Approve Amendment #0003 to Contract #LK920 with the State of Florida Department of Children and Families, Refugee Services (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)

The three-year cost reimbursement contract (October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012) provides child care services for refugee families resettling in Hillsborough County. Refugee clients are referred for service by local resettlement agencies under contract to the Department of Children and Families. Amendment #0003 provides for the inclusion of the 60-72 month age category on the current rate sheet.

* Align financial resources to support the district’s strategic goals

The total contract amount of $5,040,000, to be allocated over a three-year period at $1,680,000 annually, is not changed by Amendment #0003.

This contract and any amendments and/or renewals made a part, thereof, are audited by the State of Florida Department of Children and Families, Refugee Services during the performance of said contract. Funding originates with federal dollars allocated to the Department of Children and Families, Refugee Services and passed on to the Early Childhood School Readiness Programs to purchase child care in Hillsborough County for refugee children. There is no district-generated revenue used for this purchase.