House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2582 Teacher 2000
Requester:	Curt Levine		Organization:		Florida House of Representatives
Project Title:	Teacher 2000		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 10:34:04 AM
District Member:	Curt Levine		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Palm Beach
Recipient:	Palm Beach County School Board		Contact:		H. Benjamin Marlin
	3300 Forest Hill Boulevard C-316		Contact Phone:		(561) 434-8200
	West Palm Beach 33406-5869
Project Description:
Provides Florida's public school teachers with a 10 percent salary increase to make teacher salaries comparable to the national average.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Our children deserve to have quality, motivated, well-trained, and well paid teachers in every Florida classroom.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
With this funding, school districts will be able to provide adequate incentives to recruit, retain, and reward good teachers.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$30,570,884
Total cost of the project:		$30,570,884

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Unknown
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Yes
	Amount:	$30,570,884
	Purpose for future year funding:			Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?				Unknown
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:	Education Commission of the states 1999 Report
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					No