House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #931 First Accredited Medical School
Requester:	Omar Franco		Organization:		University of Miami School of Medicine
Project Title:	First Accredited Medical School		Date Submitted:		01/26/2000 3:15:05 PM
District Member:	Rodolfo Garcia		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	University of Miami School of Medicine		Contact:		Omar Franco
	1600 NW 10 Avenue		Contact Phone:		(305) 243-5935
	Miami 33101
Project Description:
Support for medical education to Florida residents
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
This support results in Medical Services to the medically indigent as well as cutting edge medicine and discovery to Floridians
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
State has a medical school and research enterprise.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$17,645,202
Total cost of the project:		$600,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$546,854,798
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999		Amount:		$17,145,202
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$17,645,202
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	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:	The need to train Florida residents in Medicine, as well as medical safety resulting from training
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Miami Dade County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	12/08/1999