The Task Force shall do the following:
- (1) Evaluate and recommend criteria on proposed changes in the welfare system based on their impact on clients, families and budget consequences.
- (2) Identify and study the obstacles and disincentives which may prevent welfare recipients from becoming self-sufficient, productive members of society. Issues to be addressed shall include child support, support services such as child care, education and training, health care and transportation for welfare recipients.
- (3) Identify the specific incentives that could be strengthened to foster the transition from welfare to work and the preservation of families.
- (4) Identify ways to efficiently provide appropriate services for individuals who must remain dependent on public assistance.
- (5) Prepare an interim report outlining initiatives that can be implemented in a year, within existing fiscal constraints. This report shall be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly on March 1, 1993.
- (6) Develop a final report containing recommendations for restructuring the welfare system over the next 5 years to increase self-sufficiency and independence from welfare. This report shall be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly on June 30, 1993.