House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2671 Teachers 2000
Requester:	Dennis Smith		Organization:		Orange County School Board
Project Title:	Teachers 2000		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 5:35:16 PM
District Member:	Tony Suarez		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Orange
Recipient:	Dr. Dennis Smith		Contact:		Dr. Dennis Smith
	445 W. Amelia St		Contact Phone:		(407) 317-3236
	Orlando 32801
Project Description:
Provide Florida's public school teachers with 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:				$32,074,259
Total cost of the project:		$32,074,259

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:	$32,074,259
	Purpose for future year funding:			YesNon-recurring Construction
	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