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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2148 |
| SABER Nursing Program |
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| Requester: |
Josefina Bonet-Habif |
Organization: |
SABER Inc |
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| Project Title: |
SABER Nursing Program |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 12:35:05 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Diaz de la Portilla |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project will alleviate the current shortage of nurses in the state of Florida.
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| Recipient: |
Saber Inc. |
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Contact: |
Josefina Bonet-Habif |
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3990 West Flagler Street, Suite 103 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 443-8866 |
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Miami 33132 |
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Contact email: |
saber@saber.com |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| SABER, which is accredited as a Vocational School by the Florida Department of Education, will continue the nursing program that aids foreign nurses to pass a revalidation of their RN license in Florida. The participants are from Latin America and the Carribean. They receive intensive English courses, review and preparation for the revalidation of RN license, and an internship at a local hospital. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| With these funds an additional 200 nurses will be enrolled thus addressing the stated shortage of 126,000 nurses this year alone from the study conducted by the US Department of Labor and The Florida Hospital Association., published January 2003 |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$300,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$600,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$300,000 |
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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: |
$300,000 |
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: |
US Department of Labor and the Florida Hospital Association Study published January 18, 2003. |
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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: |
Miami Dade Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/05/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
