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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1156 |
| City of Jacksonville Truancy Interdiction Program |
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| Requester: |
Ms. Judith A. Truett |
Organization: |
City of Jacksonville, Community Services Department |
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| Project Title: |
City of Jacksonville Truancy Interdiction Program |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2003 7:59:38 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Hill |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Crime Prevention, Education and Juvenile Delinquency. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Jacksonville |
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Contact: |
Thomas P. Moyer (pmoyer@coj.ne |
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117 West Duval Street, Suite 210 |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 630-1212 |
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Jacksonville 32202 |
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| Counties: |
Duval |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Funding support for the continuation of the City of Jacksonville, Truancy Interdiction Program (TIP)operation of three centers. These Truancy Centers will provide effective intervention for both habitual truants (as defined by law), and for other children who are beginning to engage in truancy behavior. Placement of a master's level counselor at each Truancy Center for immediate crisis intervention, counseling, and referrals of truants and parents. Funded case managers will provide follow-up services and support to truant children and their families. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Funding will (a) reduce juvenile crime and violence by intervening in truancy behavior;(b) help deter and prevent the onset of truancy; (c)assist the TIP partners in intervening effectively to reduce habitual truancy; (d) improve attendance and academic achievement of habitual truants; (e) reduce truancy recidivism; (f) enhance student and family commitment to school; (g) enhance school safety; (h) increase promotion and graduation rates; (i) increase the opportunity for more truants on the Northside, Westside, and Beaches area of Duval County to receive more intensive, initial intervention through a Truancy Center;(j)substantially reduce the transportation time necessary to transport truants who may be picked up within the 841 square mile jurisdictional limits of the Consolidate City of Jacksonville; (k) increase professional counseling and case-management services for truancy intervention; (l) help make the Jacksonville TIP program a "best practice" model for replication throughout the State of Florida and the nation. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$380,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$525,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$145,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2000 |
Amount: |
$250,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$428,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
TIP database, school records and juvenile crime statistics. Further, truancy interdiction efforts |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Duval Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/13/2002 |
