Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #786 Professional Guardian Registration and Certification Program
Requester:	John Petrila		Organization:		Florida Mental Health Institute
Project Title:	Professional Guardian Registration and Certification Program		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 3:26:37 PM
District Member:	John Grant		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Hillsborough, Leon, {Statewide}
Recipient:	Department of Elderly Affairs		Contact:		Jerry Woelfel
	4040 Esplanade Way		Contact Phone:		(813) 975-6658
	Tallahassee 32399-7000
Project Description:
Production of a registration and certification program for Professional Guardians
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Would produce a certification and registration program that would identify the Professional Guardians in the state as well as produce standards for the continuing education and productivity of this profession.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Allow the state to identify and measure professional output and help in production of statewide standards for practice.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$50,000
Total cost of the project:		$50,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?				No
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?				No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?				No
Is there a documented need for this project?				Yes
	Documentation:	As identified by the Florida Bar Association and the DOEA
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?				No