House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2882 St. Lucie County Elementary Truancy Pilot Project
Requester:	Kay Davenport		Organization:		St. Lucie County School Board
Project Title:	St. Lucie County Elementary Truancy Pilot Project		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 8:47:52 PM
District Member:	Rick Minton		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	St. Lucie
Recipient:	St. Lucie County School Board		Contact:		Kay Davenport
	2909 Delaware Avenue		Contact Phone:		(561) 468-5100
	Fort Pierce 34947
Project Description:
Pilot elementary truancy project to provide data on early elementary truancy court, state attorney, and law enforcement intervention.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Data will provide comparison between pilot interventions and existing truancy response system; CINS/FINS services.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Reduced truancy at the onset of this behavior.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$68,232
Total cost of the project:		$86,623

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
				In-Kind Amount:	$18,397
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Unknown
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?					Yes
	Documentation:	Truancy Rates
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	St. Lucie County Executive Roundtable
	Meeting Date:	11/05/1999