| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #454 | |||||||||
| Nursing Loan Forgiveness Program | |||||||||
| Requester: | Jan Gorrie | Organization: | Statutory Teaching Hospital Council | ||||||
| Project Title: | Nursing Loan Forgiveness Program | Date Submitted | 1/9/2003 2:28:43 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Murman | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Addresses the statewide need for nurses. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Department of Health | Contact: | Jan Gorrie | ||||||
| 2020 Capital Circle S.E. | Contact Phone: | (813) 334-5288 | |||||||
| Tallahassee 323991700 | |||||||||
| Counties: | {Statewide} | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Program is currently funded by a $5.00 assesment on nurse's license fees, which supports 300 nurses, but there are 2,271 nurses on the waiting list. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Address state's critical nursing shortage. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $2,000,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
| Specific Appropriation #: | |||||||||
| Specific Appropriation Title: | |||||||||
| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $2,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $1,200,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $2,000,000 | To Fund: | Operations, Additional Loans | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Health, Department Of | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | DOH Legislative Budget Request | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | 2003 Florida Health Care Summitt | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 01/10/2003 | ||||||||