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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1697 |
| Collision Avoidance Training for Teens |
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| Requester: |
Paul E. Burris |
Organization: |
Partners for Highway Safety |
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| Project Title: |
Collision Avoidance Training for Teens |
Date Submitted |
1/16/2004 11:24:53 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Sebesta |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project is a statewide program which meets a need as documented by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The most obvious need it addresses is educating teen drivers. |
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| Recipient: |
Partners for Highway Safety |
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Contact: |
Paul E. Burris |
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1920 Thomasville Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 681-0800 |
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Tallahassee 32303 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Leon |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Collision Avoidance Training is an advanced defensive driving and vehicle control program designed to train treenage drivers to understand the complex task of operating a motor vehicle. |
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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: |
| Reduce the number of crashes, injuries and deaths of Florida's youngest drivers. Reduce the demand for public health and social services created by automobile crashes; thereby reducing the need to fund these expensive services. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$316,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$421,450 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$105,450 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$316,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
2000 National Highway & Transportation Safety Administration Vehicle Collision Report |
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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: |
Leon County Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/14/2003 |
