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Department on Disability Services

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Stipends Policy

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

The purpose of this policy is to establish a system through which the Department on Disability Services (DDS) may offer stipends to the people the agency supports, their families, and other unpaid supporters, in recognition of their participation in official DDS committees and activities.

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Stipends Policy

Person-Centered Thinking

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