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program statewide. These coordinators
recruit volunteer dentists and laboratories,
screen patients for eligibility, and facilitate
getting patients to providers for treatment.
Other highlights for the 2018-2019 budget
include:
- Additional funding for education and
school safety, including Pre-K Counts,
Head Start and career and technical
education programs
- Additional funding for human services,
including additional services for
individuals with physical and intellectual
disabilities
- Programs that fall under the Department
of Agriculture will receive $10 million
more than what was in the Governor’s
original proposal, including $5 million in
support of Pennsylvania’s dairy industry
- The Department of Community and
Economic Development will receive an
additional $11 million for job creation
and community improvement programs
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