| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #233 | |||||||||
| Nursing Program Expansion | |||||||||
| Requester: | Dr. Charles R. Mojock | Organization: | LSCC | ||||||
| Project Title: | Nursing Program Expansion | Date Submitted | 1/7/2004 9:14:25 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Cowin | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The statewide critical Nursing Shortage could be alliviated if funding for Nursing Program Expansion was available. This pilot would provide state matching funds on a 2 to 1 basis for local efforts in order to encourage A.S degree Nursing graduates to stay in the area. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Lake Sumter Community College | Contact: | Dr. Charles Mojock | ||||||
| 9501 U S Highway 441 | Contact Phone: | (352) 365-3523 | |||||||
| Leesburg 34788 | Contact email: | mojockc@lscc.edu | |||||||
| Counties: | Lake, Sumter | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Accelerate expansion of nursing program by 48 seats over a two-year period; provide recruitment services to attract qualified applicants and add support services to ensure retention. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Add 24 new students in both 2004 and 2005 and increase graduates by 24 students each year with 100% placement. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $800,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,200,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $400,000 | ||||||||
| 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? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Education, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Education | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Numerous reports document nursing shortage, expansion of local hospitals jeopardized lack of nurses | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Lake County Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 10/10/2003 | ||||||||