Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1568 Florida Holocaust Museum - "Holocaust Education Fund"
Requester:	Walter Loebenberg		Organization:		Florida Holocaust Museum (St. Petersburg)
Project Title:	Florida Holocaust Museum - "Holocaust Education Fund"		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 2:05:23 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:
Educational support to all schools in Florida relative to Holocaust Education mandated in Senate Bill 660 (1994). Funds would be used to provide a full-time educator in each district to provide Holocaust training to students and teachers throughout the district.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Meeting the state mandate for Holocaust education provided in Senate Bill 660 (1994).
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increased awareness of Holocaust, reduction in violent incidents in schools.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$5,000,000
Total cost of the project:		$7,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
	Cash Amount:	$1,500,000		In-Kind Amount:	$500,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					No
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:	Crime statistics, Department of Education, Department of Corrections
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