:09ALL TIMES.
SAM SAYS, YOU DON'T GIVE UP
00:28:14REGARDLESS.
AS A VOLUNTEER FOR THE
00:28:17ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, SAM
IS NOW HELPING OTHER FAMILIES
00:28:20FACING THIS DISEASE.
HE'S QUICK TO SERVE HIS
00:28:24FAMILY AND FELLOW CITIZENS,
BUT HE IS JUST AS QUICK TO
00:28:28RECOGNIZE THAT IN HIS WORDS
"AS A CAREGIVER, YOU CAN'T DO
00:28:32IT ALL.
YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF
00:28:35YOURSELF."
SAM, WE WANT TO HELP YOU AND
00:28:38THOUSANDS OF OHIO CAREGAVERS
DO JUST THAT, SO WE ARE
00:28:44EXPANDING OUR ZIEM RESPITE
CAREGIVERS PROGRAM TO ASSIST
00:28:49AN ADDITIONAL 2,400
CAREGIVERS, SAM, THANKS FOR
00:28:53BEING WITH US AND INSPIRING
US, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
00:28:58(applause)
IT'S TIME TO REFOLK OUR
00:29:16ENTIRE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ON
THE QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED
00:29:19TO PATIENTS.
MY PATIENT PROTECTION PLAN
00:29:22ALREADY INTRODUCED IN THE
HOUSE INCLUDES FAST TRACK
00:29:26INSURANCE APPEALS, A HEALTH
INSURANCE HOTLINE, EXPANDED
00:29:30ACCESS TO WOMEN'S HEALTH
SERVICES, AND HOLDS HEALTH
00:29:34INSURERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR
MEDICAL DECISIONS THAT CAUSE
00:29:36HARM TO A PATIENT.
THESE PROPOSALS HAVE RAISED
00:29:40CONCERNS, BUT I AM CONFIDENT
WE CAN REACH COMMON GROUND.
00:29:44BECAUSE WHAT'S AT STAKE IS NO
LESS THAN THE HEALTH AND
00:29:48WELL-BEING OF OHIO CITIZENS.
AND I URGE YOU TO PASS OUR
00:29:51PATIENT PROTECTION PLAN AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
00:29:54(applause)
FURTHER, WE MUST INCREASE
00:30:07ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE.
THAT'S WHY I PROPOSED THREE
00:30:12NEW TAX DEDUCTIONS TO MAKE
MEDICAL CARE MORE AFFORDABLE,
00:30:16TO HELP UNINSURED OHIOANS
PURCHASE COVERAGE; TO
00:30:19ENCOURAGE ALL OHIOANS TO BUY
LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE; AND
00:30:23TO ALLOW A STATE TAX DEDUCTION
FOR EXCESSIVE MEDICAL EXPENSES
00:30:26AS IS NOW PERMITTED UNDER
FEDERAL LAW.
00:30:30WE WILL ALSO EXPAND HEALTH
COVERAGE TO THE CHILDREN OF
00:30:34OUR STATE'S WORKING POOR,
THOSE IN FAMILIES MAKING UP TO
00:30:39200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL.
00:30:41THIS WILL ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL
27,000 CHILDREN TO RECEIVE
00:30:45MEDICAL CARE, AND WILL ENABLE
MORE FAMILIES TO MOVE OFF THE
00:30:49WELFARE ROLLS AND ONTO
PAYROLLS WITHOUT DEPRIVING
00:30:52THEIR KIDS OF HEALTH CARE
COVERAGE.
00:30:54(applause)
WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING
00:31:05POSSIBLE TO KEEP OUR KIDS
HEALTHY, AND THAT MEANS
00:31:09KEEPING THEM AWAY FROM
TOBACCO.
00:31:11THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF
ATTORNEY GENERAL BETTY
00:31:14MONTGOMERY OUR STATE WILL
RECEIVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT
00:31:17OF MONEY OVER A PERIOD OF
YEARS FROM THE TOBACCO
00:31:20SETTLEMENT.
BUT QUESTIONS REMAIN: WHEN
00:31:23WILL WE GET IT?
HOW WILL WE USE IT?
00:31:26AND WILL THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT LAY CLAIM TO A
00:31:29SHARE OF THE PAYMENTS AWARDED
TO STATES? NEXT WEEK WE'LL
00:31:32ASK THE CONTROLLING BOARD TO
ESTABLISH A SEPARATE FUND TO
00:31:35RECEIVE MONIES FROM THE
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT.
00:31:37AND TO DETERMINE HOW THOSE
FUNDS SHOULD BE SPENT.
00:31:40I WILL WORK WITH LEGISLATIVE
LEADERS TO APPOINT A
00:31:46BIPARTISAN TASK FORCE MADE UP
OF LEGISLATORS, THE ATTORNEY
00:31:48GENERAL AND MEMBERS OF MY
ADMINISTRATION.
00:31:50AND I WILL ASK THAT TASK
FORCE TO REPORT BACK TO US
00:31:54WITHIN 60 DAYS.
I WILL URGE ITS MEMBERS TO
00:31:57MAKE THEIR FIRST PRIORITY THE
GOM OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF
00:32:01UNDERAGE SMOKERS IN OHIO.
(applause)
00:32:08IT'S TRAGIC THAT 35% OF OUR
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SMOKE.
00:32:17THAT EACH YEAR IN OHIO 65,000
KIDS UNDER 18 BECOME DAILY
00:32:22SMOKERS, AND THAT NEARLY
20,000 PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR IN
00:32:26OHIO FROM SMOKING-RELATED
ILLNESS.
00:32:28AND YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT I
STAND FIRM IN MY COMMITMENT TO
00:32:34VIGOROUSLY OPPOSE ANY ATTEMPT
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
00:32:37TAKE OUR TOBACCO SETTLEMENT
DOLLARS.
00:32:39MR. PRESIDENT, AND MEMBERS OF
THE CONGRESS, KEEP YOUR HANDS
00:32:43OFF OF OHIO'S MONEY!
(applause)
00:32:50AS DEXTER FIELDS MIGHT HAVE
PREDICTED WE'RE GOING TO DO A
00:33:06LOT OF STUFF.
THE STUFF I'VE TALKED ABOUT
00:33:08TODAY IS A FRAMEWORK FOR AN
AGGRESSIVE OPPORTUNITY AGENDA
00:33:13WHICH WILL IMPROVE EDUCATION
AND TRAINING, EXPAND ECONOMIC
00:33:17WELL-BEING, HELP FAMILIES
BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT,
00:33:20AND ENHANCE OHIO'S QUALITY OF
LIFE.
00:33:22YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY HOW PROUD
I AM TO CONTINUE THE TRADITION
00:33:27OF PUBLIC SERVICE THAT BEGAN
OVER 160 YEARS AGO WHEN
00:33:33MIGRATE-GREAT-GRANDFATHER
SETTLED IN CINCINNATI.
00:33:36I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS
00:33:37GOVERNOR.
WE LIVE IN A GREAT STATE, AND
00:33:40WE CAN MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.
SO I ASK YOU, THE MEMBERS OF
00:33:45THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO JOIN
ME IN MAKING THE MOST OF OUR
00:33:50HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY.
AS I SAID ON INAUGURATION
00:33:53DAY, LET US SECURE THE FUTURE
FOR OURSELVES TODAY AND FOR
00:34:00OUR CHILDREN TOMORROW.
THANK YOU, AND MAY GOD BLESS
00:34:03YOU ALL.
THANK YOU.
00:34:05THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
(applause)
00:34:06THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
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