Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1403 Florida Holocaust Museum "Choices" Program
Requester:	Walter Loebenberg		Organization:		Florida Holocaust Museum (St. Petersburg)
Project Title:	Florida Holocaust Museum "Choices" Program		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 6:58:40 PM
District Member:	Donald Sullivan		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	Florida Holocaust Museum		Contact:		Lawrence Wasser
	55 Fifth Street South		Contact Phone:		(727) 820-0100 223
	St. Petersburg 33701
Project Description:
Student and Teacher awareness days will be made available to all high school students within Florida to travel to the museum to participate in an "Academic Day." This day will include testimonies from Holocaust survivors and guest speakers in addition to a complete museum tour and day long program.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Higher student achievement, safer learning environments, increased awareness of other cultures.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Reduction in violent incidents in schools.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$500,000
Total cost of the project:		$550,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
				In-Kind Amount:	$50,000
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?					Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Violence and youth crime statistics (State DOE)
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Hillsborough and Pinellas County Legislative Delegations
	Meeting Date:	11/09/1999