House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #266 Truancy Reduction Program
Requester:	Earl Lennard		Organization:		School District of Hillsborough County
Project Title:	Truancy Reduction Program		Date Submitted:		01/12/2000 3:59:01 PM
District Member:	Sandra Murman		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Hillsborough
Recipient:	School District of Hillsborough County		Contact:		Connie Milito
	P.O. Box 3408		Contact Phone:		(813) 272-4666
	Tampa 33601
Project Description:
Improved Student Attendance and Reduce Dopout Rates
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Work chronically truant students and their families.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Specialists will make home visits, provide parent programs, and connect families to community resources to help them address programs contributing to their child's truancy.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$1,800,000
Total cost of the project:		$1,800,000

Request has been made to fund:	Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?		No
Was this project previously funded by the State?		No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?		No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?		No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?		No
Is there a documented need for this project?		No
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?		No