STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION
CHAIR
Phil Handy
Winter Park
Sally Bradshaw
Havana
Linda Eads
Miami
T. Willard Fair
Miami
Charles Garcia
Boca Raton
Julia Johnson
Orlando
William “Bill” Proctor
St. Augustine
COMMISSIONER OF
EDUCATION
Jim Horne
J. David Armstrong, Jr.
Chancellor
Ph: (850) 488-1721
SUNCOM: 278-1721
Fax: (850) 488-9763
Memorandum Number 03-03
January 6, 2003
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 2003-2004 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, 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 02-35, we explained that we intended to conduct our final survey of
contributions received as of February 1, 2003, 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 or they
required 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 11, 2003
, in order to
compile the system-wide request. Please return 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
JDA/mml
Attachment
c:
Community College Business Officers
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Department of Education
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1314 Turlington Building
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325 W. Gaines Street
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Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
www.dcc.firn.edu
Community College Foundation Directors
