Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1774 STEP - Seaport Training and Employment Program
Requester:	Sandra Hartley		Organization:		Seaport Training and Employment Program, Inc.
Project Title:	STEP - Seaport Training and Employment Program		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 2:19:46 PM
District Member:	Mandy Dawson		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	Seaport Training and Employment Program, Inc.		Contact:		Sandra Hartley
	6002 County Road, 209 South		Contact Phone:		(904) 529-8598
	Green Cove Springs 32043
Project Description:
The STEP program stimulates and supports seaport training and employment programs which match state and local training porgrams with identified job skills associated with employment opportunities in the port, maritime, and transportation industries for the purpose of providing training, educational and informational services as requird to stimulate jobes in the foregoing industries.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
STEP enhances the potential of Florida's seaports and their communities by identifying and facilitating industry driven training, employment, business growth and international trade by effectuating programs focused to meet the needs of employers, businesses and individuals seeking employment in the maritime area. Programs include (1) maritime employment service/website; (2) targeted jobs training; (3) secondary schools and career development; (4) minority business enterprise development
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Determined by OTTED - amount of people trained and placed; amount of maritime employers registered; amount of job openings posted and matched to qualified applicants; conducting training programs for maritime employers; formation of partnerships with school programs and industry
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$933,000
Total cost of the project:		$1,866,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$933,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$830,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$933,000
	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:	Governor, Executive Office Of The
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Enterprise Florida; Miami-Dade, Hillsborough; Broward Public Schools, Dept. Juv. Justice; Job Corps;
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council
	Meeting Date:	01/26/2000