House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #687

Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Paul Wharton

Organization:

University of Florida Health Science Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD)

Date Submitted:

01/19/2000 5:23:31 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

James Fuller

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Alachua, Dade, Leon, Pinellas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

University Based CARD Units

Contact:

Paul Wharton, PhD

 

653-1 West Eighth Street, 3rd Floor LRC

Contact Phone:

(904) 868-3653

 

 

Jacksonville, FL 32209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision of a center for diagnosis of and treatment for children with autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder and related disorders, through psychological, medical, speech/language, and other evaluations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

To provide greater assistance to special children and their families throughout evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and counseling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

More effective assimilatin of special children into society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$4,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$1,000,000

In-Kind Amount:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$4,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

YesNon-recurring Construction

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Annual reports compiled by the Florida Department of Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Duval County Legislative Delegatin

 

Meeting Date:

01/13/2000