House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2197 TEACHERS 2000
Requester:	William Hall		Organization:		School District of Volusia County
Project Title:	TEACHERS 2000		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 3:23:37 PM
District Member:	Suzanne Kosmas		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Volusia
Recipient:	School District of Volusia County		Contact:		William Hall
	P. O. Box 2118		Contact Phone:		(047) 347-1904 500
	DeLand 32721-2118
Project Description:
Provide Florida's public school teachers with a 10 percent salary increase to make teacher salaries comparable to the national average.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Our children deserve to have quality, motivated, well-trained and well-paid teachers in every Florida classroom.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
With this funding, school districts will be able to provide adequate incentives to recruit, retain and reward good teachers.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$13,479,352
Total cost of the project:		$13,479,352

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?					Yes
	Amount:	$1,349,352
	Purpose for future year funding:			Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?				Unknown
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?					Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Education Commission of the States 1999 Report
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					No