FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
JIM HORNE
Commissioner of Education
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
Memorandum Number 04-01
January 6, 2004
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
Community College Presidents
FROM:
J. David Armstrong, Jr.
SUBJECT:
Final Certification of the Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching Grant Program for
Community Colleges for the 2004-2005 Budget Request
Section 1011.85(4)(a), Florida Statutes, requires each board of trustees receiving state
appropriations under the Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching Grant Program to certify by February 1,
2004, in an annual report to the State Board of Education, the receipt of eligible cash
contributions that were previously unmatched by the state. The purpose of this memorandum is
to request your college’s certification of such funds received.
In Memorandum Number 03-36, we explained that we intended to conduct our final survey of
contributions received as of February 1, 2004, for the above program. We will then be able to
provide more current information to legislative staff and the Governor’s Office.
As a reminder, the matching program language in the 2002-2003 Appropriations Bill states that
the private contributions must have been “received and reported” as of a specific date.
Contributions are no longer required to be “on deposit” as of a specific date nor are they required
J. DAVID ARMSTRONG, JR.
Chancellor, Community Colleges and Workforce Education
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1314 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0407 • www.fldoe.org/cc
Memorandum Number 04-01
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January 6, 2004
to be “on deposit” at the time of match. This allows the colleges to expend the private
contributions before the Division transfers the matching funds.
We will need the attached form returned
no later than February 9, 2004
, in order to compile
the system-wide request. Please mail the form with your President’s signature to:
Maybelle
Montford
Director
of
Business
Services
Community
College
Budget
Office
Department
of
Education
325
West
Gaines
Street,
Suite
1201
Tallahassee,
Florida
32399-0400
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Community College Business Officers
Community College Foundation Directors