Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1426 | |||||||||
| Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy | |||||||||
| Requester: | Jessica Hernandez | Organization: | The Victory School, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy | Date Submitted | 1/12/2005 6:37:14 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Villalobos | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The early providing of one to one behavioral therapy for children with Autism prepares these individuals to become productive members of society and will inevitably reduce the future cost of care to the State of Florida. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | The Victory School, Inc. | Contact: | Judith Neslon, Esq. | ||||||
| 18900 NE 25th Avenue | Contact Phone: | (305) 466-1142 | |||||||
| North Miami Beach 33180 | Contact email: | judgemomjn@aol.com | |||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| The school provides intensive one to one behavioral therapy in a classroom setting to children ages 3-15 with Autism. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Through Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapy, children with Autism may mainstream into a typical setting or gain independent skills in order to become productive members of the community. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $150,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,100,000 | ||||||||
| 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? | Yes | Amount: | $150,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | Various studies from the Department of Health and Human Services | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||