Human Services

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Questions on the following documents should be directed to Kevin Koorstra or Bob Schneider, Fiscal Analysts for the Human Services budget.

PowerPoint Briefing

Line Item Summary

Recent Budget Bill Summaries

Office of Great Start, Supplemental Request 2012-3 [69K] November 17, 2011, Prepared by Mark Wolf and Bethany Wicksall, School Aid Analysts and Kevin Koorstra, DHS Analyst. This memorandum provides an overview of EO 2011-8 and Supplemental Request 2012-3, establishing the Office of Great Start within the Department of Education.

Child Development and Care Program Performance Audit, Summary of the [88K], August 11, 2008. The following information was compiled by Kevin Koorstra and Bob Schneider after a review of the findings of the recent Auditor General's report on the Child Development and Care Program in the Department of Human Services.