Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #654
Legal/Immigration Services
Requester:		Arturo Lopez			Organization:		Coalition of Florida Farmworkers Organizaion, Inc.
Project Title:		Legal/Immigration Services			Date Submitted		1/14/2004 3:41:45 PM
Sponsors:		Bullard
Statewide Interest:
Assistance to farmworkers applying for legal residency under the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits and Security Act.
Recipient:		Coalition of Florida Farmworkers Organization, Inc.			Contact:		Arturo Lopez
		778j West Palm Drive			Contact Phone:		(305) 246-0357
		Florida City 33034			Contact email:
Counties:		Dade
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Assistance to farmworkers applying for legal residency under the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits and Security Act.
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Approximately 25,000 undocumented farmworkers will become legal residents
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$200,000
Total cost of the project:			$280,000
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?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Unknown
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:		Agency Needs Assessment
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:			Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation
	Hearing Meeting Date:			11/13/2003