House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2024 Panama Key Island
Requester:	Nick Millar		Organization:		Associated Marine Institutes
Project Title:	Panama Key Island		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 10:40:32 AM
District Member:	Dennis Jones		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	Pinellas
Recipient:	Associated Marine Institutes		Contact:		Nick Millar
	5915 Benjamin Center Dirve		Contact Phone:		(850) 386-6224
	Tampa 33634
Project Description:
Adjudicated youth live with AMI staff on Panama Key Island for six months while transitioning from a Level 6 residential program to the Level 2 non-residential program at the Pinellas Marine Institute. This program has been funded for many years in the DJJ base budget. DJJ has recommended cutting this program in its FY 2000-01 budget request. The $220,000 provides funds to provide staff supervision, food, shelter, transportation to the mainland, etc. for 48 AMI students each year (8 students live on the island for two months at a time).
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
AMI provides educational services through contracts with the local school districts. AMI measures increases in the youth's grade level skills. Students are working toward increasing grade level skills so that they can re-enter the public education system or toward getting a GED so that they can enter a community college or vocational program or find employment. AMI measures increases in educational levels through a series of standardized tests.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increased educational levels, reduction of crime due to community supervision, improvement in social and live skills, and decrease in recidivism. Quality assurance requirements are also specified in the contract between DJJ and AMI. AMI follows every student for a minimum of three years after he/she leaves the AMI program.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$220,000
Total cost of the project:		$275,336

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$55,336
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$220,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$220,000
	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:	Juvenile Justice, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Please see project description.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Unknown