House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2820 Teachers 2000
Requester:	John Rayson		Organization:		Florida House of Representatives
Project Title:	Teachers 2000		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 4:41:08 PM
District Member:	John Rayson		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Broward
Recipient:	Broward County School Board		Contact:		Frank Till
	600 SE 3 Avenue		Contact Phone:		(954) 765-6271
	Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Project Description:
Provide Florida's public school teachers with a 10 percent salary increase to make teachers 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:				$41,672,728
Total cost of the project:		$41,672,728

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:	$41,672,728
	Purpose for future year funding:			Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?				No
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