Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #175FY0001 Small School District Stabilization Program
Requester:		Adrian Cline			Organization:		Desoto County School Board
Project Title:		Small School District Stabilization Program			Date Submitted:		2/9/01 7:37:59 AM
Sponsors:		Joyce Cusack, Hugh Gibson, Lindsay Harrington, Will Kendrick, Joe Pickens, David Russell, Joseph Spratt
Statewide Interest:		Provides means of operating ruraleducation systems in extreme cases of countywide economic disparity
Recipient:		Department of Education			Contact:		Chris Doolin
		The Capitol			Contact Phone:		(850) 224-3180
		Tallahassee, FL 32399
Counties:		{Statewide}
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
This request is to provide $2,500,000 to the Small School District Stabilization Program enabling the Florida Department of Education to provide grant funding intended to protect qualifying school districts from continued financial reductions caused by the impact of negative economic conditions. School Districts receiving funding would have to be located in a rural area of critical economic concern as designated pursuant to FS 288.0656(7) and meet the provisions of FS 230.23027.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The outcome of this funding will be technical assistance and financial support to maintain the stability of the educational program in designated school districts. Funding would be authorized in accordance with FS 288.0656(7) and FS 230.23027 while the district addresses economic conditions or other significant community influences that negatively impact the school district. Due to lack of space in documentation section at bottom we put it here---The Governor has issued Executive Order 99-275 designating an eight county area in the Panhandle as a rural area of critical economic concern. In addition, FS 288.0656 authorizes the Governor to make two additional rural area of critical economic concern designations. It is possible that these regions will include as many as twenty school districts in the state. Not all will qualify for stabilization funding, however, without any funding, the Department of Education will be unable to respond to the provisions of FS230.23027.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$2,500,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			78
Specific Appropriation Title:			Aid to Local Governments: FEFP
Amount to be reduced:			$2,500,000
Fund Source:			General Revenue
Total cost of the project:			$2,500,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		None
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?							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 Governor has issued Executive Order 99-275
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		DeSoto County Legislative Delegation Hearing
	Meeting Date:		2/1/01