House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3325 Associated Marine Institutes - Improved Education and Transition
Requester:	Nick Millar		Organization:		Associated Marine Institutes
Project Title:	Associated Marine Institutes - Improved Education and Transition		Date Submitted:		02/09/2000 11:13:17 AM
District Member:	Marco Rubio		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Hillsborough
Recipient:	Associated Marine Institutes		Contact:		Nick Millar
	5915 Benjamin Center Drive		Contact Phone:		(850) 386-6224
	Tampa 33634
Project Description:
All juvenile justice youth must complete high school and enroll in some type of continuing education or training in order to become productive citizens. AMI proposes to offer high school completion for all youth involved in its level 2 programs or SAFE programs. After completing the juvenile justice program any youth who has not completed high school and is not likely to succeed in the public school setting, will enroll in the Phase II educational program. The youth will work or attend vocational training during the day and attend school at the AMI facility in the late afternoon/evening for continuing education. Students will work toward their high school diplomas through credit completetion or GED preparation. The following services will be provided by AMI through its own staff or by brokering services in the community: transportation to jobs and school; job placement; career guidance; counseling; all integrated services required for success; The majority of funding will come from the Florida Education Finance Program
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The state will benefit from this program by: 1- improving employability of delinquent youth, thus increasing the labor pool 2- increasing the number of taxpayers in the state 3- decreasing the need for services for adults and future generations 4- decreasing the drop out rate of delinquent youth. 5- decreasing school violence by keeping delinquent youth out of the mainstream setting 6- using the existing education funding to increase services to delinquent youth 7-improving test scores in the mainstream population by offering appropriate educational alternatives to delinquent youth.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
increased educational levels; increased life management skills; increased employment levels; decreased crime rates and lower recidivism rates for AMI graduates who attend community college or vocational schools and who are employed.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$1,093,260
Total cost of the project:		$1,093,260

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$3,269,805
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Yes
	Amount:	$1,093,260
	Purpose for future year funding:			Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?				Yes
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