House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1903 Take Stock in Children
Requester:	Donald Pemberton		Organization:		Take Stock in Children
Project Title:	Take Stock in Children		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 10:32:09 AM
District Member:	Marjorie Turnbull		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	Take Stock in Children		Contact:		Donald Pemberton
	50 North Laura Street #1238		Contact Phone:		(904) 791-7518
	Jacksonville 32202
Project Description:
Take Stock in Children
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Take Stock in Children improves the lives of Florida's financially impoverished children by helping to improve their academic achievement and attainment. Take Stock enters into an agreement with participants that if they avoid drugs and crime and meet certain behavioral and academic requirements, they each will receive a scholarship for postsecondary education. Take Stock engages the private sector, the public sector, community members, and parents in the pursuit of educational success for children. To improve the students' chances of success, Take Stock provides each student with a mentor and a student advocate. More children will grow up to become productive citizens, contributing to the state economically and socially.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
It is anticipated that Take Stock participants will have a lower dropout rate, higher graduation rate, lower rate of crime, lower rate of drug use, and higher educational attainment. Anecdotal evidence suggests Take Stock may encourage students' parents to further their educations as well.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$4,300,000
Total cost of the project:		$14,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$4,300,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$2,800,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$4,300,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						Yes
	Agency:	Education, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Education
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Kids Count 1999
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Board mtg/Rally with Governor, Lt. Gov. Brogan, Education Commissioner
	Meeting Date:	03/18/1999